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Publisher
Stage Russia
Language
Russian
Description
A spectacular, breathtaking, high-tech musical production based on the masterpiece by Leo Tolstoy. The dramatic and tumultuous love story between the married ANNA KARENINA and a dashing military officer, Alexey Vronsky, takes place amidst the glitter and luxury of the Russian nobility in the second half of the 19th century. The musical’s characters struggle with overwhelming of love and betrayal, passion and duty, hope and desperation. Although...
2) Elena
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Language
Russian
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Description
A gripping, modern twist on the classic noir thriller. Sixty-ish spouses Vladimir and Elena uneasily share his palatial Moscow apartment—he’s a wealthy businessman; she’s his dowdy former nurse. Estranged from his own wild-child daughter, Vladimir openly despises his wife’s freeloading son and family. But when a sudden illness and an unexpected reunion threaten the dutiful housewife’s potential inheritance, she must hatch a desperate plan…...
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Russian
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“The Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekhov is a timeless classic that continues to captivate audiences from around the world. An iconic play set in pre-revolutionary Russia, it tells the story of a family struggling with the impending loss of their beloved home and orchard. It is a bittersweet tale of love, loss, and longing, full of humor and poignancy. The play is often read as a dramatization of the decline of the aristocracy and other socio-economic...
5) Leviathan
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Russian
Description
Kolya lives in a small fishing town near the stunning Barents Sea in Northern Russia. He owns an auto-repair shop that stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya and his son Roma. The town's corrupt mayor is determined to take away his business, his house, and his land.
6) Russian ark
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Russian
Description
Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (THE SUN) broke boundaries with his dreamlike vision of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, RUSSIAN ARK. It's the first feature-length narrative film shot in a single take (on digital video, using a specially designed disc instead of tape). RUSSIAN ARK is shot from the point-of-view of an unseen narrator, as he explores the museum and travels through Russian history. The audience sees through his eyes as he witnesses...
7) Absurdistan
Publisher
First Run Features
Language
Russian
Description
Welcome to Absurdistan, a small village in the high desert mountains, just on the outskirts of reality, where magical visions and bizarre events fuse together. The village is facing a water shortage, but the men are too lazy to fix a rickety pipeline and the women are getting fed up with their good-for-nothing husbands. Led by young Aya, the women make a simple vow: “No water, no sex.” The men's only hope is Temelko, whose long-promised wedding...
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Language
Russian
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Mikhail Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time follows the story of Pechorin, a young man who is seemingly apathetic to the world around him. Through his interactions with other characters, Pechorin displays a range of contradictory personality traits, including arrogance, naïveté, and cynicism. His development over the course of the novel is complex and multi-layered, and his ultimate fate is left ambiguous.
11) The Nose
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Language
Russian
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"The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol is a satirical short story that follows Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov, who wakes up one day to discover that his nose has inexplicably vanished. Even more bizarrely, he encounters his nose in the form of a higher-ranking officia
12) The Seagull
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Language
Russian
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The Seagull” - is a celebrated comedy by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), a great Russian writer. *** The plot is based on feelings of Konstantin Treplyov and Nina Zarechnaya and their difficult life choice: fame, glory or the true love. The one of special aspects of this work is that there are no required for the drama elements: dynamic storyline and entertaining events. The admirers of A.p. Chekhov's works will get a great pleasure after reading...
13) Азазель
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Language
Russian
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Description
Романом «Азазель» Акунин открыл серию книг о выдающемся сыщике, Эрасте Петровиче Фандорине. Это первые шаги в криминалистике еще юного детектива и первые шаги востоковеда Григория Чхартишвили на писательском поприще. Но это уже тот Борис Акунин,
...14) Пропавшая сестра
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Series
Publisher
Иностранка
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Russian
Formats
Description
Бирма. 1930-е годы. Начинающая певица Белл Хэттон приезжает из Англии в Рангун, где получает работу своей мечты в варьете при фешенебельном отеле. Казалось бы, впереди безоблачное будущее, но жизнь преподносит девушке неприятный сюрприз. В вещах своих...
15) Головоломка
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Series
Language
Russian
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Description
В новом триллере Франка Тилье «Головоломка» герои Илан и Зоэ, профессиональные охотники за сокровищами, внедряются в таинственную игру, где главный приз составляет триста тысяч евро, а цена ее – человеческая жизнь. Правила игры им неизвестны, они...
16) The banishment
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Russian
Description
Andrey Zvyagintsev (*Leviathan*) proffers an ambitious exploration of the human condition in his second feature. Much like his critically acclaimed debut *The Return*, the film investigates bonds of family, this time tackling the relationship between a husband and wife. A trip to the pastoral countryside reveals a dark, sinister reality for a family from the city. Eschewing easy answers and tackling a wide array of themes, THE BANISHMENT poetically...
17) Ореховый Будда
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Language
Russian
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Description
Роман «Ореховый Будда» описывает приключения священной статуэтки, которая по воле случая совершила длинное путешествие из далекой Японии в не менее далекую Московию. Будда странствует по взбудораженной петровскими потрясениями Руси, освещая души...
18) Over the limit
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Publisher
Film Movement
Language
Russian
Description
Elite rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun is soon to retire, but has one final goal set out for her: winning Olympic gold. This documentary "looks at the grueling Russian system for training athletes and the intense physical and mental labor put into a sport that thrives on its beautiful aesthetics"--Container.
19) Tesnota
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Russian
Description
TESNOTA (CLOSENESS, 2017) is the incendiary debut feature from the young and brilliant Kantemir Balagov (Beanpole). 1998, Nalchik, the North Caucasus, Russia. 24-year-old Ilana works in her father’s garage to help him make ends meet. One evening, her extended family and friends gather to celebrate the engagement of her younger brother David. Later that night, the young couple is kidnapped, and a ransom demand delivered. In this close-knit Jewish...
20) Sobibor
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Russian
Description
A war drama based on the history of the Sobibór extermination camp uprising during WWII and focuses on Soviet officer Alexander Pechersky. When he was a POW in SOBIBOR, he managed to do the impossible - to organize a revolt and mass escape of the prisoners. Many of the escapees were later caught and died - the rest led by Pechersky managed to join the partisans. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival**.
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