An actor by vocation and a moving mannequin by profession after saying goodbye to his wife leaving for America and himself decides to leave this country where, in order to somehow preserve his self, he has long been a “foreigner” for everyone. But the adventure in which the hero is involved before leaving returns to his native speech and gives him a chance for love. . .
A large government official from Moscow, having come to rest at home, falls into a trap organized for him by two sisters working in the former state house. more
A large government official from Moscow, having come to rest at home, falls into a trap organized for him by two sisters working in the former state house. Sincerely falling in love with one of them, he does not suspect that he is becoming the object of blackmail ... close
This stunningly beautiful and thin girl was very unlucky: abandoned and deceived by her husband — director, without money, housing, among rude, lustful more
This stunningly beautiful and thin girl was very unlucky: abandoned and deceived by her husband — director, without money, housing, among rude, lustful men and treacherous women, among the alien and cruel world of money and brute force. She needs to remain herself — pure and refined. And now, when it seems that there is no more strength to live, love will come — big and comprehensive, which will fill to capacity, and it turns out that the whole previous life was a preparation for meeting her. close
1899, the Christmas-time St.Petersburg. Ice-covered rivers and canals of the capital seethe with festive activities. On the eve of the new century those more
1899, the Christmas-time St.Petersburg. Ice-covered rivers and canals of the capital seethe with festive activities. On the eve of the new century those who should not be destined to meet, come together. They are people from different worlds: Matvey, the son of a lamplighter, whose only treasure is his silver-plated skates; Alice is the daughter of a high-ranking official dreaming of science. Each of them has his own difficult life-story, but having accidentally met they rush forward together in pursuit of their dreams. close
Dovlatov charts six days in the life of a brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought to more
Dovlatov charts six days in the life of a brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought to preserve his own talent and decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky, while watching his artist friends got crushed by the iron-willed state machinery. close