As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life. Read More »
Tag Archives: Russia
House Of Fools / Dom durakov (2002) Andrey Konchalovskiy, Yuliya Vysotskaya, Sultan Islamov, Bryan Adams
A film about the mental institution which backdrop is the Chechen war. Read More »
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) Sergei Bodrov, Oleg Menshikov, Susanna Mekhraliyeva
Based upon a short story by Leo Tolstoy, two Russian soldiers, Sacha and Vania Read More »
Moscow / Moskva (2000) Aleksandr Zeldovich, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Tatyana Drubich, Natalya Kolyakanova
The film centres on Mike, a businessman in decidedly the new Russian mould. Read More »
Hush! / Tishe! (2003) Viktor Kosakovskiy
The director films the street where he lives in St. Petersburg, for a whole year Read More »
Ryaba, My Chicken / Kurochka Ryaba (1994) Andrey Konchalovskiy, Inna Churikova, Viktor Mikhaylov, Aleksandr Surin
Kurochka Ryaba is a sarcastic sour comedy sequel to Konchalovsky’s own 1966 movie ‘The Story of Asya Klyachina Read More »
The Thief / Vor (1997) Pavel Chukhray, Vladimir Mashkov, Yekaterina Rednikova, Mikhail Filipchuk
A woman meets a man who isn’t the right man for her – but she hasn’t realised it yet… Read More »
Andersen. Life Without Love / Andersen. Zhizn bez lyubvi (2006) Eldar Ryazanov, Liya Akhedzhakova, Evgeniy Alyokhin, Alyona Babenko
Follows the life of famous literary figure Hans Christian Andersen. Read More »
A Chef in Love / Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti (1996) Nana Dzhordzhadze, Nino Kirtadze, Pierre Richard, Micheline Presle
The story of Pascal Ichak, a larger-than-life French traveller, bon vivant Read More »
Wild Field / Dikoe pole (2008) Mikheil Kalatozishvili, Oleg Dolin, Roman Madyanov, Yuriy Stepanov
A young charismatic doctor practices medicine in the middle of the vast Steppe. Read More »