Actress Budina, who worked with Mitta, spoke about the uniqueness of the director.

Actress Olga Budina called Alexander Mitta, who died on July 14, a great Soviet and Russian film director, artist, screenwriter and poet.

"Alexander Naumovich Mitta is a great director, a great man. Man is an epoch. For all of us, this is an irreparable loss. A man who has done a lot, including for the education of people. Because all his films make you think, make you think," Budina shared in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

The actress stressed that she was happy that she was able to work with Mitta.

Budina noted that almost all of the director's films were shot in different genres.

"This is a unique case. We can watch a line of his films, and it's almost impossible to understand that it was shot by one director. At the same time, all these films are masterfully made. All his films are loved by the audience. He had practically no passing paintings," she concluded.

The Trailblazer: director Alexander Mitta has died

A graduate of the architectural institute, he discovered new genres for Soviet cinema

Earlier this day, People's Artist of Russia and film director Alexander Mitta passed away at the age of 93, the Moscow City News Agency reports. Recently, the cinematographer has been struggling with cancer, NSN reports.

He shot such famous films as "My friend, Kolka!", "The Tale of how Tsar Peter married a Black man", "The Crew", "Burn, Burn, my Star", the TV series "Border. Taiga Novel" and many others, writes Pravda.Ru .

His latest film, "Chagall — Malevich," about two prominent artists whose paths briefly crossed after the revolution, was released in 2014, according to the website. kp.ru .

Nikita Vysotsky, director of the Vysotsky House on Taganka Cultural Center and Museum, theater and film actor, said that Mitta was one of the great directors of the Soviet and Russian eras, and had done a lot during his career. 360.ru .