Margarita Pilikhina
Camera
- Born
- June 30, 1926 · Moscow, USSR
- Died
- March 13, 1975 (age 48)
Margarita Mikhailovna Pilikhina (Russian: Маргарита Михайловна Пилихина; 30 June 1926, Moscow – 13 March 1975, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian cinematographer and pedagogue. She became an Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR in 1965.
She was born in Moscow. Her great-uncle was Georgy Zhukov (1896-1974), Marshal of the Soviet Union.
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In 1950, she graduated from the camera department Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), the workshop of Boris Volchek). Since graduation, she was a lecturer at VGIK and since 1970 was an associate professor at the institute.
Pilikhina was director of photography at M. Gorky Film Studio beginning in 1956. Nine years later she became the director of photography at the film studio "Mosfilm". Also in 1965, she lensed the Marlen Khutsiev classic I Am Twenty, which remains her best known work. In 1977, she published the book I Am a Cameraman.
She was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) since 1956. She was a member of the Board Union of Cinematographers of the USSR since 1965, then she was Secretary of the Board, Head of the Creative Section of Cameramen.
She was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.
Known for
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- 1975Anna Karenina Director, Director of Photography
- 1974Matters of the Heart Director of Photography
- 1970Tchaikovsky Director of Photography
- 1966The Stars of the Day Director of Photography
- 1965I Am Twenty Director of Photography
- 1961Carrot Head Director of Photography
- 1959Foma Gordeyev Director of Photography
- 1959The Man from Planet Earth Director of Photography
- 1957Night Guard Director of Photography
- 1957
