Maryus Vaysberg

Career overview

Subject: Maryus Erikovich Vaysberg (directing career).
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Name: Maryus Erikovich Vaysberg (Russian: Марюс Эрикович Вайсберг).
Also known as: Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg, Marius Balchunas.
Born: April 1, 1971, in Moscow, USSR (Russia).
Background: Russian film director, producer, and screenwriter of Lithuanian and Jewish descent.
Father: Erik Vaysberg (executive producer of Tarkovsky's Mirror, Konchalovsky's Siberiade, and Shakhnazarov's The Assassin of the Tsar).
Education: Graduated from VGIK in the mid-1990s.
Career Start: Started releasing films after graduation.
First Film: No Vacancy, starring Christina Ricci, released in 1999.
Critical Reception: Films are not well-loved by critics in his native Russia.
Known For: Directing.
Known Credits: 30.
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Maryus Erikovich Vaysberg, also known as Marius Balchunas or Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg, is a Russian film director, producer, and screenwriter of Lithuanian and Jewish descent. Born on April 1, 1971, in Moscow, USSR, he is the son of Erik Vaysberg, who served as the executive producer for films such as Mirror, Siberiade, and The Assassin of the Tsar. Vaysberg graduated from the VGIK in the mid-1990s and subsequently began releasing his own films.
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His directing career includes 30 known credits. His first film, titled No Vacancy and starring Christina Ricci, was released in 1999. While he has established a body of work, his films are not well-loved by critics in his native Russia.
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Critical reception (not well-loved in Russia).
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Maryus Erikovich Vaysberg, also known as Marius Balchunas or Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg, is a Russian film director, producer, and screenwriter of Lithuanian and Jewish descent. Born in Moscow, USSR, on April 1, 1971, he comes from a family with ties to the film industry. His father, Erik Vaysberg, worked in the Soviet film industry as