Yuliya Solntseva is a Soviet director and actress, known for The Enchanted Desna (1964), Chronicle of Flaming Years (1961), Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) and Poem of the Sea (1958). She is the first woman to win Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival for Chronicle of Flaming Years (1961).
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Yuliya Solntseva was a pioneering Soviet actress and film director recognized for her historical cinematic works and her historic win at the Cannes Film Festival.
She is best known for directing Chronicle of Flaming Years and starring in the avant-garde silent film Aelita: Queen of Mars.
She directed lyrical war dramas, poetic cinematic adaptations, and documentaries centered on Soviet history.
