This film is a romantic story of love between a Hutsul girl and wounded Soviet guerrilla Andrii whom she rescues from certain death. The events unfold more
This film is a romantic story of love between a Hutsul girl and wounded Soviet guerrilla Andrii whom she rescues from certain death. The events unfold against the backdrop of WW2 presented with many obligatory falsehoods of the imperial Russian historiography: heroic Soviet guerrillas, poor and backward Hutsuls, rich Hutsuls betraying their own people and collaborating with the enemy, Ukrainians incapable of their own agency. Crude and mendacious as it is, this ideology is relegated to the narrative background, and the viewer's attention gets quickly captivated by the artistic fortes of the film: riveting stage presence of Kostiantyn Stepankov, Ivan Mykolaichuk, Boryslav Brondukov and the debuting Ivan Havryliuk; gorgeously atmospheric photography of Mykola Kulchytsky, beautiful faces, language, and dress of the Carpathian Ukrainians, and a faithful presentation of Hultsul folk culture devoid of typically condescending Soviet colonial slant. close
Two brothers grew up in different places: one in the village, with his mother, the other in the city, with an aunt. The first is independent, hardworking, more
Two brothers grew up in different places: one in the village, with his mother, the other in the city, with an aunt. The first is independent, hardworking, reliable, while the other is spoiled, on his own mind. The brothers met and realized that if they want to remain family people, they need to learn to understand and take care of each other anew. close
At the age of sixteen, the heroine of the film “Salute, Maria” becomes a revolutionary underground. In 1919, at the height of the war, the girl conducts more
At the age of sixteen, the heroine of the film “Salute, Maria” becomes a revolutionary underground. In 1919, at the height of the war, the girl conducts agitation among the sailors of the invasion fleet and meets Pablo, a Spanish sailor. Fate forces them to part, and again Maria and Pablo meet only after a few difficult years. They are destined to work illegally together in Spain. Mary remains abroad when she burys her husband and son. During the Second World War, a brave woman trains cadres intended for Soviet intelligence.
The role of Maria brought Ada Rogovtseva the award for the best female role, which the actress received in 1971 at the Moscow Film Festival. According to the results of the survey of the publication “Soviet screen” in the same year close
Russian filmmaker Mark Donskoi, of "The Gorky Trilogy" fame, was responsible for the postwar Soviet drama The Taras Family (originally Nepokorenniye, more
Russian filmmaker Mark Donskoi, of "The Gorky Trilogy" fame, was responsible for the postwar Soviet drama The Taras Family (originally Nepokorenniye, and also released as Unvanquished and Unconquered). A semi-sequel to Donskoi's Raduga (1944), the story is set in Nazi-occupied Kiev. The drama focusses on the travails of a typical Soviet family and on the efforts by the Germans to force the reopening of a local munitions factory. The film is at its most grimly effective in a long sequence wherein the Nazis conduct a search for Jewish escapees, culminating in a horribly graphic re-creation of the slaughter of the Jews at Babi Yar. While Donskoi was critically lambasted for his cinematic "sloppyiness" during this sequence (hand-held camera, rapid cuts etc.), it can now be seen that he was attempting a realistic, documentarylike interpretation of this infamous Nazi atrocity. close
Lida, a kind and sympathetic person, raised her younger brother and is raising her daughter alone, although she has friendly relations with her daughter’s more
Lida, a kind and sympathetic person, raised her younger brother and is raising her daughter alone, although she has friendly relations with her daughter’s father. Having a higher education, Lida works as a typist. With the arrival of a new boss, her life changes. close
The first wife of Alexei Putyatin – Lipochka was a charming, bread-salting and friendly woman, whom everyone loved and praised for her songs and cakes. more
The first wife of Alexei Putyatin – Lipochka was a charming, bread-salting and friendly woman, whom everyone loved and praised for her songs and cakes. When Putyatin suddenly brought to the Kungurtsevs to get acquainted with his new lover Vera, completely unlike the universal favorite Lipochka, it was difficult for others to reconcile with his choice. Unsuspecting of this, between two inseparable faithful friends stood a stranger.
Drama “Alien” (1978) based on the story close
The major oil pipeline construction is going on under heavy bombings by the Nazi Air-Force. The construction workers must work under dangerous conditions more
The major oil pipeline construction is going on under heavy bombings by the Nazi Air-Force. The construction workers must work under dangerous conditions around-the-clock in order to deliver oil to the Armies on the front-line. The construction manager Batmanov resolves many problems. close
After the critical lambasting of his masterpiece Earth, Dovzhenko returned with a more popular iteration of its main motifs. Much like Earth, Ivan concerns more
After the critical lambasting of his masterpiece Earth, Dovzhenko returned with a more popular iteration of its main motifs. Much like Earth, Ivan concerns itself with the natural rhythms of country life, disrupted by the beat of looming industrialisation. close
The life of Pavla Brus, a middle-aged, modest but principled woman, suddenly changes with a crush on a drilling foreman. Unable to restrain her feelings, more
The life of Pavla Brus, a middle-aged, modest but principled woman, suddenly changes with a crush on a drilling foreman. Unable to restrain her feelings, she decides to cheat on her husband, divorce and leave the family. But her youngest son Kuzma, a teenager with an intelligent and piercing look at the world around him, stops her from a rash act, which is shaped by observation of Siberian nature. A philosophical attitude towards banal life processes allows the mother to reconsider her feelings for her husband Tikhon and the failed lover Nikolai. close
This is a romantic biographical film about Franz Liszt. In a distinguished saloon of Paris, the unknown composer, Liszt, defeats the renown Thalberg at more
This is a romantic biographical film about Franz Liszt. In a distinguished saloon of Paris, the unknown composer, Liszt, defeats the renown Thalberg at a piano competition. Through his playing, he wins the favours and later the hand of the countess D'Agoult. A daughter is born in their marriage, Cosima. Liszt is better and better known, Marie introduces him to the circle of artists. close
A famous painter lives in idleness in the estate of the landlord Belokurov. Once he meets a family of Volchaninov's living in the neighborhood, in which more
A famous painter lives in idleness in the estate of the landlord Belokurov. Once he meets a family of Volchaninov's living in the neighborhood, in which there are two daughters: the eldest (Lydia), a serious and strict girl with convictions, who tries to help ordinary people and doesn't like the artist very much for his idleness, and the youngest (Zhenya or Misyus), which soon takes a great interest in the artist. The painter also falls in love with Zhenya, but Lydia destroys their happiness ... close
The film tells the life story of the famous Russian scientist, researcher, traveler and pioneer Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay. The film shows the most interesting more
The film tells the life story of the famous Russian scientist, researcher, traveler and pioneer Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay. The film shows the most interesting moments from the life of a scientist and his travels. Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay was the first to land in New Guinea, getting acquainted with the aborigines, their customs. Among the natives of New Guinea, Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay lives for several years. The scientist also falls in love with the daughter of the Vice President of Australia, the film shows the relationship between Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay and his lover. close
The film consists of novels about the participants of the Great Patriotic War who returned from the front and entered peaceful life. The heroes of the more
The film consists of novels about the participants of the Great Patriotic War who returned from the front and entered peaceful life. The heroes of the ribbon are fellow soldiers: Major Kornev in the past is a domain engineer; Petty Officer Samoseev in the future is the chairman of the collective farm; Senior Lieutenant Rudnikov is waiting for an Arctic expedition and Lieutenant Bel Mukhtarova will go with a party of geologists to the east. . . close
At the center of the historical drama is the trial of Nikolai Bukharin. The rigged trial of Nikolai Bukharin; his failed attempt to dismiss the charges more
At the center of the historical drama is the trial of Nikolai Bukharin.
The rigged trial of Nikolai Bukharin; his failed attempt to dismiss the charges against him. Simultaneously with the footage of the trial, we see the life of Nikolai Bukharin (1888-1938), a life that turned into a tragedy.
The film is about a man who is ruined by his own ideas and delusions. A sinner and sufferer, a man of troubled times, a romantic, theoretician, a "left communist" and a zealot of the NEP, the happy husband of a young wife - Bukharin appeared on the screen. close
Under the night volleys of distant Petrograd November 7, 1917 in a village near Kiev was born a girl. Her mother dies in childbirth, her revolutionary more
Under the night volleys of distant Petrograd November 7, 1917 in a village near Kiev was born a girl. Her mother dies in childbirth, her revolutionary father dies in the walls of the Winter Palace. Despite the harsh times, Taluchka was sheltered by a large family couple.
Having absorbed the honesty and enthusiasm of foster parents, young Galya is always in the center of events, and her combat character often helps in dangerous life situations. And when war comes to her native land, she decisively makes the difficult choice of going underground.
But no matter what happens on her life path, Galya will always remain a simple Soviet girl in her soul, dreaming of happiness, for which she must fight. close
The film is set during the last summer before the Great Patriotic War. Three sisters are coming to stay with their grandmother in the village. They imagine more
The film is set during the last summer before the Great Patriotic War. Three sisters are coming to stay with their grandmother in the village. They imagine the world as a vast and charming "Garden of desires" and all members of the household are waiting for Asya's birthday. Asya has a sense of foreboding regarding the impending grief. Guests come to visit but none of them are her parents. She still does not know that her father was declared an enemy of the people, that tomorrow she will not see her mother and that the war is approaching. close
The ambulance train, for the smooth operation of which Danilov is responsible, transports the wounded during the Great Patriotic War. Its inhabitants more
The ambulance train, for the smooth operation of which Danilov is responsible, transports the wounded during the Great Patriotic War. Its inhabitants – doctors, nurses, orderlies – people of different ages, characters and destinies are united by one difficult and beautiful thing – care for the defenders of the Motherland, who need to be treated, fed and heated on the way. The four-year history of working shoulder to shoulder makes the passengers of the train one family, in which difficulties and misfortunes are shared, joys and good fortunes are experienced together.
Military-historical drama Iskander Khamraev “Train of Mercy”, created on the novel by Vera Panova “Satellites” and is distinguished by a magnificent cast, with Valentin Zubkov as Danilov. close
Maxim Strauch (“Living God”), Leonid Lyubashevsky (“Vyborg Side”), Pavel Kadochnikov (“Big Family”) in the historical and revolutionary film of Sergei more
Maxim Strauch (“Living God”), Leonid Lyubashevsky (“Vyborg Side”), Pavel Kadochnikov (“Big Family”) in the historical and revolutionary film of Sergei Yutkevich “Yakov Sverdlov”. On the Life and Activities of the First Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee Y.M. Sverdlov (1885-1919). close
Heroic film story about the famous scientist-fortifier Lieutenant-General of the engineering troops Dmitry Mikhailovich Karbyshev (1880-1945) who for more
Heroic film story about the famous scientist-fortifier Lieutenant-General of the engineering troops Dmitry Mikhailovich Karbyshev (1880-1945) who for 1320 days led an irreconcilable struggle against fascism in one of the Nazi camps. close
An old miner, Panas Baida, who lost his son during the war, accidentally learned that six boys (including his son) who were on the train and were then more
An old miner, Panas Baida, who lost his son during the war, accidentally learned that six boys (including his son) who were on the train and were then under fire were alive and now have families living in different cities. Panas goes to addresses in hopes of recognizing one of his six sons. close
Gubanov came to the capital not on call or on business trip. He came to put the issue of stopping the construction of the chemical plant in government more
Gubanov came to the capital not on call or on business trip. He came to put the issue of stopping the construction of the chemical plant in government bodies, although the author of the project - himself, the work - was in full swing, millions of public funds were spent and thousands of people linked their fate with this case, leaving their homes with their families. . . close
At the flying club Zina met a cameraman aerial filming Sergey Leninym, very seriously engaged in parachuting and after a while in international competitions more
At the flying club Zina met a cameraman aerial filming Sergey Leninym, very seriously engaged in parachuting and after a while in international competitions has become one of the contenders for the gold medal. But soon fell into the gorge, the helicopter in which there was Sergey. And then Zina firmly decided to leave the sport… close
The modest and indecisive Lebedev in his dreams sees himself as strong and courageous. Mentally, he stands up for an unfairly demoted colleague, but in more
The modest and indecisive Lebedev in his dreams sees himself as strong and courageous. Mentally, he stands up for an unfairly demoted colleague, but in reality does nothing to help him. Oleg has been following the girl he likes for a whole year and is unable to force himself to get to know her. It is becoming more and more difficult for two Lebedevs to get along in one person ... close