His first success happened with a movie The House I Live In co-directed with Yakov Segel . It became one of the 1957 Soviet box office leaders , reaching the 9th place with 28.9 million viewers . Not only it was the first cinema role of the acclaimed Russian actress Zhanna Bolotova , but Kulidzhanov himself also played one of the characters . It was his only big screen role in the entire career . His next film A Home for Tanya turned to be another success and competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival
1959 Cannes Film Festival
1959 Cannes Film Festival
Lev Kulidzhanov