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Elizaveta Svilova

Directing
75 years oldMoscow, USSR

Biography

Yelizaveta Ignatevna Svilova (Russian: Елизаве́та Игна́тьевна Сви́лова, rendered in Latin as Elizaveta Svilova) (5 September 1900, Moscow – 11 November 1975, Moscow) was a Russian filmmaker and film editor. She is perhaps best known for making films with her husband Dziga Vertov and her brother-in-law Mikhail Kaufman. She is also known for her documentaries about World War II and for appearing in and editing Man with a Movie Camera (1929).

Personal Details

Born
September 5, 1900 - November 11, 1975 (age 75)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Moscow, USSR
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Yelizaveta Svilova
Е. Свилова
Елизавета Вертова