Gleb Panfilov.
Photo: Anatoly MELIKHOV
Moscow doctors continue to fight for the life of Gleb Panfilov. The 89-year-old director remains in critical condition.
On May 11, Gleb Anatolyevich ended up in the intensive care unit of the Institute of Neurosurgery. Sklifosovsky with a blow. The question arose about the operation, then the doctors refused it due to Panfilov’s age. He was transferred to another hospital in Moscow. But there is no talk of a full recovery.
– Gleb Anatolyevich is still in the intensive care unit. The condition is not easy, confirmed to us Mark Varshaver, director of the Lenkom Theater. “But we all hope it gets better. Next to him is his son Ivan. Vanya is with him all the time. She keeps her finger on the pulse. Through his son, Gleb Anatolyevich sends greetings to everyone. God willing, everything will be fine. But the problem is that he is haunted by pneumonia.
Director Gleb Panfilov was not a stranger to Lenkom, he staged performances in this theater. His wife, People’s Artist of the USSR Inna Churikova, worked here for 47 years.
Inna Mikhailovna passed away in January of this year. Panfilov and Churikova lived together for more than half a century. She was her muse, Panfilov filmed her wife in almost all of her films, performed performances on her. Such a great loss, of course, affected his health. As the director’s relatives say, after his departure, he lost interest in life.
“KP” wishes Gleb Anatolyevich a speedy recovery.
