Frunze Dovlatyan | |
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Ֆրունզե Դովլաթյան | |
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| Born | (1927-05-26)May 26, 1927 |
| Died | August 30, 1997(1997-08-30) (aged 70) |
| Occupation(s) | film director,screenwriter andactor |
| Awards | People's Artist of USSR (1983) |
Frunze Vaghinaki Dovlatyan (Armenian:Ֆրունզե Վաղինակի Դովլաթյան; May 26, 1927 – August 30, 1997) was anArmenian film director, screenwriter and actor.
Frunze Dovlatyan was born inGavar,Soviet Armenia, a brother toVram Dovlatyan. He was a theater actor before becoming a director. He starred as an actor in Armenian provincial theatres from 1941 and then inGabriel Sundukian Drama Theatre of Yerevan, where he was awardedStalin Prize for his performance in the role of Hrayr in the playAys astgherë mern en ("These Stars Are Ours"). In 1959, he graduated from the directing department of theAll-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow, where he studied underSergei Gerasimov. His most well-known film isBarev, yes em ("Hello, That's Me!", 1967), which received theState Prize of the Armenian SSR. Dovlatyan headed theArmenfilm state film studio in the 1980s. He was awarded the title ofPeople's Artist of the USSR in 1983.[1] He died inYerevan aged 70. He is buried in Tokhmakh Cemetery in Yerevan.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1943 | Davit Bek | Melik Mansur | |
| 1947 | Anahit | Vachagan | |
| 1958 | Ov e meghavor? ("Who is Guilty?") | — | Director only |
| 1958 | Inchu e aghmkum getë? ("Why does the River Make Noise?") | Manukyan | |
| 1960 | Yasha Toporkov | Mirzoyan | |
| 1961 | Dima Gorin's Career | — | Co-director with Lev Mirsky |
| 1963 | Aravotyan gnatskner ("Morning Trains") | — | Director only |
| 1965 | Barev, yes em ("Hello, That's Me!") | Zaryan | Also director |
| 1968 | Saroyan yeghbayrner ("Saroyan Brothers") | Hayk Saroyan | Also creative adviser |
| 1972 | Yerevanyan oreri khronika ("Chronicle of Yerevan Days") | — | Screenwriter (withPerch Zeytuntsyan) and director |
| 1976 | Yerkunk ("Birth Pangs") | — | Director only |
| 1976 | Khonarhvir galik orvan ("Bow to the Coming Day") | professor | |
| 1979 | Apretsek yerkar ("Live Long") | — | Screenwriter (with Shahen Tatikyan) and director |
| 1982 | Siramargi chichë ("The Peacock's Cry") | — | Screenwriter with Arnold Aghababov |
| 1982 | Venetiki mijazgayin gitazhoghovë ("International Academic Conference in Venice") | — | Documentary; writer and director |
| 1982 | Mkhitaryannerë ("The Mkhitarists") | — | Documentary; writer and director |
| 1982 | Mshakuytneri kamurj ("Bridge of Cultures") | — | Documentary; writer and director |
| 1985 | Menavor ënkuzeni ("The Lone Walnut Tree") | Kamsaryan | Also screenwriter (with Arnold Aghababov) and director |
| 1986 | Otar khagher ("Foreign Games") | Aslanian | |
| 1989 | Aghbaman ("Garbage Bin") | — | Short film; screenwriter |
| 1986 | Karot ("Nostalgia") | — | Director only |
| 1986 | Labirintos ("Labyrinth") | Abel | |
| 1990 | Yearning | — | Director only |
| International | |
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