Roman Balayan

Roman Balayan

Roman Gurgenovich Balayan (Armenian: Ռոման Գուրգենի Բալայան, Russian: Рома́н Гурге́нович Балая́н; born 15 April 1941, Nerkin Horatagh, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian-Armenian film director. In 1997 Balayan was awarded the title People’s Artist of Ukraine. Balayan worked as an actor in the theater of Stepanakert (located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region) in 1959–1961. He studied directing at the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography and film directing at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, graduating in 1969. Since 1970, he has worked at the Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kiev. Balayan calls himself a student of Sergei Parajanov. He was nominated and won several international prizes. He is well-known for his literary adaptations; authors whom Balayan has adapted for the screen are Anton Chekhov (Kashtanka, 1975; The Kiss, 1983, TV), Ivan Turgenev (The Lone Wolf, 1977; First Love, 1995), and Nikolai Leskov (Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, 1989). His film Flights in Dreams and Reality (1982), a drama about depression and a midlife crisis, is one of his most well-known works. Oleg Yankovsky portrays a creative man in his 40s who feels alienated in society. At the time of its release, politically minded viewers perceived it as a critique of Brezhnevian “stagnation”. His 1986 film Guard Me, My Talisman was entered into the main competition at the 43rd edition of the Venice Film Festival and won the Golden Tulip at the 1987 International Istanbul Film Festival. His 1977 film Lone Wolf was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival and his 2008 film Birds of Paradise was shown at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival. In 2018 he announced, that he may be shooting his next film in Ukrainian language.

  • Title: Roman Balayan
  • Popularity: 0.631
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1941-04-15
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  • Also Known As: Роман Балаян
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Roman Balayan Movies

  • 1998
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    Ivan Mykolaichuk. Dedication

    Ivan Mykolaichuk. Dedication

    8 1998 HD

    The story of life and death of actor Ivan Mykolaychuk - the legend of Ukrainian poetic cinema. The film is stylized as Vertep Christmas mystery: the...

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  • 2023
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    Ivan and Marta

    Ivan and Marta

    7.7 2023 HD

    Ivan Dziuba - literary critic, public figure, academician of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine - belongs to the "sixties". He fully takes...

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  • 2015
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    Yankovsky

    Yankovsky

    10 2015 HD

    This film is not about Oleg Yankovsky in the usual sense: not a biography of a great actor, not a review of roles. And not the sharp facts from his...

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  • 1973
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    Romashkin Effect

    Romashkin Effect

    5 1973 HD

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  • 1982
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    Flights in Dreams and in Reality

    Flights in Dreams and in Reality

    6.5 1982 HD

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  • 1986
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    Guard Me, My Talisman

    Guard Me, My Talisman

    3.9 1986 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Night Is Bright

    The Night Is Bright

    3.5 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Night Is Bright

    The Night Is Bright

    3.5 2004 HD

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  • 1977
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    Lone Wolf

    Lone Wolf

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1995
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    The First Love

    The First Love

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    The First Love

    The First Love

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1998
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    Two Moons, Three Suns

    Two Moons, Three Suns

    1 1998 HD

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  • 2008
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    Birds of Paradise

    Birds of Paradise

    3.2 2008 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Lady in the Car

    The Lady in the Car

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1989
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    Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

    Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

    3.2 1989 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Spy

    The Spy

    2.2 1987 HD

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  • 1998
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    A Night at Paradjanov's Museum

    A Night at Paradjanov's Museum

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    A Night at Paradjanov's Museum

    A Night at Paradjanov's Museum

    1 1998 HD

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  • 2003
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    Summer Rain

    Summer Rain

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2001
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    Shoes from America

    Shoes from America

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    5.1 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    5.1 1983 HD

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  • 1969
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    Thief

    Thief

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1977
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    Lone Wolf

    Lone Wolf

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Spy

    The Spy

    2.2 1987 HD

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  • 1998
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    Two Moons, Three Suns

    Two Moons, Three Suns

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1975
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    Kashtanka

    Kashtanka

    3 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Kashtanka

    Kashtanka

    3 1975 HD

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  • 1969
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    Palm Sunday

    Palm Sunday

    1 1969 HD

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  • 2021
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    We Are Here. We Are Close

    We Are Here. We Are Close

    7.5 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    We Are Here. We Are Close

    We Are Here. We Are Close

    7.5 2021 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Song of Flying Leaves

    The Song of Flying Leaves

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1993
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    To Remember

    To Remember

    7 1993 HD

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