Yuri Ilyenko
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Yuri Ilyenko (Soviet Union, 1936),
the
Ukrainian
cinematographer of
Sergei Parajanov/ Paradzanov's Teni Zabytykh Predkov/ Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1964),
directed the
lyrical parable Krynytsya Dlya Sprahlikh/ A Spring for the Thirsty (1965) in Ukraine, written by poet Ivan Drach (and banned until 1987),
followed by
Vecher na Kanune Ivana Kupaly/
On the Eve of Ivan Kupala
(1969), also banned for 20 years.
Ilyenko's poetic war movie Bilyi Ptakh z Chornoyu Oznakoyu/ The White Bird Marked with Black (1971) was banned as "the most harmful movie that has ever been made in Ukraine".
Naperekor Vsemu/ Against all Odds (1973) Ilyenko moved to Yugoslavia and completed Mechtat i Zhit/ Dream and Live (1974), written with Ivan Mykolaichuk. Later he directed: Prazdnik Pechyonoy Kartoshki (1978), Poloska Neskoshennych Dikikh Tsvetov (1980), Lisova Pisnia - Mavka (1981), Legenda o Knyagine Olge (1984), based on the legend of an 11th century princess of Kievan Rus, Solomiani dzvony (1988), Swan Lake 'The Zone' (1990), historical movie Molitva za Getmana Mazepu/ A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa (2002). He died of cancer in 2010.
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