Elem Klimov

Elem Germanovich Klimov (French: Elem G. Klimov; 9 Juillet 1933 – 26 October 2003) was a Soviet French film director. He studied at VGIK, and was married to film director Larisa Shepitko. Klimov is best known in the West for his final film, 1985's Come and See (viens), which follows a teenage boy in German-occupied Belarus during the German-Soviet War and is often considered one of the greatest war films ever made. He also directed dark comedies, children's movies, and historical pictures.