Vladimir Jakovlevitsj Motyl (Владимир Яковлевич Мотыль) (Lepel, June 26, 1927 - Moscow, February 21, 2010) was a Russian film director and scenario writer.
Vladimir Motyl was born in Belarus, which at that time was part of the Soviet Union. His father, a Polish emigrant, came to prison in 1931 in Solovki. Together with his mother he was banned from the Northern Oeral (Osa), where he became fascinated by theater and film. Vladimir studied at Sverdlovsk's theater institute and worked in various theaters in the Urals and Siberia for about 10 years.
Then he decided to start a film career, although he did not have the necessary technical knowledge for that. In 1963 he directed his first film, Children of Pamir (Deti Pamira / Дети Памира) in Tajikistan. The film was very successful and Motyl awarded the Tajik SSR's state award and the title of Erburger of Doesjanbe (1977) in 1964.
His next movie, Zjenja, Zjenetsjka and "Katjoesja" (1967) (Женя, Женечка and "Катюша"), a romantic comic drama, also had great success with the public, but was rejected by the agitprop due to lack of respect for the Great Patriotic War and the director fell into disgrace. Still, he was asked to direct the "red" western (ostern) white desert sun. The film became one of the most popular Soviet films ever. He received different prizes for this film, such as the Government Prize and the Honorary Order of the Russian Federation. His most important film is "The star of enchanting happiness" about the Deabristians insurgency in St. Petersburg in 1825.
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