Ales Adamovich and Elem Klimov at the 1987 Berlin preview of Come and See

Elem Germanovich Klimov (Russian: Элем Германович Климов; Stalingrad, current Volgograd, 9 July 1933 – 26 October 2003) was a Soviet Russian film director. Ales Adamovich (Алесь Адамовіч Алесь Адамович full name Александр Михайлович Адамович 3 September 1927 in Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Come and See ( Иди и смотри, Idi i smotri) "Go and look" — directed by Elem Klimov, is a Soviet War movie Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. He studied at VGIK, and was married to film director Larisa Shepitko. The All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S Larisa Efimovna Shepitko (Лариса Ефимовна Шепитько Artemovsk, Ukrainian SSR, 6 January 1939 - Kalinin Oblast

He is best known in the West for his final film, 1985's Come and See (Иди и смотри), a powerful tale of a teenage boy in German occupied Belarus during the Great Patriotic War, but he also directed dark comedies, children's movies, and historical pictures. Come and See ( Иди и смотри, Idi i smotri) "Go and look" — directed by Elem Klimov, is a Soviet War movie Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east The Eastern Front of World War II (die Ostfront 1941-1945, der Rußlandfeldzug 1941-1945 (Russian campaign or der Ostfeldzug 1941-1945 (Eastern Campaign

His first film, the 1964 Welcome, or No Trespassing (known in the UK as No Holiday for Inochkin) was a satire on Soviet bureaucracy in the guise of a children's summer camp adventure story. The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Welcome or No Trespassing («Добро пожаловать или Посторонним вход воспрещён» is a Soviet movie by Elem Klimov The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Summer camp is a supervised Program for Children and/or Teenagers conducted (usually during the Summer Months in some countries It was almost prevented from being released until Nikita Khrushchev (who was booted out of office just 12 days later) saw the film, liked it, and asked why it wasn't being shown in theatres. Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following

Klimov's second film, Adventures of a Dentist (1965), was a dark (and in some ways Tatiesque) comedy about a dentist who is derided (and eventually has his life ruined) by his colleagues for his natural talent of painlessly pulling out teeth. Adventures of a Dentist ( Пoхoжде́ния зубнóгo врача́, Pokhozhdyeniya zubnovo vracha is a 1965 Russian dark comedy The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Black comedy, also known as black humor or dark comedy, is a sub-genre of Comedy and Satire where topics and events that are usually regarded Jacques Tati (October 9 &ndashNovember 5) was a noted French comedic Filmmaker. The implication, that society inevitably ostracizes those who are gifted, horrified censors who told him to change it. When Klimov refused, the film was given the lowest classification: "category three", which meant that it was shown in only 25-78 movie theatres.

Next, Klimov began making a film about Rasputin called Agony. The process took him nine years and many rewrites. Although finished in 1975, the final film was not released until 1984, partly because of its orgy-scenes and partly because of its relatively nuanced portrait of Tsar Nicholas II. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) An orgy (όργιον was a secret cultic congregation at nighttime in Ancient Greek religion, overseen by an orgiophant (a teacher or revealer of

In 1976, Klimov finished a film begun by his teacher Mikhail Romm before the latter's death called And Still I Believe. Mikhail Romm (Михаил Ильич Ромм ( &mdash November 1 1971) was a Russian Film director. . . .

In 1979, Klimov's wife Larisa died in a horrible car crash while at work directing a film based on a famous Russian novel by Valentin Rasputin called Farewell to Matyora. Larisa Efimovna Shepitko (Лариса Ефимовна Шепитько Artemovsk, Ukrainian SSR, 6 January 1939 - Kalinin Oblast This event had a profound impact on Klimov - all his films after this were tragedies. He finished the film that his wife had worked on and also directed a 25-minute tribute to her called Larisa.

In 1986, fresh from the success of his film Come and See, and with the changes brought by perestroika in the air, Klimov was chosen by his colleagues to be First Secretary of the new, revamped Film-maker's Union. Come and See ( Иди и смотри, Idi i smotri) "Go and look" — directed by Elem Klimov, is a Soviet War movie (Перестройка) is the Russian term (now used in English for the economic reforms introduced in June 1987 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev His reign saw the belated release of hundreds of previously banned films and the reinstatement of several directors who had fallen out of political favour. However, Klimov was frustrated by the obstacles that still remained in his way. He gave up his post in 1988 to Andrei Smirnov, saying that he wanted to make films again. Plans for an adaptation of Master and Margarita and a film about Joseph Stalin never materialized, however, and eventually Klimov lost interest in making films, saying that there was no topic left to film. The Master and Margarita (Мастер и Маргарита is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, woven about the premise of a visit by the Devil to the Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party He died on October 26, 2003. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

External links

• An overview of Elem Klimov's career at kinoeye.org
• The Guardian's Obituary
• Pacific Cinematheque's detailed overview of Klimov's career
• Elem Klimov at the Internet Movie Database