Maryus Erikovich Vaysberg (, born 1 April 1971), also known as Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg, is a Russian film director, producer, and screenwriter of Lithuanian and Jewish descent.
Career His father, Erik Vaysberg, had had his own career in the Soviet film industry- he acted as the executive producer of Tarkovsky's film Mirror, on Andrei Konchalovsky's film Siberiade, and Karen Shakhnazarov's film The Assassin of the Tsar.
Vaysberg graduated from the VGIK in the mid-1990s and started releasing films. His first film, No Vacancy, starring Christina Ricci was released in 1999.
Vaysberg's films are not well-loved by critics in his native Russia. However, many of his films are successful at the Russian box office, such as Naughty Grandma, Love in the Big City, 8 First Dates, and Not Ideal Man.
Filmography YearFilmDirectorWriterProducerNotes 1999 No Vacancy 2002 May 2006 The Elder Son 2008 Hitler Goes Kaput! 2009 Love in the Big City 2010 Love in the Big City 2 2012 8 First Dates 2012 Rzhevsky versus Napoleon 2014 Love in the Big City 3 2015 8 New Dates 2016 8 Best Dates 2017 Naughty Grandma 2018 Night Shift 2019 Naughty Grandma 2 2020 Not Ideal Man 2021 Naughty Great Grandma 2022 About Fate 2023 Uvolit Zhoru
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