Leonid Kvinikhidze

Leonid Aleksandrovich Kvinikhidze (Russian: Леонид Александрович Квинихидзе; 21 December 1937 – 13 March 2018) was a Russian screenwriter and film director^[1][2] His father, Aleksandr Faintsimmer, was also a film director.^[3][4]

Leonid Kvinikhidze
Born	Leonid Aleksandrovich Faintsimmer (1937-12-21)21 December 1937 Leningrad, Soviet Union
Died	13 March 2018(2018-03-13) (aged 80) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Occupation(s)	screenwriter film director
Years active	1960—2018
Awards	Golden Mask (2006)

His first wife was the ballerina Natalia Makarova.^[5]

He died in Saint Petersburg on 13 March 2018.^[5]

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	Moabite Notebook	director
1973	Failure of Engineer Garin	director
1974	The Straw Hat	director, screenwriter
1976	Heavenly Swallows	director, screenwriter
1978	31 June	director, screenwriter	TV
1983	Mary Poppins, Goodbye	director
1987	Friend	director
1992	White Nights	director