Russian provincial town in the middle of the 1930s Stalin’s Great Purge. Read More »
Tag Archives: Soviet Union
Jolly Fellows (1934) Grigori Aleksandrov, Leonid Utyosov, Lyubov Orlova, Mariya Strelkova
Yelena (Mariya Strelkova), a well-off would-be singer who can’t carry a tune Read More »
The Fall of Otrar (1991) Ardak Amirkulov, Dokhdurbek Kydyraliyev, Tungyshpai Zhamankulov, Bolot Beyshenaliev
This historical epic charts political intrigue among the Kipchaks Read More »
Days of Eclipse (1988) Aleksandr Sokurov, Aleksei Ananishnov, Eskender Umarov, Irina Sokolova
Days of Eclipse is filmed in a psychedelic manner close to stream of consciousness using unusual cinematographic techniques. Read More »
The Enchanted Desna (1964) Yuliya Solntseva, Boris Andreyev, Evgeniy Bondarenko, Vladimir Goncharov
During the Second World War a writer is crossing the Desna river together with Soviet soldiers. Read More »
The Steamroller and the Violin (1961) Andrei Tarkovsky, Igor Fomchenko, Vladimir Zamanskiy, Marina Adzhubei
Seven year old Sasha practices violin every day to satisfy the ambition of his parents. Read More »
The Cranes Are Flying (1957) Mikhail Kalatozov, Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasiliy Merkurev
As the clouds of war spread over Russia during Germany’s surprise invasion in 1941, the fervent young lovers Read More »
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 »