Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin’s favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. Read More »
Tag Archives: Soviet Union
The Red Tent (1969) Mikhail Kalatozov, Sean Connery, Peter Finch, Mario Adorf
The commander of a failed 1928 Arctic airship expedition is remembering the events of the “Italia” airship flight, crash and subsequent rescue efforts. Read More »
Dimka (1963) Ilya Frez, Aleksei Zagorsky, Olga Lysenko, Vladimir Treshchalov, Comedy, Family
It’s the story of a boy named Dimka (Alyosha Zagorsky), the young son of a lovely young widowed woman (Olga Lysenko) who is taking work as a typist. Read More »
Spring (1969) Arvo Kruusement, Arno Liiver, Riina Hein, Aare Laanemets
Semi-autobiographical narrative by Oskar Luts about friendship, life and love in a tiny Estonian nation boarding school in the late 1800s. Read More »
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924) Lev Kuleshov, Porfiri Podobed, Boris Barnet, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Comedy
The movie chronicles the experiences of an American,”Mr. West,” along with his loyal bodyguard and slave Jeddie, as they see the territory of the dreadful, evil Bolsheviks. Read More »
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 »
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 »
The Blue Bird (1976) George Cukor, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, Cicely Tyson, Ava Gardner, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune. 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 »