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The film almanac contains short stories from different countries about the First World War.

Everybody sometimes lose their head — from love, or excessive alcohol consumption, or from a sense of their own grandeur. The film is about the day after a New Year’s office party at a small company that sells Chinese goods. For various reasons, all the characters have lost their head, or have never had a clear mind.

Norstein conquered the world 36 years ago with the creation of the legendary Hedgehog in the Fog. It was recognized as the best cartoon of all times and peoples according to a survey of film critics and animators from different countries.

Two boys with a get rich quick scheme end up in prison, but when they meet a famed treasure hunter named Blake West with a plan to break out they agree to journey out into the unforgiving desert to uncover a mysteriously cursed artifact. Blake West's former employer, a Japanese industrialist, is determined to beat our hero to the treasure and stop the boys by any means necessary.

Inspired by Pushkin's masterpiece of Russian literature, Tchaikovsky’s opera provides a sublime portrait – both ironic and sympathetic – of a character embittered by society life, rejecting love out of vanity, killing his friend the poet Lenski out of pride and spending the rest of his days in abject despair. A repertoire classic, Willy Decker’s streamlined production makes the Paris Opera echo once more to the strains of Russian romantic music. Edward Gardner conducts an exceptional cast including Peter Mattei in the title role and Anna Netrebko as Tatiana.

“To settle for the martyrdom and death for faith, a man must feel the reality of God being and the reality of the other world.” The film is about the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia who martyred for Orthodox faith in the middle of the 20th century.

It is a story about the Soviet worker Pyotr and the German engineer Hans, who came to the USSR before the war on a business trip. At a Soviet plant the German team works in cooperation with Russian specialists. Once Hans makes a mistake which causes the explosion of the furnace and human losses. Hans finds himself at the mercy of Pyotr, the only witness to his actions near the furnace. Pyotr also depends on Hans, because Pyotr’s very presence near the furnace entails accusation of subversive actions and a death sentence. Mutual suspicion gives way to silent sympathy and later friendship. They even look like each other, both have small children. Pyotr secretly leaves the town with his family but Hans feels loss rather that relief at the disappearance of the embarrassing witness.

The action of the story takes place around the Christmas time, when, as usually, the most unbelievable miracles come to life. The story starts with Masha - future doctor and meanwhile an eager student of medical university, her best friend Lilka - a colorful and charismatic young lady who is always in search of man of her life, and Masha's grandfather, Andrei Ivanovich, who is her only relative - a kind but deeply sad amateur painter. The heroes live their ordinary lifes with their worries and laughs until at Christmas Eve they receive a phone call... Three Aunties, who named them self as distant relatives, announce their arrival within an hour. With their arrival the story becomes dashing and somehow magical.

Moscow. 1970. The hero of the USSR, cosmonaut Nikolai Valerievich Basov, tries to recover from a tragedy that darkened his life. He leads a solitary life, having withdrawn into his apartment. Nikolai hardly notices the world around him and can no longer relate to life as he did before his accident – the fatal 36 hours after an emergency landing in the taiga, which left an indelible trace on his life. After a strike of fate, people start to mysteriously disappear around Basov. He suddenly realizes that it is not simple to get rid of this strange influence of outer space ...

A.P. Clauseverz is an ordinary person with an ordinary life. There is work by which he fills the void inside, there is a rented room and there is a dream. But one tiny event destroys his entire tiny world in the bud - a house grows on his head.

Alexander Pushkin survives in duel. Young inventors of time machine transfer him to XXI century. But, there are too much dangers in modern world. Moscow teenagers must save great russian poet.

Rita, a figure skating coach, wants to prevent her school bankruptcy and closing by trying to push the famous millionaire to fall in love with her.

The film is about the pupils of the orphanage, the participants of the Krasnoyarsk football club "Totem", who repeatedly became world champions in football among children from orphanages.

A film about the Doukhobor community that has lived in the village of Gorelovka in the Republic of Georgia since the 19th century. The few Russians who remained there live in their own closed world of rituals, prayers, and psalms.

A red squirrel cub, amazing bullfinches, and dazzling white snow. The fluffy squirrel is sledging down the hill and having fun.

A group of friends and bandmates look to escape from the Chornobyl disaster.

Three graverobbers find a strange amulet in a mysterious grave. Based on the 1922 short story by H. P. Lovecraft.

Joe Sokoloff, a sergeant with the Canadian police, travels to the remote country to carry out his beloved grandmother's last wishes, but all his plans fail almost immediately on arriving in his historic homeland when he is robbed while traveling on the train. Ready to embrace his traveling experience, he misses his train and finds himself in a small village region. Viewed by the villagers as 'an eccentric in a white Stetson', he finds himself settling into an unfamiliar world of very strange people. Here the people really do drown newly-born puppies, eat the fish they catch in the river and even smack their children. But it only takes a few days before Joe begins to understand the villagers and, after accepting them into his heart, he falls in love with Liza, a beautiful local girl.

A soldier, Private Statsenko, guards a warehouse with uniforms. The order says to guard the military facility at all costs and in no case to keep outsiders out! But what if the person who gave the order invaded his territory?

One day in the life of Elena Ivanovna in St. Petersburg in search of a man, sex and, maybe, love.

Anna is a criminal journalist and is fully committed to her career. The editor-in-chief of the magazine Sergey, with whom Anna lives in a civil marriage, makes her an offer to marry him. Anna happily agrees. But life makes adjustments to these plans. Suddenly, Anna is responsible for the daughter of the deceased friend Ksyusha. Anna is looking for Maxim - the brother of the late Toma and her former love.

Lena and Rita are friends but they act like it’s something more. What do they want from each other and what do they really feel? The lack of clarity between them will have its consequences.

When a young man’s estranged father is killed under suspicious circumstances, he returns home for the first time in years to get to the bottom of the mystery. Hoping to uncover some logical explanation, he instead finds his mom’s sleazy new boyfriend, a natural gas company buying up the town, an angry female sheriff who happens to be his ex-girlfriend, and an army of flesh-eating squirrels hellbent on destroying everything in their path due to an erosion of their food chain as a result of environmental destruction by the gas company.

For the last 22 years, Viktor Stepanov has lived deep in the forest, five kilometres from the nearest village. His home is a canopy of dense fabric in several layers, an iron stove and an earthen floor. Thoughts about nature and man’s place in the biosphere have accompanied Viktor all his life. He says that after nine months living in the forest you are left “naked”: one-on-one with yourself. At times there is nowhere to hide from melancholy, but the hermit draws strength from his unbreakable bond with the natural environment.

A rival made a bad joke about Katerina at a corporate party. As a result, when Katerina wakes up in the morning, she can't remember anything, and judging by the footprints left in the apartment, she spent the night with a man. But with what? Moreover, she discovers that she is pregnant. And then there's the boss, who can't do without her. For the sake of her help, he is even ready to come to her house with documents to prepare a major international contract.

Matvey: a simple guy from a small province. What differentiates him from others are his physical attributes such as his strong legs, powerful lungs and an incredible endurance. He uses these talents to help his team win football matches but also takes advantage of his skills when it comes to small criminal adventures. This worries Dasha, his girlfriend, who tries to endlessly protect Matvey, whilst her friends are hopelessly attempting to persuade her to leave. After all, there are better options out there... Especially Vadim. Suddenly, Matvey receives an incredible offer: to go audition for a Premier League football club in Moscow. Not wanting to leave Dasha behind, he realizes he needs to obtain money for them to travel together.

Veronika grew up without a father: twenty years ago, he abandoned her mother, a provincial girl who was seven months pregnant. During premature labor, her mother died. Veronika was raised by her aunt, who, once her niece was grown, revealed the truth: her father’s name is Fyodor Slavyanov, a scientist and head of a large research institute, now living in Moscow. Determined to find him and avenge her mother’s death, Veronika sets out for the capital. She takes a job as a maid in her father’s house and, suppressing her own nature, begins a “guerrilla campaign,” carefully nurturing her hatred for the “scoundrel.” In the absence of fatherly love, she tries at least to provoke a response of hatred. But then, into the family home arrives Fyodor’s son with his wife Marina — Vladimir…

Vasily Pronchishchev and Vasily Chelyuskin were young lieutenants of the Russia fleet, who set out from Yakutsk along the Lena River to the Arctic Ocean on a sailing ship under the leadership of the commander Vitus Bering in the summer of 1735. Contrary to the imperial prohibition, incredible trials and deadly danger lying ahead of all the members of this expedition, a young girl enamored with one of the characters got onto this ship. However, neither storms or severe northern frosts and hunger were able to stop them, since fulfilling of their duty, reaching of the most northeastern point of Eurasia and putting of the vast Arctic territories on the world maps were their main purpose in life.

Literary magazine editor mentally cheats on his young lover with his own wife, a university professor of Maths. He still feels the need in her fine and concise brain and their intellectually rich and direct discussions. After having a crash on the young girl he rejoins his wife. The constant irony helps them find a compromise solution to what has happened. But the real challenge is deeper, than usual crisis of the middle age and sexual dissatisfaction. The small family is broken apart together with the society.

The boy caught a goldfish and without begging for anything, lets go. In gratitude, the goldfish decided to give the boy a new imported bicycle, which the boy had long dreamed of. And so the boy comes home with a new bike. Parents are surprised, questioned and, of course, do not believe their son. Can a goldfish give bicycles? They suspect the son of theft and deception. But finally, the boy manages to convince his parents and justify his honest name. But this fact immediately becomes the property of a small provincial town. Requests and orders rained down on the boy with immediate fulfillment of desires.

The story of a man who started a new life in a fishing village. A life where everyone is busy with their own affairs and doesn't ask unnecessary questions. Such people are lucky in the fishing tavern "Valley of the Roses". But then a woman shows up there and everything changes.

Based on a real case in Siberia, a woman lost in the taiga is forced to wander with several families engaged in hunting.

This story is shown as if it was accidentally filmed by the cell phone, which had been stolen. This robbery turned into a real drama. And the phone’s cam had been impartially recording the way this drama was playing out.

A lone trumpeter does not know how to deal with life's routine, except with a pipe. But one day his life changes dramatically ... He acquires a friend. What adventures are waiting for new friends?

Since the morning, the entire population of the planet has been concerned about one news: a red comet is approaching the Earth. A year ago, scientists only assumed this collision, a month ago they tried to establish the exact date - and finally, it was just announced by all communication sources: the end cannot be avoided. Moreover, it will happen tomorrow. There is one day left until... People of different classes, nationalities and faiths in different parts of a large country - each in their own way - are trying to spend this last day of their lives.

War Pigeon invokes the use of trained pigeons as aerial photographers during World War II. In this phone call to the customer service department of a bank, the speaker describes an unnerving encounter with a suspicious bird, which has led him to question his trust in the bank’s very existence.

The main character of the film, Julia, is grieving the loss of her beloved husband. After a while, she will have a new man. But with him, distrust, sadness, and then true betrayal will enter her life. A friend who has always been there for her will give her a helping hand in difficult times.

St. Petersburg at the beginning of the 20th century. In the well-known comedy magazine "Carousel" there was a stir - the Boss came. This is a chance for the talented writer Kukushkin. He's ready. And for the Editor - Kukushkin, simply, the find is a lot, variegated, “yellow” and the topic “on the verge of a foul”. Suddenly, everything went head over heels - The landlord receives a note and ... the plot spring is released: intrigue, love, betrayal and sparkling humor.

Kirill, a young successful entrepreneur, is invited to an important business dinner that opens up new prospects for his business. However, there is one indispensable condition: he must bring his bride, whom he has not yet introduced anyone to. But his fiancée refuses to keep him company. Fortunately, favorable fate throws up a way out: Kirill accidentally meets the beautiful and sharp-tongued Lisa, who can be passed off as a bride. If our hero knew who he was messing with, he would be careful not to let a stranger into his life.

Mitya is a professional. He cries at funeral for money, piously believes in the importance of his mission. Mitya wants to be top in his profession, but he has a number of competitors, and there are also people who don’t understand him. Some twists in his life come rather unexpected

The story of a controlled supply (several tons of drugs), which was carried out by Soviet customs officers in close contact with US intelligence agencies. Alexander Vetrov, while performing a combat mission in Afghanistan, is captured by dushmans. The only chance for him to return to his homeland is to accompany the caravan with the load of its "owner". But neither he nor his "master" are aware that the secret services are already carrying the cargo ...

A revolution changes the social and political 'landscapes' of a country, but first and foremost it changes the physical landscape. For centuries none of the city centers of the world capitals looked nothing like the Maidan in the last few months, which resembles a medieval town and a futuristic fantasy at the same time.

This story is based on real events, about two guys who got lost in 2002 in the Verkhoyansk forests. The story of how Toka and Uygun will have to wander through the endless taiga of harsh Yakutia for two months. About how they will desperately cling to life, day after day, overcoming kilometers. How they will get food, quenching the constant feeling of hunger and thirst. While they were long since buried…

Anatoly Ganne is sixty two years old. For thirty three years he’d been in prison. During his life Ganne followed thieves' concepts: not to have any family and home - so that there was nothing to take away. Now he is settled in Moscow, got married and has a son. But Moscow authorities are trying to take away his house.

1936 Lubyakino; A perpetual motion generator has been invented but with one important catch: it only works when a true communist looks at it. Vasiliev does this job well and without fault, but when a committee from Moscow arrive in search of 'enemies of the people', Vasiliev's resolve will be tested to the limit.

LIve performance of Rachmaninoff's opera from the Opéra National de Lorraine, Nancy, 15 February 2015.

There are many different professions in the world. Someone chooses their own business, for someone decide the circumstances or parents... But there is one person in the world for whom this choice was made by the stars. His recognition is to bring happiness to people, more precisely, to women. But one trip to Vietnam turns his whole stable life upside down. And now the stars are not able to tell him the right decision. He must accept it himself.

Another night, another naked body in her bed. She feels no love, just passion. A sharp lancet in her hands and a hidden box with her secrets. Only she knows how it all will end and who will be her next victim.

Makulatura [which means both scrap paper and pulp fiction in Russian] is a duo of poets Evgeniy Alyokhin and Konstantin Speransky, who have been performing together since 2003. Blending classic literature references, mind-bending introspection, musings on modern love and an ironic attitude to their act, they create what faithful fans and listeners call “existential rap.” The film follows Makulatura on tour through several Russian cities.

A quantum physicist teaches students at the university summer camp.