As Director, As Writer
Captain Volkonogov Escaped
2023
6.9
Natalya Merkulova
Directing
Birth Date
September 19, 1979
Place of Birth
Buzuluk, Orenburg Oblast, USSR (Russia)
Biography
Natalya Fyodorovna Merkulova (Russian: Ната́лья Фёдоровна Мерку́лова; born 19 September, 1979; Buzuluk, Orenburg Oblast) is a Russian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and creator. Since 2013, she has been working in duo with her husband filmmaker Alexey Chupov (b. 1973). She is most famous for "Intimate Parts" (2013, codirected with Aleksey Chupov) that was a part of Kinotavr Film Festival and won an award for the best debut, and "The Man Who Surprised Everyone" (2018, codirected with Aleksey Chupov) that was a members for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section of 75th Venice International Film Festival. Her 2021 film "Captain Volkonogov Escaped" (codirected with Aleksey Chupov) was selected for the main competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
Complete Filmography
As Director
Very Feminine Stories
2020
3.0
As Director, As Writer
The Man Who Surprised Everyone
2018
5.6
As Writer
Gogol. A Terrible Vengeance
2018
6.5
As Writer
Salyut-7
2017
7.1
As Director, As Writer
About Love. Adults Only
2017
5.6
As Writer
Gogol. The Beginning
2017
6.3
As Director, As Writer
Yana+Yanko
2017
3.6
As Director, As Writer
Intimate Parts
2013
4.5