Cușnerova Mariana
Main achievement
Actress, known for her role in Stationmaster, which won the Grand Prize at the Venice Film Festival
About
Mariana Cușnerova was born on October 24, 1954, in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, and made her film debut as an actress, gaining recognition for her leading role as Diana in the film "The Knight of Dreams" (1968), directed by Vadim Derbeniov, an adaptation of Alexandre Grin's work. She continued with supporting roles, such as Natasha in the short film "The First Journey" (1971) and Duni, Samson Vyrin's daughter, in "The Stationmaster" (1972) by Sergei Soloviev, an adaptation of Pushkin, a film awarded at the Venice Television Festival. Although beautiful and charismatic, she quickly gave up acting, graduating from the Faculty of Filmology and Screenwriting at VGIK and the Higher Courses for Directors and Screenwriters in Moscow, focusing on filmology and a scientific career in the Russian Federation. After graduation, she worked as a screenwriter, but dedicated herself passionately to film museology, becoming a senior scientific collaborator and keeper of the sound archive at the Museum of Cinema in Moscow, under the direction of Naum Kleiman, the first graduate from Chisinau of VGIK. Since 1999, she has been a member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, contributing to exhibitions such as "Reportage from the Film Set" (2016), which explored the creative process behind the cameras, with an emphasis on black-and-white aesthetics and the technical details of production. Her work has enriched the Russian cinematic heritage, reflecting a deep interest in the "laboratory" of artists, directors, and cinematographers. In her personal life, she was married to the Russian director Sergei Soloviev, with whom she had a son, Dmitri Soloviev (1974-2018), an actor and screenwriter who graduated from VGIK and collaborated with his father on films such as "The Young Age." The marriage broke down due to Soloviev's infidelity, and Mariana went through a difficult period, but remained dedicated to her career and family memory, maintaining emotional ties until the end of her son's life, who passed away at 43 due to severe pancreatitis. Remarkable for her resilience, she maintained her attractiveness and professional commitment within the context of Russian cinema.
