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When the collection of short stories by I.E.Babel "Konarmiya" was published, S.M. Budyonny became one of its first readers. The "horse army" infuriated him. Budyonny called the essays slanderous speculation and threatened to personally hack Babel with a saber. Defending the writer, Gorky wrote: "He showed the fighters of the First Cavalry better, more truthfully than Gogol — Zaporozhtsev." The writer was saved that time. But on May 16, 1939, no one could help Babel anymore. The writer was arrested. He ended up in the most terrible NKVD prison, Sukhanovskaya. Few people managed to get out alive.…

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An instructive story about a man who was born to be happy, and about the contrabass that prevented him from doing it.

A film about the life of the city and citizens. In the center of the plot is a small child who accidentally comes upon two builders and radically changes their everyday life.

A boy rescues a Border Collie and the two go through many adventures over the years.

A self - willed girl, the daughter of a Giant living high in the mountains, decided to play like a toy with a plowman who works in a field in the valley.

Thanks to the sage's prediction, Khan revealed the insidious plans of the conspirators and made them punish themselves...

This is a fractured tale of Kiwi (Iaroslav Zhalnin), a teen thief with a penchant for driving his motorcycle into traffic, playing video games and turning invisible; Alisa (Vasilisa Petina), a young model whose face is splashed all over city billboards and ads, with whom Kiwi grows fixated; and Alik (Khazizov), a metrosexual writer who roller-skates in his cavernous hard-wood-floored apartment and plucks a drunken Alisa after her fateful encounter with Kiwi. Alik, responding to Alisa’s pleas, eventually confronts the pestering Kiwi; a misunderstanding (did he rape her? did he not?) erupts into violence.

Short horror film.

In 1964, an unknown provincial actor Anatoly Solonitsyn arrives in Moscow in the film crew of the film "Andrei Rublev" and offers himself to the main rod. The Khudsovet, headed by Mikhail Romm, urged Tarkovsky to abandon the dubious candidacy. Turning to specialists in ancient Russian literature and spreading out the photo tests of numerous candidates, Tarkovsky asked: "What face could be the face of Andrei Rublev?". Everyone pointed at Solonitsyn.

Through her very real subject Edgar Figner, director Nathalie Alonso Casale offers us an intimate sense of the 21st-century Russian zeitgeist. A true alchemist, Mr. Figner has spent his life in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) as a sound-effects artist at Lenfilm Studios, where from the silent era to the present he has used commonplace objects (cabbages, old shoes) to create complex sound effects for films. Under the pressures of contemporary Russian life, Figner begins to retreat into a past comprising his own personal history and the history of Russian cinema. As reality and memory blend with stunning scenes from Soviet films, Figner’s art becomes a soundtrack for the muffled culture created by the repression of the Soviet era. This delicate mix of documentary, reality and cinematic imagination creates a deeply sensitive account of the silences at the heart of the Russian social, political and cinematic experience.

Kirill, who stood up for Nastya's honor, is forced to join the army. He severely beat the offender, and military service is the only way for him to avoid prison.

One of the legends of Soviet television is Valentina Leontieva. One of the first TV presenters. She was called the All-Union "Aunt Valya". The peak of Leontieva's fame came in the late 1960s - early 1970s, when she led the program adored by the people "From the bottom of her heart." And besides, there were festive concerts "Blue light", popular children's programs "Visiting a fairy tale", "Good night, kids", "Skillful Hands", "Alarm Clock"... Leontieva's story about herself in the film is illustrated by film and TV newsreels, photographs of her personal archive. But even the most vivid memories of former glory cannot drown out the pain and longing. Valentina Mikhailovna appears in front of the audience in a housecoat and slippers. The poor atmosphere, the unpretentious decoration of her home, and most importantly, the genuine sadness in her eyes and voice indicate that the once beloved and irreplaceable Aunt Valya was undeservedly forgotten.

A film about the creation of the Moscow Metro, which has become a symbol of the whole country. The narrative covers the period from the first pre-revolutionary projects to the Khrushchev era.

On December 31, 1999, Yeltsin delivered his stunning speech, notifying Russia of his own resignation and, it would seem, went into the shadows. During the year, the film crew followed the first president of Russia. Yeltsin's personal life in the inner circle. Another life, which is recorded on the screen for the first time.

The cartoon tells that with mutual assistance, friendship and consent, it is possible to return the Sun and Moon to the sky, distribute the control of morning and evening light between them.

An elderly foreign diplomat working in Moscow meets a Russian girl Alice. The temporary absence of his wife and daughter, the same age as Alice, favor the beginning of a stormy romance. For her it is a feeling and passion, for him it is an unexpected gift of fate. But the relations that have arisen with the return of the diplomat's family should be interrupted, because they will harm his family life and career. The girl cannot accept that what happened is only an episode in her life, and in revenge she kidnaps his daughter...

A melodrama about the meeting of two elderly people who once loved each other. Will they be able to take a journey through their own lives through past youth and future old age?

The fashion magazine "Svetskie Khroniki" urgently needs a high-profile event to increase its popularity in the conditions of tough competition. And now the magazine's leading reporter has to leave urgently. An international journalist who accidentally dropped by the house agrees to replace him.

The story takes place in a small village on the beach of Sea of Azov at the beginning of 1960s. Adolescents passionately dream of love about which they have heard from their elder experienced friends. 16 year-old Ignat is the first to find out what the real feeling is. His love for an adventuress who pretends to be a singer from capital becomes destructive.

The story of a complex relationship between a mother and son belonging to the highest circles of the Moscow elite.

An Ossetian fairy tale about how a mouse was looking for a suitable bride.

Genuine creative passions boil in the drama theater of the Ural town of Irbit. And it's nothing that young talents have to play more and more "Aibolit" in the surrounding schools, and their viewers, for the most part, have not yet grown up to school.

The film is based on the play "Cuba Is My Love. It is a comedy about the realities of village life in the mid-'00s

In the imagination of a small person, everyday life turns into a fairy tale. But, in this amazing country, the baby is often lonely. And only a mother - along a thin thread of love - can enter this wonderful world...

Young Nastya brings home a tutor. But her mother is not happy with her daughter’s desire to study. A suspicious woman sees a hidden motive in the relationship between the girl and the teacher: Nastya was raised without a father and has now fallen in love with her mother’s peer: an educated, impressive man. The mother is ready to break off the shameful relationship at any cost: she does not disdain scandals, blackmail, or hysterics. But if she knew what secrets her daughter had from her...

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, a classic of Russian literature, a dissident and a Nobel Prize winner, talks, remembers, reflects. The war, the Stalinist camps, the success of "One Day of Ivan Denisovich". Opal, samizdat, the Nobel Prize, awarded four years after the award. Expulsion from the USSR. Return to the new Russia. The literary patriarch talks about the past, present and future of the country and what it means to be a writer in Russia.

The film tells the story of Robert Schuman, his life and creative work. He could have been a talented pianist. But he invented the device to prop up his fingers while practicing. The idea was to strengthen them and develop independence, but instead, two fingers on his right hand were permanently injured. As a result Schuman became a great composer and publisher of a music magazine. He fell in love with a talented pianist Clara Wiek - the daughter of his professor - and married her against his will. The film is a romantic story based on the composer's personal notes and his drawings on the margins of sheet music.

In the Russian city of St. Petersburg, in the Dybenko basements, drug addict children survive by taking drugs. This is an attempt to look into this terrible world from the inside.

The protagonist of the film is engaged in a completely non-female business, but does not see anything supernatural in this.

An amazing story about the life of a modern girl and her friends, the same desperate young people who do not want to put up with the gray routine and boredom, eager to escape from the real world into the world of their dreams and fantasies.

Masha lives in a far northern village. At school one is studying - there are no more children in the village. In the village also there is no cellular communication, internet, shop and entertainment. But Masha loves her native places and dreams of opening a hospital in the village.

A young, beautiful, well-off but lonely woman starts receiving mysterious SMS messages on her phone. No, she is not threatened in any way, on the contrary - an unknown man confesses his love. A short and independent investigation shows her that none of the habitual and familiar cavaliers is simply not capable of such a thing. To talk to a stranger is not possible - "the called subscriber is switched off or is not in the network coverage area". After another "letter" she is not quite legally trying to find out who owns the phone with a number that never answers. The result is disappointing - the handset is registered in her name. Then she decides to send a reply SMS message and gets a reply....

Live performance by the Bolshoi Theatre at the Palais Garnier, Opéra National de Paris, 2008.

The family broke up many years ago. Unable to withstand the hardships of life in the Far North, Elena returned to her hometown with a small child. After 16 years, Sergei comes to congratulate his daughter Yulia, whom he has not seen for all these years, on her coming of age. As a gift he brings a bear skin, and with it the unspent paternal love. But Yulia is in no hurry to rejoice at the sudden appearance of a man who is a stranger to her....

Almost cloudless family happiness of spouses Vadim and Lyuba, it seemed, nothing can threaten. A bolt from struck suddenly. The only and beloved eighteen-year-old son Ilya decided to marry. So in love, and bride, Anastasia, already in position. Being people of modern views, the couple were ready to give their blessing, but Vadim, from questioning in a conversation with Nastya, understands that she is his illegitimate daughter. The forgotten short-term novel returned in the form of a pretty, innocent, girl. Under the blow was all: family, work, relationships with his wife and son.

The protagonist in "Bastards" is a young resident of some Russian city. He unsuccessfully tries to adapt to the modern Russian savage life. The world around him lives by rules dictated by the black market and Chechen wars. It is a cruel and unjust world, where you can survive only with a bunch of stolen dollars instead of brains. For a young Russian, money is a symbol of power and strength. Even the new state ideology feeds on blood oil dollars. In Russia there is no more room for dreams. This is the era of anti-utopia.

A young filmmaker is given a order to shoot the real murder, two sisters are going to the big city with the aim to rob the money-bags, and the mysterious hero is going through the streets and searching for a new victim.

If you are interested in a treasure trove of gold, pure love, the pursuit of a criminal, crime, fights, sharp turns of events, then this detective story based on real events will undoubtedly attract your attention.

A sharp and witty play on opposites. *Schastlivtsev – Neschastlivtsev* (2003) stages joy and despair as two sides of the same coin, balancing irony with a touch of melancholy. Short, but it lingers.

The story of Chang and his Magic Paintbrush as extracted from the Chinese folklore explains how a poor talented man named Chang was gifted a magical paintbrush by a wish fairy, making all his drawings come to life.

One more year is likely to appear in the traditional Eastern horoscope- the Year of the Golden Fish. The film's protagonist, a singing red-haired beauty, Lada Rybka, had decided to fulfil at least three cherished wishes, written on a piece of paper. Everything in her life has gone well - concert tours, a TV recording and love. Lada gathers some ex-classmates for a women's reunion party before her marriage to Vadim. The young ladies talk about life, and Lada persuades teacher Asya, policewoman Masha and business lady Nina, that in life everything is possible - you simply have to know what you want. The friends write their desires on pieces of paper, and Lada promises them that they will come true -- for sure. Except that Fate has already made its own arrangements.

Russia's most skilled streetball players unleash a whole arsenal of unique tricks, incredible dunks, and defenders-destroying dribbling moves. Spotlighting the burgeoning streetball culture of the largest country in the World, documents first streetball challenges and tournaments including performances from the biggest names in hip-hop industry.

Proskurina's personal homage to her friends and mentor Alexandr Sokurov. The intimate yet objective portrait comprises frank conversations with the master and footage of the shooting of Russian Ark,

The heroes of the picture - poets, composers, sponsors and murderers - come together at the House of Culture. Some - to celebrate the New Year, a killer nicknamed Violinist - to remove the businessman Kishechnikov, and Kostya from the sanitary epidemiological station - to send to eternal rest the dog Moo-moo. Such an accumulation of people in one place inevitably leads to confusion ...

Spring comes every year and brings us hope for recovery and development. But time is inexorable and fleeting. Not for everyone will come next spring ...

The politically minded director transcends the headlines to highlight the many atrocities committed by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenka on the businessmen and journalists who dare voice dissent, and the political figures and presidential hopefuls who would seek to wrestle away control of the Republic of Belarus.

Competition for the post of personal secretary.

Cinematically austere yet emotionally developed, this film combines a physical and spiritual metaphor for the confrontation with the unexpected.

About the fates of two friends who got carried away with photography: one became a successful businessman and buys a steamer, the other, after serving his sentence on an unfair charge, does not expect good from the future, does not believe the present.

The diploma work of the director Andrey Kanivchenko.

An aging composer, caressed by fame, realizes that his finest hour has passed. And in his troubles, the creator blames first of all his wife Elena. To return the capricious muse, Eugene brings a young mistress, a student of the conservatory, into the house. And the wife has to put up with the fact that from now on she will live under the same roof with the "doves."