Dimitri Kirsanoff

Dimitri Kirsanoff (Russian: Димитрий Кирсанов, 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.

Dimitri Kirsanoff
Born
Markus David Sussmanovitch Kaplan

6 March 1899 (1899-03-06)
Juryev, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (modern Tartu, Estonia)
Died11 February 1957(1957-02-11) (aged 57)
Paris, France
NationalityRussian (Latvian or Estonian)
EducationÉcole Normale de Musique, Paris
OccupationFilm director
Spouse(s)Nadia Sibirskaïa
Berthe Noëlla Bessette (later known as Monique Kirsanoff)
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