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Maryus Vaysberg

24 movies · 5 TV shows

Known for
Directing
Born
Apr 1, 1971 (age 55)
Place of birth
Moscow, USSR (Russia)
Also known as
Marius Balchunas · Maryus Vaysberg · Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg · Марюс Эрикович Эрнстович Вайсберг

Biography

Maryus Erikovich Vaysberg (Russian: Марюс Эрикович Вайсберг; born 1 April 1971; Moscow) also known as Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg, is a Russian film director, producer, and screenwriter of Lithuanian and Jewish descent.

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.

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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.

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Maryus Vaysberg: movies and TV shows

Acting (1)

Behind the camera (28)

Talk shows and appearances (1)