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Tag Archives: Soviet Union
Come and See (1985) Elem Klimov, Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevicius
The action takes place on the territory of Belarus in 1943. In the center of the story is a Belarusian boy, who witnesses the horrors of the Nazi punitive action Read More »
Sügis (1990) Arvo Kruusement, Margus Lepa, Liina Tennosaar, Anne Reemann
In the follow-up of Estonian classics “Kevade” (1969) and “Suvi” (1976) the same characters have reached their middle-age. Read More »
Summer (1976) Arvo Kruusement, Aare Laanemets, Riina Hein, Margus Lepa
Characters familiar from Kevade are now in their 20s. In the beginning of the 20th century, Joosep Toots has returned from Russia, where he learned agriculture. Read More »
Volga – Volga (1938) Grigori Aleksandrov, Igor Ilyinsky, Vladimir Volodin, Pavel Olenev, Sergei Antimonov
Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin’s favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Oci Ciornie / Dark Eyes (1987) Nikita Mikhalkov, Marcello Mastroianni, Silvana Mangano, Marthe Keller, Comedy, Romance, Drama
Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. Read More »
Schaste / Happiness (1935) Aleksandr Medvedkin, Pyotr Zinovyev, Yelena Yegorova, Nikolay Cherkasov, Comedy, Drama
A hapless loser (with the surname of Loser) undergoes misadventures with avaracious clergy, a tired horse, and a walking granary (among other things) on his road to collectivized happiness. Read More »
Chaykovskiy / Tchaikovsky (1970) Igor Talankin, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Antonina Shuranova, Kirill Lavrov, Biography, Drama
The life and work of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky is shown through his relationship with aristocratic art connoisseur Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck. Read More »
U samogo sinego morya / By the Bluest of Seas (1936) Boris Barnet, S. Mardanin, Alexei Dolinin, Sergey Komarov, Nikolay Kryuchkov, Drama, Musical, Romance
Yussuf and Aliosha are two shipwrecked sailors on an island in the Caspian Sea. Read More »
Dama s sobachkoy / The Lady with the Dog (1960) Iosif Kheifits, Iya Savvina, Aleksey Batalov, Nina Alisova, Drama, Romance
In the Nineteenth Century, at the seaside resort of Yalta, the upper class Dimitri Gurov from Moscow meets Anna Sergeyovna walking with her little dog. Read More »
Staroye i novoye / The General Line (1929) Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Sergei M. Eisenstein, Marfa Lapkina, M. Ivanin, Konstantin Vasilyev, Drama
The horseless Marfa Lapkina, together with the local agronomist and other poor peasants, organizes a dairy farm in the village. Read More »