Religious-romantic interpretation of the novels of A. Chekhov: "The Bishops" "The Princess" "Holy Night" with the use of chants of Orthodox services of more
Religious-romantic interpretation of the novels of A. Chekhov: "The Bishops" "The Princess" "Holy Night" with the use of chants of Orthodox services of D. Bortnyansky S. Rachmaninoff other composers as well as Russian Ukrainian and Roma folk songs. Massenet's Elegy is performed by F. Chaliapin. close
Based on the works of Nikolai Gogol - 'The Old World Landowners', 'The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich', 'Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt'.
Based on the works of Nikolai Gogol - 'The Old World Landowners', 'The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich', 'Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt'. close
The historical-revolutionary film tells how during the civil war in Sevastopol the Bolshevik Alekseev and the investigator of the tsarist guard Yarnovsky more
The historical-revolutionary film tells how during the civil war in Sevastopol the Bolshevik Alekseev and the investigator of the tsarist guard Yarnovsky met. The plot of the picture - the history of their meetings in the past close
The Russian Civil War is over and the White Guard are all dead or abroad. Some of the exiled nobles are attempting to crown a new Tsar/Emperor abroad, more
The Russian Civil War is over and the White Guard are all dead or abroad. Some of the exiled nobles are attempting to crown a new Tsar/Emperor abroad, and a couple of impostors are vying for the position. At the same time, some of the Elusive Avengers' old foes are trying to return to Russia, for mysterious reasons. The avengers are assigned the task of finding out what's going on. Turns out the bad guys are after the Russian Crown, which is encrusted with many diamonds and jewels. It is not clear whether the crown is only wanted for the coronation ceremony or if the bad guys are trying to sell it to the highest bidder, but either way they must be stopped. The avengers are after them. Two go to Paris to infiltrate the emigrant community, and the other two work on the Russian soil. close
A man rides on a train and looks out the window and remembers his life, his work at the factory. He had just left to look for the place where his son more
A man rides on a train and looks out the window and remembers his life, his work at the factory. He had just left to look for the place where his son died and was buried. The old woman on the train told him that she saw a fight on the outskirts of the city. He got off the train and went looking for his son’s grave. He settled nearby and decided to make a monument to the soldier who died here. But one day the military arrived, and it turned out that this was not the grave of his son, but someone's father. He went looking again. The military enlistment office pointed him to the village of Berezhki, where a Komsomol ticket pierced by a bullet was found. The name and patronymic matched, and only three letters remained from the surname. He came across this new grave with a woman, and again it turned out that the name of the one who lies there is only a stranger. He placed a monument on someone else’s grave and moved on. Passing some railway station, he met with a colleague of his son, and he stunned him - they say, a traitor your son, surrendered. For a long time they found out what and how, until they came to the conclusion that another person covered himself with his name. My father cried with joy and went on the road again. So he travels around the earth, looking for the grave of his son, and puts monuments to the dead. close
This revolutionary epic likens the push for industrialization of Soviet Ukraine with the battle for Perekop during the Civil War. A missing plow blade more
This revolutionary epic likens the push for industrialization of Soviet Ukraine with the battle for Perekop during the Civil War. A missing plow blade is presented as a symbol of the country's backward peasant economy that needs to be transformed in the course of the industrial construction. In an onslaught of rapidly changing images, Ukrainian village with its peasants suspicious of everything new, dramatically collides with the frenzy of working factories, plants, and mines. close
Inherited by her husband's impressive fortune, widow Martha Anker (Egle Gabrenaite) returns to her homeland, where Pastor Hopke is eagerly awaiting her more
Inherited by her husband's impressive fortune, widow Martha Anker (Egle Gabrenaite) returns to her homeland, where Pastor Hopke is eagerly awaiting her (Juris Streng. He no longer remembers that he once humiliated poor Martha, and sincerely rejoices at the upcoming meeting. She has not forgotten anything, and her feelings are not so bright, but now this unfortunate half-mad woman is worried about something else - a young village fisherman Ansas Balcius (Algirdas Latenas), with whom she does not want to part. Ansas does not feel saved at all, and his wife (Rimante Krilavicyute) and two children are waiting on the shore.
The film-parable of Arunas Prano Jebrunas “Journey to Paradise” is based on the novella by Hermann Zuderman “Journey to Tilsit”. close
Film, based on a story by Latvian novelist Egons Līvs, focuses on the resolve of a human being and the whole Lithuanian nation in the face of cataclysmic more
Film, based on a story by Latvian novelist Egons Līvs, focuses on the resolve of a human being and the whole Lithuanian nation in the face of cataclysmic events to find the time and room for simple emotions. The film depicts a chaotic period through the relationship of the two brothers, one dedicated to his family and conscience; the other dedicated to a political ideal. These divided brothers can be read as a representation of a country torn in two, of a history rudely divided. Lithuania has a history of occupation and the struggle to survive is as much personal as it is cultural. close
Romm's "Ordinary Fascism" pulls out all the stops in its selection of documentary material to draw the viewer not only into absolute horror about fascism more
Romm's "Ordinary Fascism" pulls out all the stops in its selection of documentary material to draw the viewer not only into absolute horror about fascism and nazism in the 1920s–1940s Europe, but also to a firmest of convictions that nothing of the sort should be allowed to happen again anywhere in the world. close
When a small state is threatened with capture by a much stronger one, only one thing can save it: the emergence of a competitor comparable to the invader. more
When a small state is threatened with capture by a much stronger one, only one thing can save it: the emergence of a competitor comparable to the invader. In a graceful and witty play by Scribe, hostilities unfold around a young officer, in whom the modest saleswoman of a jewelry store, the omnipotent Duchess of Marlborough and the Queen of England herself fell in love at the same time. close
The years of the tsar’s adolescence and youth were permeated with deadly danger coming from some of the Boyars, the rebellious Streltsy and Tsarevna Sophia more
The years of the tsar’s adolescence and youth were permeated with deadly danger coming from some of the Boyars, the rebellious Streltsy and Tsarevna Sophia who aspired for power. But already at that early time Peter demonstrates a profound, bright intellect, a strong will and the sense of purpose, which help him disarm both his open and secret enemies. close
The February Revolution did not bring the coffins of the desired world. On the slopes of the Carpathians, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers are dying, deceived more
The February Revolution did not bring the coffins of the desired world. On the slopes of the Carpathians, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers are dying, deceived by the Kerensky government. But the words of the Bolshevik truth penetrate into the Cops, and the soldiers refuse to go to the slaughterhouse. Among the front-line soldiers going home, and young Ukrainian Taras Golota. He dreams of joyful meetings, and gets to the funeral of the mother killed by the Haydamaks. The landless peasantry is starving, and the famine raises fellow villagers to the division of the landlord fields... close
The film is dedicated to two great aircraft designers - Sikorsky and Tupolev. Their fates diverged, despite the commonality of ideas. Sikorsky decided more
The film is dedicated to two great aircraft designers - Sikorsky and Tupolev. Their fates diverged, despite the commonality of ideas. Sikorsky decided to leave, considering it impossible to waste time fighting. Tupolev believed that the worst is behind, and ahead of the difficult road of creation. Everyone was right in their own way... close
Based on the novel of the same name by Leonid Leonov. Young Polya comes to Moscow: she wants to find her father, Professor Vikhrov, and try to understand more
Based on the novel of the same name by Leonid Leonov. Young Polya comes to Moscow: she wants to find her father, Professor Vikhrov, and try to understand why her mother broke up with him. Vikhrov is a prominent scientist who has defended the forest from barbaric destruction all his life. The war begins. Professor Vikhrov continues to lecture, proving to students the need to protect the forest. Polya is trying to find out the reasons for the long-standing feud between her father and academician Gratsianskiy. Now, when Vikhrov is already not young and lonely, the professor mentally returns to the past... close
The 1930s and 1940s were the period when Soviet cinema produced historical heroic films. The country needed heroes with high ideals, capable of rallying more
The 1930s and 1940s were the period when Soviet cinema produced historical heroic films. The country needed heroes with high ideals, capable of rallying the people before a great threat and entrusting their lives to strong leaders. That is why at this time they filmed Minin and Pozharsky, Alexander Nevsky, Admiral Nakhimov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky and Peter I.
Heroic past of Russia
The film “Minin and Pozharsky”, directed by Mikhail Doller and Vsevolod Pudovkin, tells about one of the most dramatic periods in Russian history: the very existence of the Russian state was threatened. In the autumn of 1610, when the Polish army deceived into the Kremlin, the butcher-merchant Kuzma Minin (Alexander Khanov) toured the Russian villages, which lie in ruin. Being a member of the Alyabievsk People’s Militia, he sees how scattered and few are the opponents of False Dmitry II and how despicable and dangerous it is to leave Mother Russia to the flow and plunder.
At the same time, Dmitry Pozharsky (Boris Livanov), a prince of the Suzdal family, is fighting the enemy in the first Nizhny Novgorod militia, which fails because of betrayal at the very top. The crushing defeat because of the atamans Zarutsky, Trubetsky (Sergei Komarov) and Lyapunov only in the hands of Khodkevich (Anatoly Goryunov), Orlov (Lev Sverdlin) and the Polish king Sigismund III (Mikhail Astangov).
In the summer of 1611, Minin reaches Nizhny Novgorod, finds Pozharsky and delivers a fiery speech, which is designed to assemble a new militia and drive the Russian enemy from the ground. All the gathered cheerfully supported the idea and chose the merchant as the leader, but money was needed for the uniform and maintenance of the whole army, which nobody carried. Then Kuzma cheated, offering to appoint a ransom for the wives of eminent citizens, after which the rich Nizhny Novgorod paid money, as long as their noble relatives were not taken into bondage.
The second militia was recruited and moved to Moscow, where in August 1612 the interventionists were defeated on the head. To prevent the expulsion of the Poles from the country, the traitors send to the Fireman, who managed to neutralize, otherwise it is unknown how history would have turned. The finale of the film has long been known from history books. The film is distinguished by meticulous adherence to historical facts, so unexpected directorial moves were not supposed here.
Epic sweep in severe conditions
The film was shot at a difficult time, so the artistic means available to directors and operators were extremely poor. However, they managed to make a large-scale film, which involved hundreds of extras for battle scenes. The most significant episodes are accompanied by choral singing and orchestral music. There was nothing to build and decorate expensive pavilions or restore the appearance of Moscow in the early 17th century, so most of the scenes in the capital were filmed in Rostov the Great.
For the contribution to the development of Soviet cinema and the correct interpretation of events, the directors of the film Minin and Pozharsky were awarded the Stalin Prize of the I degree. close
The film is based on Sergei Narovchatov’s poem. Vassily Buslayev is an epic Russian hero who rose to defend the freedom and independence of his people. more
The film is based on Sergei Narovchatov’s poem. Vassily Buslayev is an epic Russian hero who rose to defend the freedom and independence of his people. The strength and power of this son of a Novgorod governor, his friendship with simple folk enraged and scared the rich, fat merchants of the city. When they learned that the young man was setting out on a march to save his native land from the enemy, they couldn’t be more happy: how could he defeat a foe so mighty! But Vassily overcomes all intrigues and brings his expedition to a victorious end. He returns home a hero, and not alone but with a sweetheart. When a threat of enemy invasion again looms over Novgorod, people come and beg Vassily to defend their native land. close
The plot is based on the love story of Liisa Pezentak and the fearless patriot Melelev, who will pass a series of various tests before finding their happiness. more
The plot is based on the love story of Liisa Pezentak and the fearless patriot Melelev, who will pass a series of various tests before finding their happiness. The film takes place in the XIV century, when Estonia was ruled by the Teutonic Order. close
Boris Shchukin (“Pilots”), Nikolai Plotnikov (“White Fang”), Vera Maretskaya (“She Defends the Motherland”), Osip Abdulov (“Seahawk”) in the film “Generation more
Boris Shchukin (“Pilots”), Nikolai Plotnikov (“White Fang”), Vera Maretskaya (“She Defends the Motherland”), Osip Abdulov (“Seahawk”) in the film “Generation of Winners”. The film covers the events of 1896-1905 - from the first revolutionary gatherings to the armed Moscow uprising of workers on Krasnaya Presnya, later called Bloody Sunday. St. Petersburg students Alexander Mikhailov and Evgeny Svetlov, a peasant girl Varvara Postnikova, come to Moscow, go through a difficult path of revolutionaries-underground. close
The action takes place in 1714 in the London royal palace of St. James. The Duchess of Marlborough, the favorite of the weak-willed queen, skillfully more
The action takes place in 1714 in the London royal palace of St. James. The Duchess of Marlborough, the favorite of the weak-willed queen, skillfully rules the state. Her political opponent, former minister Lord Bolingbroke, dreaming of restoring his influence at court, successfully wages a cunning war against the duchess, using the rivalry between the queen and the duchess of Marlborough, who are in love with the young officer Mesham. close
Outskirts is an internationally renowned masterpiece of early sound cinema. In a remote Russian village during World War I, colorful and nuanced characters more
Outskirts is an internationally renowned masterpiece of early sound cinema. In a remote Russian village during World War I, colorful and nuanced characters experience divided loyalties: family loyalty vs. personal desire, nationalism vs. transcendent humanism. close
In a small Tatar village during the traditional holiday of the beginning of plowing, monks appear, accompanied by soldiers. Trying to convert the local more
In a small Tatar village during the traditional holiday of the beginning of plowing, monks appear, accompanied by soldiers. Trying to convert the local population to Orthodoxy by force, monks and soldiers meet tough resistance from the local residents. The wife of the peasant Bulat dies, and his son Asfan is taken away in an unknown direction.
It takes 15 years. Bulat becomes the protector of all the poor. His son Timur, Asfan's brother, helps him in business. Meanwhile, Asfan, brought up in the circle of Prince Potemkin's associates, receives the rank of warrant officer and is sent at the head of the punitive detachment to his native places - to pacify the rebellious peasants. . close
During the years of collectivization, the campaign team "Red Yurt" arrived in a remote Kazakh village. Fearing the organization of a collective farm in more
During the years of collectivization, the campaign team "Red Yurt" arrived in a remote Kazakh village. Fearing the organization of a collective farm in the village, the locals tried to flee abroad, but the members of the propaganda team engaged them in battle… close
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