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Input (English): Context: Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov (January 23 (O.S. February 4), 1881  August 8, 1945) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter, and one of the founding fathers of cinema of Russia. Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR (1935) and Uzbek SSR (1944)., The cinema of Russia began in the Russian Empire, widely developed in the Soviet Union and in the years following its dissolution, the Russian film industry would remain internationally recognized. In the 21st century, Russian cinema has become popular internationally with hits such as "House of Fools", "Night Watch", and the popular "Brother". The Moscow International Film Festival began in Moscow in 1935. The Nika Award is the main annual national film award in Russia., A film director is a person who directs the making of a film. Generally, a film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design, and the creative aspects of filmmaking. Under European Union law, the director is viewed as the author of the film., Marionettes ( Russian :  ) is a 1934 Soviet antifascist film starring Anatoli Ktorov and directed by Yakov Protazanov and Porfiri Podobed . The film combines the features of comedy , social drama and political pamphlet ., Subject: marionettes , Relation: country_of_origin, Options: (A) european union (B) moscow (C) russia (D) soviet union
Output (English): soviet union