| Frunze Dovlatyan | |
|---|---|
| Ֆրունզե Դովլաթյան | |
 Plaque marking Frunze Dovlatyan's former home in Yerevan, Armenia | |
| Born | (1927-05-26)May 26, 1927 Gavar, Soviet Armenia |
| Died | August 30, 1997(1997-08-30) (aged 70) Yerevan, Armenia |
| Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter and actor |
| Awards | People's Artist of USSR (1983) |
Frunze Vaghinaki Dovlatyan (Armenian: Ֆրունզե Վաղինակի Դովլաթյան; May 26, 1927 – August 30, 1997) was an Armenian film director, screenwriter and actor.
Biography
Frunze Dovlatyan was born in Gavar, Soviet Armenia, a brother to Vram Dovlatyan. He was a theater actor before becoming a director. He starred as an actor in Armenian provincial theatres from 1941 and then in Gabriel Sundukian Drama Theatre of Yerevan, where he was awarded Stalin Prize for his performance in the role of Hrayr in the play Ays astgherë mern en ("These Stars Are Ours"). In 1959, he graduated from the directing department of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow, where he studied under Sergei Gerasimov. His most well-known film is Barev, yes em ("Hello, That's Me!", 1967), which received the State Prize of the Armenian SSR. Dovlatyan headed the Armenfilm state film studio in the 1980s. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1983. He died in Yerevan aged 70. He is buried in Tokhmakh Cemetery in Yerevan.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (with Perch 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 |
References
- Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 185–186. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- "May 27 Armenian film director Frunze Dovlatyan's birthday". sourehcinema. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Frunze Dovlatyan - Armenian Cinema". sourehcinema. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
External links
- Frunze Dovlatyan at IMDb
- Biography at Kyavar.com
- "Lraber Frunze Dovlatyan 85 tarekan h2 tv channel. mpg". sourehcinema. Retrieved 4 August 2015.