Vera Pavlovna Stroyeva (, (née Richter); 21 September 1903 – 26 August 1991) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. Between 1926 and 1983, she directed fifteen films and wrote ten screenplays. Her film adaptation of Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov was nominated for a Golden Lion at the 16th Venice International Film Festival and screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Many of her films are musicals or adaptations of operas and feature heavy influence from socialist realism.
Stroyeva was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the Badge of Honor, , and People's Artist of the RSFSR.
She died in Moscow on 26 August 1991.
Filmography Film Year Director Writer Buket fialok 1983 Serdtse Rossii 1971 My, russkiy narod 1966 Khovanshchina 1959 Polyushko, pole 1957 Variety Stars 1954 Boris Godunov 1954 The Grand Concert 1951 Maryte 1947 Boyevoy kinosbornik 12 (segment "Syn boytsa/Son of a Fighter") 1942 V poiskakh radosti 1940 Generation of Victors 1936 Petersburg Nights 1934 Chelovek bez futlyara 1932 Pravo ottsov 1931 A Jew at War 1930 Dve zhenshchiny 1929 His Excellency 1928 Seeds of Freedom 1928 Gospoda Skotininy (scenario) 1927
Awards Award Year Won People's Artist of the RSFR 1973 Golden Lion1955 Mussolini Cup 1935
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