Larisa - 1980 Short Documentary by Elem Klimov

In 1979, Klimov's wife Larisa Shepitko died in a car accident while directing an ecological fable based on a famous novel by Valentin Rasputin called Farewell to Matyora. A year after her death, Klimov filmed a 25-minute tribute to his wife entitled "Larisa" (1980), then went on to finish the film she had started. Despite being shelved for two years after completion, Farewell was still released in 1983.

The film includes photos and audio recordings of Shepitko, as well as clips from all her films. There is even a snippet of raw footage from the film she had just begun when she was killed in a car accident.

The Ascent was Shepitko's last film before her death in a car accident in 1979. The film won the Golden Bear award at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival in 1977.