In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Read More »
Tag Archives: Russia
Telets / Taurus (2001) Aleksandr Sokurov, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mariya Kuznetsova, Sergey Razhuk, Drama

The second in Alexander Sokurov’s teratology of films concerning twentieth century dictators, Taurus is a poetic and partially factual film of the last days of Russian revolutionary, Vladimir Ulyanov ‘Lenin’. Read More »
Molokh / Moloch (1999) Aleksandr Sokurov, Elena Rufanova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Irina Sokolova, Drama

In 1942, in Bavaria, Eva Braun is alone, when Adolf Hitler arrives with Dr. Josef Goebbels and his wife Magda Goebbels and Martin Bormann to spend a couple of days without talking politics. Read More »
Molchi, grust… molchi / Be Silent, Sorrow, Be Silent (1918) Pyotr Chardynin, Konstantin Khokhlov, Vera Kholodnaya, Drama

Pola performs in a circus double act of music and clowning with her husband Lorio. Read More »
Deti Veka / Children Of The Age (1915) Yevgeni Bauer, Arsenii Bibikov, V. Glinskaya, Ivan Gorskij, Drama

The picture tells the story of Maria (Vera Kholodnaya), a devoted wife of a bank employee. Read More »
Duska (2007) Jos Stelling, Sergey Makovetskiy, Gene Bervoets, Sylvia Hoeks, Drama

An older film critic’s life is interrupted by an unexpected visitor.
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Transe / Trance (2006) Teresa Villaverde, Ana Moreira, Viktor Rakov, Robinson Stévenin

Sonia, a girl from St Petersburg, decides to seek a better life in western Europe. She first gets a job at a car dealer in Germany. But she is suddenly kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery. She will be dragged from country to country and resistance will only bring her misery and humiliation.
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