A convict is forced to hide within a model of a hammer and sickle. Here a tragic romance ensues between the convict and woman worker; which is spoilt more
A convict is forced to hide within a model of a hammer and sickle. Here a tragic romance ensues between the convict and woman worker; which is spoilt by the woman's jealous young son. The convict is then forced to undergo a tragic bid for freedom which ends with the beauty of swans contrasted with the imprisoned convicts and the hopeful but ultimately tragic wait by the woman for her lover. close
Based on the work of Yurii Mushketyk "Yasa". The action of the picture takes place in the 17th century, when Ukraine, led by the legendary Ivan Sirko, more
Based on the work of Yurii Mushketyk "Yasa". The action of the picture takes place in the 17th century, when Ukraine, led by the legendary Ivan Sirko, was defending itself from Tatar raids. A story of Ivan Sirko, the legendary Ukrainian originally from the Merefa county near Kharkiv, who was elected the leader of Cossacks eight times, bravely fought and won 53 major battles. close
This controversial documentary created a storm in Russia by taking the cloak off a violent, repressive period of Soviet history. Filmmaker Semyon Aranovich more
This controversial documentary created a storm in Russia by taking the cloak off a violent, repressive period of Soviet history. Filmmaker Semyon Aranovich found the last surviving personal bodyguard of Joseph Stalin, Alexey Robin, who began working for the dictator in the 1930s. close
The Prohibition years. Chicago bootleggers suffer losses due to their betrayal by one Mick Nich - Mikita Nichiporuk. The mob decides to execute the traitor, more
The Prohibition years. Chicago bootleggers suffer losses due to their betrayal by one Mick Nich - Mikita Nichiporuk. The mob decides to execute the traitor, who escaped to Odesa, USSR, and organized his own bootleg business there. The hitman, Pollack, arrives in Odesa, and realizes how hard it is to make the hit here, as compared to a civilized country like USA. close
It is the future, the world is in ruins and a large portion of the population consists of deformed mutants living in reservations. In this world a man more
It is the future, the world is in ruins and a large portion of the population consists of deformed mutants living in reservations. In this world a man decides to spend his vacation visiting the ruins of a museum that is now buried under the sea. close
Young soldiers of the Soviet Internal Troops are brutally bullied during their time of Dedovshchina(hazing). The plot unfolds mostly on board of a prisoner more
Young soldiers of the Soviet Internal Troops are brutally bullied during their time of Dedovshchina(hazing). The plot unfolds mostly on board of a prisoner transport rail car guarded by a unit of paramilitary conscripts. close
Volodya, who lives with his mother in the apartment on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, gets a pre-revolutionary book on magic rituals of Africa. Reading more
Volodya, who lives with his mother in the apartment on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, gets a pre-revolutionary book on magic rituals of Africa. Reading it, Vladimir realizes that he became an owner the supernatural gift – he can kill people by his own will. close
Inspired by Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, Sokurov’s Save and Protect recalls the most crucial events of Emma’s decline and fall: affairs with the aristocratic more
Inspired by Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, Sokurov’s Save and Protect recalls the most crucial events of Emma’s decline and fall: affairs with the aristocratic Rodolphe and the student Leon, the humiliation that follows her husband’s botching of the operation on the stable boy’s clubfoot. The universality of the theme of eternal struggle between the soul and the flesh is conveyed through the absence of specific reference to time or place: although the film seems to begin in 1840, its surreal mode effortlessly accommodates an automobile and the strains of “When the Saints Go Marching In” on an off-screen radio. Focusing on passion from a woman’s perspective and downplaying plot, Sokurov explores his subject in exquisite detail, capturing not only the heat of passion but also the quiet moments before and after and the innocent sensuousness of the body. close
Young Sasha is brought into a state-run children's home because his mother died early and his father spends most of his life in prison. The conditions more
Young Sasha is brought into a state-run children's home because his mother died early and his father spends most of his life in prison. The conditions are like in a penal institution. Sasha tries several times to escape and to search for his father. close
The bureaucratic epos on the dialogues and plots of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin "The History of a Town". In a metaphorical and grotesque form, the film more
The bureaucratic epos on the dialogues and plots of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin "The History of a Town". In a metaphorical and grotesque form, the film conveys the history of Russia from the calling of the Varangians until the end of the 20th century. The film traces the change of the “chiefs” of the county town of Glupov, which differ in varying degrees of tyranny and the corresponding total number of “killed” city residents. The heads of the city easily guess the former heads of the Russian state and the USSR. close
Extraordinarily detailed and beautifully drawn animation of a bizarre and surreal world; the domestic life of a fat man, his wife, a sort of oversized more
Extraordinarily detailed and beautifully drawn animation of a bizarre and surreal world; the domestic life of a fat man, his wife, a sort of oversized obese chicken, and their child/pet, a slug-like creature with a human head. This expressionistic and interior vision of Soviet animator Kovalyov is like an animated Eraserhead. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, Academy War Film Collection, in 2007. close
1946. Tired of poverty and hunger, peasants turn to Black Magic for help. Such a book is in the village literacy Petruc who found it in an abandoned royal more
1946. Tired of poverty and hunger, peasants turn to Black Magic for help. Such a book is in the village literacy Petruc who found it in an abandoned royal estate. And now everyone is infected with the delusional idea of making a deal with the devil. He's their last hope. . . close
The film is based on the story by L. Andreev "The Life of Vasily of Thebes" about the fate of the village priest Vasily, who, after going through a great more
The film is based on the story by L. Andreev "The Life of Vasily of Thebes" about the fate of the village priest Vasily, who, after going through a great many misfortunes, renounces God in order to regain his true faith through even greater grief. close
The Adult Daughter of a Young Man is a filmed performance of the Stanislavsky Theatre, 1981-1982. Bams (Albert Filozov) and Ivchenko ( Emmanuel Vitorgan more
The Adult Daughter of a Young Man is a filmed performance of the Stanislavsky Theatre, 1981-1982. Bams (Albert Filozov) and Ivchenko ( Emmanuel Vitorgan ) once studied together and were in the same company. They meet after twenty years. In those days, they were on different sides of the barricades – Bams became a styler, and Ivchenko became a Komsomol activist who fought him. Largely because of Ivchenko Bams was expelled from the institute, but he withstood all the troubles and became quite a decent civil engineer. The former stilega has a daughter with whom he can not find a common language with her. . close
On New Year’s Eve, corporal Lukov lagged behind his part and stayed on the desert highway, where he was picked up by a bus with the artists of the provincial more
On New Year’s Eve, corporal Lukov lagged behind his part and stayed on the desert highway, where he was picked up by a bus with the artists of the provincial theater. So Lukov met with Masha, a costumer, and found himself in the city. Accidentally on the street he faced a former colleague Tabakin, who committed a crime in the army and managed to escape punishment ... close
Kate (Oxana Fander) is eighteen years old, and she had an exciting adventure - shooting in the extra picture, which take place in the resort of Yalta. more
Kate (Oxana Fander) is eighteen years old, and she had an exciting adventure - shooting in the extra picture, which take place in the resort of Yalta. Upon their completion, the heroine of the film “Winter in Paradise” decides not to go home and stay in this beautiful city by the sea for the winter.
She finds a roof over her head at the widow carpenter Leonid Vorkuta (Yuri Stoskov. Having lost his wife, the man lives alone, his adult sons have gone somewhere. The young girl quietly becomes for this character of the picture “Winter in Paradise” something more than just a guest. He begins to feel that he is somehow responsible for her fate. close
Senior police officer Kuzmin investigates several complex cases at once, and in one of them his former stepson is a suspect. About a decade ago, his parents more
Senior police officer Kuzmin investigates several complex cases at once, and in one of them his former stepson is a suspect. About a decade ago, his parents prevented him from marrying a "woman with a child," which he has been unable to forget until now. Now her grown son is accused of robbery and could end up behind bars. In the police station of the provincial town of Leningrad region, where, as usual, formalism and indifference prevail, only he can do something to clarify the case.
Psychological detective Vladimir Ryabtsev "The Victim" (1990) with Alexander Martynov in the main role is interesting star cast, realism of the image of police everyday life, lack of pathos and soulfulness. close
In one Russian city, as the film "Katalazhka" tells us, an incredible thing happened - the wall of the local prison collapsed. The guests of the institution more
In one Russian city, as the film "Katalazhka" tells us, an incredible thing happened - the wall of the local prison collapsed. The guests of the institution were at large, and in order not to allow them to run away, the local leadership decided to temporarily settle them in apartments.
Housing for convicts on the plot of the satirical comedy “Katalazhka” was sought from those negligent citizens who owed utility payments. And so that the prisoners certainly did not have a desire to escape, it was decided to hide the city behind a barbed wire fence - effectively and without unnecessary temptations. close
The story is about how a metropolitan writer, concerned about the “fifth point of his questionnaire,” instead of the noble or, at worst, rabbit fur assigned more
The story is about how a metropolitan writer, concerned about the “fifth point of his questionnaire,” instead of the noble or, at worst, rabbit fur assigned to him by rank, was given a “medium fluffy domestic cat” at the Literary Fund, and how he, previously quiet and inconspicuous, ventured to a “mutiny on a ship” confidently cutting through the waters of “socialist realism.” close
A young Surrealist artist arrives in Leningrad to enter the Academy of Arts. In search of like-minded people, he goes around the city, gets to know his more
A young Surrealist artist arrives in Leningrad to enter the Academy of Arts. In search of like-minded people, he goes around the city, gets to know his inhabitants and meets Alevtina, a girl who has already entered the bohemian environment... close
The story develops in a couple of years before the collapse of the USSR. Masha is a young, energetic girl, who has decided to make an adventurous journey more
The story develops in a couple of years before the collapse of the USSR. Masha is a young, energetic girl, who has decided to make an adventurous journey across mountain Crimea. On the road she meets a funny man in a bowler hat and vest, who is trying to start his old car with a sledgehammer. Masha decided to become a fellow traveler of the mysterious mustachioed character. close
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