Elena
Borisovna Amshinskaya

Albania • born in 1934

Thesis in the CVC - "Construction of roads in Albania", the score is mediocre. The training took place at the picturesque faculty, qualification of the artist painting.

Member of the Union of artists of the USSR.

In 1954 he graduated from the secondary art school at the Academy of fine Arts and in the same year was admitted to the Academy of fine Arts in the painting Department, from which he graduated in 1960. He studied in the Studio of V. M. Oreshnikov, where he taught A. A. Mylnikov, B. S. Ugarov.

Since 1963 worked at Lenfilm as a costume designer in such films as "Going to storm" (dir.With.Mikayelyan), "Republic SHKID" (dir.G.Poloka), "Nameless star" (M. Kazakov). С1982, the artist – Director in the films of A. Sokurov's "Mournful loss of consciousness", "Days of Eclipse", "Save and protect" and in the film "Letters from a dead man" by K. Lopushansky. Over the past the work of E. Amenskoi was awarded to the State. Prize of the RSFSR. Vasilyev brothers.

In the latter film, "We're going to America" (dir.E.Fungi) has served as the art Director and producer.

Several scenes were filmed in the town of Lomonosov, among them: "Mournful loss of consciousness", "Middle of the world" (dir. Amerkhanian). Engaged in painting and graphics, she has created nearly 100 portraits. Participant of many art exhibitions. Pictures of Elena Amenskoi on display in various museums (including the Museum. F. M. Dostoevsky).

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