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The Heron and the Crane tells the story of two would-be lovers, Heron and Crane, whose pride and self-importance continually prevent them from accepting each other’s proposals of marriage, despite their desire for each other.Read More »
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Yuriy Norshteyn – Tsaplya i zhuravl aka The Heron and the Crane (1975)
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Sulambek Mamilov – Den gneva AKA Day of Wrath (1985)
1981-1990HorrorSci-FiSulambek MamilovUSSRAn American TV-journalist is interested in the trail of some strange mystery embedded in a mountainous region of the USA. After much red tape, he is allowed to enter the area. A sullen guide convoys him through several farms inhabited by even more sullen and withdrawn people. The journalist cannot help minding their weird behaviour, and especially that of one kid who also seems to be a math whiz. With some effort, he discovers an explanation to the mystery and convinces his guide to help him reveal it to the rest of the world.Read More »
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German Lavrov & Mikhail Romm & Marlen Khutsiyev & Elem Klimov – I vsyo-taki ya veryu… AKA And Still I Believe… (1974)
1971-1980DocumentaryElem KlimovGerman LavrovMarlen KhutsiyevMikhail RommPoliticsUSSRFollowing Romm’s untimely death during the making of …And Still I Believe, his former students Khutsiev and Klimov completed this remarkable film montage, a personal journey across 20th-century history and the clash of civilizations told, in part, through Romm’s own diary entries and gripping historical footage.Read More »
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Fridrikh Ermler – Velikiy grazhdanin AKA The Great Citizen (1938)
Drama1931-1940Fridrikh ErmlerPoliticsUSSRThe film features life of Soviet country in the 20-s. The story is focused on the character of a major party leader. The film was inspired by life and activities of Bolshevik leader Sergei Kirov (1886 — 1934).Read More »
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Marlen Khutsiyev – Zastava Ilyicha AKA Mne dvadtsat let AKA Ilyich’s Outpost [189 min] (1965)
1961-1970ArthouseDramaMarlen KhutsiyevUSSRFollowing three lifelong friends who return to Moscow after military service, we see their aspirations juxtaposed against everyday life in 1960 Soviet Union.Read More »
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Nigina Sayfullaeva – Vernost AKA Fidelity (2019)
Drama2011-2020Nigina SayfullaevaRussiaQuote:
By the age of 30, Lena was able to achieve good results in life. She worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist. Colleagues respected, and happy patients tried to thank her. Her personal life also developed quite safely. Husband Sergei worked as an actor in a drama theater, showed concern and did not interfere in affairs, but recently she began to notice serious changes in his behavior. Another fact is that they did not have sex. One day she reads one of her husband’s text messages, she is convinced he is cheating on her. At one point, she does not stand up and in revenge cheats with a little-known man. For her, a new world unexpectedly opens up, filled with passion and incredible emotions, which she uses for her emotional state. But constant betrayal is becoming an integral part of double life.Read More » -
Vladimir Samsonov – 32 Dekabrya AKA December 32 (1988)
1981-1990AnimationMusicalUSSRVladimir SamsonovA riotous late-Soviet-era animated musical about the agonies of modern family life in the 20th century, taking place on New Year’s Eve. A postcard that gets put into the wrong mailbox, and a misunderstood lipstick mark, cause a married couple to trade accusations of infidelity that threaten to derail their holiday.Read More »
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Mikhail Kalatozov – Vernye druz’ya AKA True Friends (1954) (HD)
1951-1960ComedyMikhail KalatozovRomanceUSSRSummaries
Alexander, Boris and Vasily are three old friends, who now rarely see each other as they are busy with their professional life. They embark on long-planned voyage on a raft down the Volga river, which turns into a series of comical accidents but also strengthens their friendship.Read More » -
Irina Golubeva – Andrey Tarkovsky – Trudno byt bogom AKA It’s hard to be God (2019)
2011-2020DocumentaryIrina GolubevaRussiaTVТрудно быть богом
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Andrei Tarkovsky is the most famous Russian director, who during his lifetime was called a genius. He did not take many pictures, but they all became classics of world cinema. “Andrey Rublev”, “Solaris”, “Mirror”, “Stalker”. It seemed that he created his films from air, water and fire, from deep emotions and even his own dreams. This is an extremely sincere, confessional art, but what is the creator who created it?! What was this God who lived the mortal life of a man with his weaknesses, fears, doubts? For the first time we will tell about the real Andrei Tarkovsky, we will open the veil of his strange, mysterious and very personal worlds.Read More »