Dimitri Kirsanoff
Dimitri Kirsanoff | |
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| Born | Markus David Sussmanovitch Kaplan 6 March 1899 |
| Died | 11 February 1957 (aged 57) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Russian (Latvian or Estonian) |
| Education | École Normale de Musique, Paris |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Spouse(s) | Nadia Sibirskaïa Berthe Noëlla Bessette (later known as Monique Kirsanoff) |
Dimitri Kirsanoff (Russian: Димитрий Кирсанов, né Markus David Sussmanovitch Kaplan, Маркус Давид Зусманович Каплан; 6 March 1899 – 11 February 1957) was a Russian-French early film-maker working in France, sometimes considered part of the French Impressionist movement in film. He is known for some poetic silent films which he made independently, especially the medium-length Ménilmontant, but he was less successful with commercial films in the sound era.