Alexander Stefanovich

Alexander Borisovich Stefanovich (born in Leningrad, 13 December 1944 – died 13 July 2021) was a Russian film director, producer and screenwriter, and a recipient of the Order of Friendship. The sources consulted do not record any work as a painter, so this entry focuses on his career in film.

He was born in Leningrad and graduated in 1969 from the directing department of VGIK, where he trained in the workshop of Lev Kuleshov. His filmography spans more than four decades, from Residence (1972) and Dear Boy (1974) to Courage (2014), with titles including Foam (1979), Dusha (1981), Start All Over Again (1985), Bard's (1988), Autumn Blues (2001) and Time of Cruel (2004). Among his later films is The Notre Dame de Paris Mosque (2011).

He died on 13 July 2021, aged 76, from complications of COVID-19.