A film about the mental institution which backdrop is the Chechen war. A story about the patients living in an institution during the war on the border of Chechnia and Russia during the war. Read More »
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Parade of the Planets (1984) Vadim Abdrashitov, Oleg Borisov, Sergey Shakurov, Sergey Nikonenko, Drama, Fantasy
In a surreal puzzler, this story of a fantasy lived by a disparate group of four men captures the visual imagination with its images and leaves a large question mark in the meantime. Read More »
Son of Sinbad (1955) Ted Tetzlaff, Dale Robertson, Vincent Price, Sally Forrest, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sinbad was pursuing a secret weapon: Greek Fire. Attributed to the ancient Greeks, it was composed of pitch or bitumen, sulfur, and other ingredients. Read More »
The Go-Between (1971) Joseph Losey, Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Drama, Romance
Summer 1900: Queen Victoria’s last and the summer Leo turns 13. He’s the guest of Marcus, a wealthy classmate, at a grand home in rural Norfolk. Read More »
There Will Be No Leave Today (1958) Aleksandr Gordon, Andrei Tarkovsky, Oleg Borisov, Aleksey Alekseev, Pyotr Lyubeshkin, Drama, Thriller
Soldiers undertake the perilous task of removing a stockpile of World War II bombshells discovered during roadworks under the ground of a small village. Read More »
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (1987) Alla Surikova, Andrey Mironov, Aleksandra Yakovleva-Aasmyae, Mikhail Boyarskiy, Comedy, Musical, Romance, Western
Mr Jonny First arrives to the Wild West to present the art of the Cinematograph. Read More »
Joy of Fatherhood / Vaterfreuden (2014) Matthias Schweighöfer, Torsten Künstler, Isabell Polak, Friedrich Mücke, Comedy, Romance
Felix enjoys his single life to the fullest and is happy without a family and kids until his annoying brother Henne moves in with him, bringing along his honey-obsessed pet ferret Karsten. Read More »
Poruchik Kizhe / Lieutenant Kizhe (1934) Aleksandr Faintsimmer, Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Gorin-Goryainov, Nina Shaternikova, Comedy, Drama
A sarcastic comedy about the Russian-Soviet bureaucracy, based on the eponymous novella by Yuri Tynyanov. Set in the reign of Emperor Paul I. Read More »
Vodka, Mr. Palmu (1969) Matti Kassila, Joel Rinne, Leo Jokela, Matti Ranin, Comedy, Crime
A TV reporter is murdered when he is eavesdropping on a secret Finnish-Soviet conference. Read More »
Taxi Blues (1990) Pavel Lungin, Pyotr Mamonov, Pyotr Zaychenko, Vladimir Kashpur, Comedy, Drama
Ivan is old Russia: thick, dour, hard-working, often brutish; he misses Communism. He drives a taxi and one night meets Alexi, a new Russian, a musician, an alcoholic, irresponsible. Read More »