In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived Tsar Anton. And he decided to marry his son, Ivan Tsarevich. But Ivan did not like any of the brides, and then the tsar got angry, ordered to blindfold the prince and give him a bow and arrows. The arrow sent by the prince hit the swamp hummock where the frog was sitting. Ivan handed her an engagement ring — and then a miracle happened: the frog turned into a beautiful girl, Elena the Wise.
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived Tsar Anton. And he decided to marry his son, Ivan Tsarevich. But Ivan did not like any of the brides, and then the tsar got angry, ordered to blindfold the prince and give him a bow and arrows. The arrow sent by the prince hit the swamp hummock where the frog was sitting. Ivan handed her an engagement ring — and then a miracle happened: the frog turned into a beautiful girl, Elena the Wise.
On the eve of his fortieth anniversary Sergei Makarov looks back at his life and learns that he has achieved nothing. He was not able to be happy and to bring happiness to the closest people in his life, neither to his long-suffering wife nor young mistress nor friends nor work... It is about the men who never grew up and could not find themselves in the time of stagnation – gifted, charming, but infantile and lost, they never were able to realize themselves...
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé—encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias—commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter.
Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team.
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.
Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.