The short film Leonida Plyaskin "High Feelings" is dedicated to the first romantic and sexual experiences of two high school friends. Kuznetsov (Stepan more
The short film Leonida Plyaskin "High Feelings" is dedicated to the first romantic and sexual experiences of two high school friends. Kuznetsov (Stepan Volman) nicknamed Kuznetsov falls in love with classmate Katya ( Maria Kapustinskaya). After a date with her, he already dreams of a long and clean relationship. However, his cynical comrade Palivanov (Philipp Chevychelov) named Pavlin, who had recently argued with the Grasshopper that he would be the first to drag Katya to bed, suddenly declares that he won their dispute. Trying to get to the truth, the Grasshopper eventually spoils relations with both Pavlin and Katya. close
Valentine is an actor, he is about 30. There is no money. There is no career. Beloved girl left. An unexpected call and an invitation to the casting are more
Valentine is an actor, he is about 30. There is no money. There is no career. Beloved girl left. An unexpected call and an invitation to the casting are like a gift of fate. Valentine will have to learn about himself that he never knew before. This casting will divide life into "before" and "after". close
Good People, Bad Things is the story of a successful architect whose life drastically changes one night after he gets into a car accident. He is suddenly more
Good People, Bad Things is the story of a successful architect whose life drastically changes one night after he gets into a car accident. He is suddenly thrust into a world of crime and must fight for his freedom as he is blackmailed into becoming a con man. Forced to prey on lonely, rich women Danny begins to pay off his debts, until he falls in love with one of his marks, a beautiful single mother named Claire. Danny tries to leave both the blackmailer and his life of crime behind. close
The film “Ukhnya” by Konstantin Vinogradsky is one of such experimental works, when the author, with apparent simplicity, sets almost impossible tasks more
The film “Ukhnya” by Konstantin Vinogradsky is one of such experimental works, when the author, with apparent simplicity, sets almost impossible tasks for himself.
For the director, this is the first experience of this scale. The idea of the film is simple and obvious – the kitchen as the center of the universe. Only Vinogradsky is interested not in culinary identity, but in the place of action.
The director presents a number of paintings that differ from each other in the theme and manner of shooting. For millions of our compatriots, the kitchen is a sacred place. At the gas stove, people quarrel, love each other, bear children, unravel philosophical problems. The kitchen has long been a place of psychological consumption for each other. Our native cuisine, in fact, has retained its pagan nature. A place where fire, water and metal meet. A triumph of flesh, pleasure and spirit. The themes of the seven deadly sins are enclosed in square meters of post-Soviet kitchens.
The tone of the film is set by the first novel about a playwright who writes plays in the kitchen at night, and his characters speak only with mat. Neurasthenic, exhausted by the trends of the “new drama”, specializing in maternity. His wife, a reasonable woman, tries to convince her husband to use a more harmonious syllable in his work. The role of the writer’s wife was very unexpectedly performed by Irina Lindt. It is symbolic that the husband is played by the scriptwriter and director of the film. Thus, each subsequent novel is presented as a figment of the writer’s imagination.
The action of the next plot takes place in a tiny kitchen two by two meters. The character, played by Yegor Barinov, quit his job, sold his car and is going to Chechnya as a civilian. Late at night he comes to say goodbye to the woman he has long loved. The plot is distinguished by a touching lyrical atmosphere, which is created by the exact psychological work of the actors. The hero of Barinov is an angular, simple man with a tender, vulnerable soul. Olga Sarycheva represents the recognizable character of a single woman who raises a child without a father.
The third novel is a satirical household sketch. The action takes place on the eighth of March in the communal. Drunk in the mind, the hero, played by Leonid Krasnov, talks about women, showing no respect for his own wife. In the foreground, a fan works and a fly is constantly buzzing somewhere.
The interior of the fourth novel is an expensive comfortable kitchen. The camera quietly, very slowly hits the faces of the actors. Two teenagers dream of dying between classes. Absurd teenage dialogue in the interior of luxury and well-being is interrupted by short bursts - photos of dying children from concentration camps. The novella seems to be a bitter tragedy of modernity.
In the next story, in the dark by the light of candles sit lonely old people (Valentina Kudinova and Alexei Golovin). The old woman can’t sleep without her favorite show, which was postponed after midnight. She projects the action of the series on her own life, and while there is no light in the house, her husband tolerates her presentation. Very touching dialogue, deeply executed by talented actors.
The next novel is a satirical sketch in the interior of a modern empty kitchen. Through the window, a thief (Vladimir Tishenkov) climbs into the apartment and opens the doors to his partner in the craft (Andrey Chernyshov). After scouring the apartment, they find a box of champagne and get drunk unconscious. In this form, they find the prosecutor with the wings of an angel behind them. The time has passed when the country believed Lenin’s words that even a housewife can govern a state. The kitchen is the only place for political debate. Vladimir Tishenkov and Andrei Chernyshov play out a grotesque scene, trying to understand the intricacies of modern politics. The last novel is preceded by an epigraph – a quote from a poem by Vladislav Surkov. Two girls (Olesya Veselova and Victoria Zakharova), apparently only from the bath in the interior of a chic kitchen, talking about cooking and going through the names of Caucasians, mix poison in coffee.
In the finale of the film, the writer from the first novel sits in front of the manuscripts at the night window. Vinogradsky does not put an end and does not rush to present the viewer with morality. He looks out the window, behind which is another space, not enclosed by square meters of the kitchen. close
After an accident involving a touring hockey team and a date gone wrong, a group of youngsters find themselves stranded in the Welsh hills with a weird more
After an accident involving a touring hockey team and a date gone wrong, a group of youngsters find themselves stranded in the Welsh hills with a weird local and a mysterious American stranger. When attacked by stupefied flesh eating zombies they must pull together or no one will survive the night. close
Remake of a hit film from 1990, "The Cherry Orchard" which Nakahara himself directed, based on a popular comic book from Akimi Yoshida. The story takes more
Remake of a hit film from 1990, "The Cherry Orchard" which Nakahara himself directed, based on a popular comic book from Akimi Yoshida. The story takes place at a prestigious girls high school where everyone is oppressed with rules. One girl who just transferred to this school finds a long lost script of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" which was banned from school 11 years ago. Breaking strict school rules and boundaries, she and her friends decide to perform the play. With sentiment, love and passion, the girls cherish the moment of their life before taking the next step towards adulthood. close
A drama about a film crew making a movie in an isolated mountain town famous for its ancient fortress, and what happens when the town is threatened by a modern-day foreign invasion.
A drama about a film crew making a movie in an isolated mountain town famous for its ancient fortress, and what happens when the town is threatened by a modern-day foreign invasion. close
Julien, 28, returns to his home town after spending the past 13 years in prison. Out on probation, he's obsessed with a girl... Emilie. And one day, he more
Julien, 28, returns to his home town after spending the past 13 years in prison. Out on probation, he's obsessed with a girl... Emilie. And one day, he reaches for her: "it's me". She turns around, looks at him and starts to scream. close
A young girl Aurora has a unique chance to find the “matrix” – a font for the blind, created by Louis Braille. Once upon a time, Braille himself gave more
A young girl Aurora has a unique chance to find the “matrix” – a font for the blind, created by Louis Braille. Once upon a time, Braille himself gave the matrix to Aurora’s ancestor for safekeeping, and now the girl considers it her duty to find it. For this, she refuses surgery to partially restore sight: only a blind person can solve the mystery of the matrix. close
The small child’s world is wonderful and extremely complex. A seemingly unimportant event can lead to tragic disaster in child’s life. On the other hand more
The small child’s world is wonderful and extremely complex. A seemingly unimportant event can lead to tragic disaster in child’s life. On the other hand kindness of the baby soul is capable to work a miracle. And it can even to animate the tiny fish. close
A man and a woman lead a complicated love life, filled with erotic tension and despotic passion. Their son is an involuntary witness to all this, cooped more
A man and a woman lead a complicated love life, filled with erotic tension and despotic passion. Their son is an involuntary witness to all this, cooped up despondently in his room banging his head against the wall. To get away from the situation, he escapes into a virtual world. But when the man finds himself inopportunely stuck out on the balcony of the apartment, a burglar gets into the building. At the same time, in a neighbouring apartment, spies are getting ready to listen in on a group of scientists. close
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