Born in Magnitogorsk in 1934 and dying in Moscow in 2023, Gleb Panfilov worked as a chemical engineer before studying film, and was married to his leading actress Inna Churikova. His Soviet films were often delayed by censors. I Wish to Speak (1976) is a portrait of a woman mayor. The Theme (Tema, 1979), the story of a successful writer who goes to a village in northern Russia and has to examine what he has done, was shelved for years and won the Golden Bear in Berlin in 1987.
Filmography
- The Debut (1970)
- I Wish to Speak (1976)
- The Theme (1979)
- Vassa (1983)
- Mother (1990) (1990)