The artists spoke about Director Mitta's contribution to cinematography.

Director Alexander Mitta made a great contribution to the Russian cinema, he made kind and sincere films. This was stated to Izvestia by actor Alexander Karpilovsky.

"He made interesting films for the audience, which have adventures and love. They were incredible, kind, sincere, and gentle. He made great movies for children. "The bell rings, open the door" is just an example of a wonderful children's film," said Karpilovsky.

According to the actor, Mitta also played an important role in Russian cinema, as he created his own school.

In addition, as Mikhail Mindlin, an art critic and member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts, emphasized, Mitta treated all people with great respect, and for him there was no difference between a janitor and an academician.

"He was an intelligent man with a capital letter of the word, and for him there was no difference between a janitor and an academician. He treated everyone with incredible affection, kindness and great respect," he said.

The art critic emphasized that Mitta was distinguished by incredible professionalism — according to Mindlin, there was not a single weak film in the director's filmography.

The Trailblazer: director Alexander Mitta has died

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

Mitta's death was announced on July 14 by his son Evgeny. It was clarified that on July 1, the director was hospitalized in serious condition. Recently, he has been struggling with cancer.

The film director 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. His last film "Chagall — Malevich" was released in 2014.