Renata Litvinova
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Renata Muratovna Litvinova (born 12 January 1967) is a Russian actress, film director, and screenwriter.[1]
Biography
Was born in Moscow to Volga Tatar father Murat Aminovich Vergazov and a Russian mother, Alisa Mikhailovna Litvinova.[2] Both her parents were doctors.[3] They divorced when Renata was just one year old. After school, she entered VGIK in 1984 and graduated in 1989.[4] She attended the same year as fellow screenwriters and directors Roman Kachanov and Arkady Vysotsky.[2] It is here where she worked on her first film as a screenwriter for the film The Much Loved Rita. The Last Meeting with Her (1988).[5]
Career
Screenwriter
She began her film career as a screenwriter, writing films from 1988 to 1998. None of her earlier projects such as Truck Drivers 2 (1992) achieved any critical or commercial acclaim.[2] She was discovered by fellow director Kira Muratova in 1994 after Muratova had come across Litvinova's thesis she had written for VGIK. Meeting one another at a local festival, Muratova changed her mind and instead wanted Litvinova to star in one of her films.[2] Litvinova auditioned for the role of the female protagonist Violet but was deemed unsuitable. However, Muratova wanted her in the film and allowed her to write a role for herself. Litvinova wrote herself into the film as a nurse.[2] She continued to write screenplays after her role, which included both Male Revelations (1995) and Principled and Compassionate View (1995). The latter film won the Jury prize at the "Window to Europe" Film festival and was showcased in a number of other festivals around the world such as Japan and Germany.[6] She collaborated with Muratova again in 1997 and 1998, writing two screenplays that Muratova directed. Litvinova's screenplay Three Stories was turned into a film in 1997, she also played the role of Opha in it. Her story To Own and Belong was adapted into the critically acclaimed crime film Country of the Deaf in 1998.[2] In 2017 Renata made her full debut in theatre with her own piece called "The North Wind" in Moscow Art Theatre. She was the director and screenwriter, as well as she played the key role in "The North Wind".
Actress
By 2022, Litvinova has gained a status of one of the leading Russian actresses both in TV and theatre.[7][8] In 2000, she grew popular for her role of Albino Crow in the TV series The Border.[4] She wrote screenplays for films sparingly after this role and starred in all of the films she wrote. Litvinova became acclaimed in the mid-2000s when she was nominated for her roles in Sky. Plane. Girl. (2002), The Tuner (2004) and I'm Not Hurt (2006).[9] In the Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre, Litvinova played Lyubov Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard, she also played in Le Shaga written by Marguerite Duras and staged by Marie-Louise Bischofberger, ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ by Agatha Christie.[7]
Director
As a director, Litvinova tried herself in many fields. She made her directorial debut in 2000 with the documentary There is No Death For Me. The film focused on the experiences of Litvinova's favorite Soviet Era actresses and gave insight into her views on their stories.[10] As with her screenwriting, she directed sparingly in between her acting roles, directing six films since 2000. She directed her first feature film in 2004, The Goddess, which she also wrote and starred in.[11] In 2006, she directed her first short film, Rado.[11] Litvinova made her first foray into concert films in 2008 when she directed the film Green Theatre in Zemfira. The film was created using footage from a concert of one of Litvinova's friends, musical artist Zemfira Ramazanova.[12] The film won "music film of the year" from independent music award show "Steppenwolf".[13] The two collaborated again in 2010 to create another Ramazanova concert film directed by Litvinova called Moscow. Crokus/Arrow.[11] Finally, Ramazanova served as the composer on Litvinova's second full-length feature film Rita's Last FairyTale (2012), which deals with "universal themes of love, hate and search for love."[14][15]
Through the years, Litvinova directed more than 15 video clips for Russian musicians and singers, since 2005 they mostly collaborated with Zemfira.[7] In 2021, she directed a 13-minute promo film for Gucci.[16]
Voice actress
She lent her voice to the film $8.50 (1999) to be used as a voiceover for the character Xenia who was played by Natalia Adreichenko. Her voice appeared in a number of other films in the 2000s, including Frog's Paradise (2007) and Peregrine (2008).[11]
Fashion and TV
On TV, Litvinova hosted several author's programs on style, history of fashion and cinematography. Litvinova had also emerged as a designer and fashion icon of her own. A friend and collaborator of Demna Gvasalia; she also worked on Gosha Rubchinskiy's film, 'The Day of My Death'.[17][18]
Personal life
Her first marriage was to producer Alexander Antipov, a union that lasted from 1996 to 1997. She then married businessman Leonid Dobrovsky, with whom she had her daughter Ulyana. The couple divorced in 2007. Litvinova came out as bisexual in 2021.[19]
In February 2022, she opposed the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[20] and left Russia.[21] In the meantime, she had decided to reside with her partner Zemfira in Paris.[22]
Filmography
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| 1990 | Leningrad. November. | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 1991 | Not Love | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 1992 | Tractor Drivers 2 | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 1994 | Passions | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | nurse Lily | ||||
| 1995 | Male Revelations | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 1995 | Principled and Compassionate View | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 1997 | Three Stories | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Opha | ||||
| 1998 | Country of the Deaf | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 1999 | The Right to Choose | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Nika | |||||
| 1999 | $8.50 | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Xenia (role played by Natalia Adreichenko) | |||||
| 2000 | The Border | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Albino Crow | |||||
| 2000 | There is No Death For Me | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Documentary film | |||||
| 2001 | The Black Room | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | dealer in a casino | |||||
| 2001 | Berlin Express | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | intelligence agent | |||||
| 2001 | April | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Nastasia | |||||
| 2002 | Sky. Plane. Girl. | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Lara the stewardess | |||
| 2003 | The Suitcases of Tulse Luper (Part III) | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Constance Bulitsky | |||||
| 2004 | The Tuner | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Lina | |||||
| 2004 | The Goddess | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | investigator Faina | ||
| 2004 | Saboteur | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | chief of station | |||||
| 2005 | Dead Man's Bluff | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | waitress/secretary Katya | |||||
| 2005 | Vocal Parallels | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | entertainer | |||||
| 2006 | Nine Months | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 2006 | Tin Plate | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | wife of a nude man | |||||
| 2006 | It Doesn't Hurt Me | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Tata | |||||
| 2006 | Rado | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Short Film | |||||
| 2007 | Two in One | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Alissa | ||||
| 2007 | Cruelty | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Zoya Andreyevna Vyatkina | ||||
| 2007 | Frog's Paradise | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 2008 | To Catch a Brunette | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | woman in the photograph - Masha's Mom | |||||
| 2008 | Peregrine | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Gala | |||||
| 2008 | The Adventures of Alyonushka and Eremu | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Aunt Yefrosinya | |||||
| 2008 | Green Theatre in Zemfira | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Full-length concert film | ||||
| 2009 | Jolly Fellows | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Eugenia, wife of Rosa | |||||
| 2009 | Ordered to be Destroyed! Operation "Chinese Box" | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Charlotte | |||||
| 2009 | Melody for a Street Organ | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Kitty | |||||
| 2009 | The Golden Section | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Katyusha, the owner of the photo studio | |||||
| 2010 | Rorrima Bo's Magic Cup | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | senior pioneer leader, witch | |||||
| 2010 | Diamonds. Theft. | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | woman with a big nose | |||||
| 2010 | Moscow. Crocus/Arrow | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 2011 | Generation P | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Alla | |||||
| 2011 | Heart of a Boomerang | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | enchantress | |||||
| 2012 | Rita's Last Fairy Tale | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Tanya Neubivko | ||
| 2012 | The Girl and Death | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Nina | |||||
| 2012 | Eternal Return | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | She | |||||
| 2014 | Concrete Gene | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Chief editor of "Our Crime" | |||||
| 2015 | About Love | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | lecturer | |||||
| 2016 | The Day of My Death | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | not credited | Short Film | ||
| 2018 | ANGST | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Frau Doktor Oberhaupt | |||||
| 2020 | The North Wind | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Margarita |
Awards and honours
- Best Acting Debut at Kinotavr for her role in "Passions" (1994)
- "Woman-style" Film Award for her role in "Passions" (1994)
- Best Actress at Yekaterinburg film festival for her role in "Three Stories" (1997)
- Best Supporting Actress at the International Film Festival "Baltic Pearl" in Riga, Jurmala, for her role "Three Stories" (1997)
- Laurel branch for "There is no death for me" (2000)
- State Prize of the Russian Federation for her role in "Border. Taiga Affair" (2001)
- Best Actress at RKF "Literature and Cinema" in Gatchina for her role in "Heaven. Plane. Woman" (2003)
- Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation (2003)
- Best Actress for CF "Viva Cinema of Russia" in St. Petersburg for her role in "The Tuner" (2005)
- Jury Special Mention at International Film Festival in Wiesbaden goEast for her role in "Goddess: How I Fell in Love" (2005)
- Jury Special Mention at International Film Festival in Wiesbaden goEast for her role in "The Tuner" (2005)
- Best Actress at Kinotavr for her role in "I'm not hurt" (2006)
- National award of public recognition of the achievements of women "Olympia" of the Russian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship (2007)
- Pushkin Medal (2012)
- Best Actress, film About Love, The Golden Unicorn Awards 2016[23]
References
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External links
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- Living people
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