Discoveries from Soviet Union World Cinema

A few women, wives of a big communist bosses are blackmailed into prostitution but no one is trying to escape this business.

Set in the early 1920s after the end of the Russian Civil War, Red Army soldier Nikita returns to his hometown to see his partner Lyuba, both of whom are scarred by the trauma of the Russian Empire of yesteryear.

A film about Stasys Brundza, the winner of the Tour d'Europe, who managed to break into the wide world behind the Iron Curtain through sport.

One-man show based on Anatoli Aleksin’s story “The Night Before the Wedding.”

The soldier returned home after the end of the war. And now we need to get used to a peaceful life again, a wife, children who grew up without him.

The cat and the pussy-cat met on the roof, near the chimney. They liked each other and decided to get married. Guests and neighbors gathered for the wedding. The photographer made a wedding portrait in a frame. Gifts, congratulations, songs and dances. The generous and cheerful feast is over. Family everyday life came, and with it the first misunderstandings, quarrels and resentments.

The action takes place in the autumn of 1942, when German army was approaching Stalingrad and a group of Belarussian partisans decides to make a disruption in the rear of German's troop trains. Having found themselves without equipment, they send the young Mikhas to mechanic Bugreev. He is accompanied by Sazon Ivanovich, who is also cooperating with Germans - by the secret task of partisans. They come to the lodge, where equipment is hidden, build a fire and start to clarify explosive. Sudden arrival of Germans crushes the heroes' plan.

Follows thetwin brothers: a military attache and a criminal investigation officer.

A story about a group of countryside children playing detectives in their village.

The love story of Fedor, the village chauffeur and Mari, a local school teacher.

Set in the underground drug culture that has evolved among alienated Soviet youth, Georgi Gavrilov’s Confession explores the life of a 23-year-old Moscow heroin addict at several intervals over a two-year period.

A story about complicated relationships between escaped refugee and a young girl he took hostage.

About a mouse who is initially like all the other mice. But her meetings with Raccoon, Frog, Bison and Bear change her spiritually, and her meeting with Eagle transforms her essence. Based on "The Story of Jumping Mouse" (1972) by American writer Hyemeyohsts Storm, inspired by Native American folklore.

A love story of two townspeople: a girl, who is a subway controller, and a student of an art school.

The film is about Azerbaijanian and Uzbekistan's cotton-growers contest and about two young people's love.

Hoping to receive compensation for the house belonging to her before the revolution, Madame Joubert comes to Odessa with her granddaughter Madeleine. While Madame is at war with enterprising Odessa citizens, her granddaughter meets Soviet peers and realizes the advantages of socialism.

Bill Parker, a sailor in the English Merchant Navy faces rudeness from the ship captain and is kicked off. However, he finds solace in a Soviet logging truck, where he meets Sydney, a representative from a Western company buying timber from Soviet Russia. He supports a stokers' strike and is offered an assistant position at a woodworking plant. Russia surprises Bill with its unique aspects. The film is considered lost.

Based on the music of the famous Azerbaijani composer Kara Karayev. The ballet libretto is based on the poem “Seven Beauties” (Khamsa) by Nizami Ganjavi, created in 1197.

The events take place in New York in the apartment of the mother of the owner of a seafood restaurant, Barney Cashman. The man is already over 40. One fine day he thinks that he has lived a gray, boring life: he has never cheated on his wife, never got into a fight, or gotten involved in any adventure.

Ihor is a famous photographer whose works are published in a number of magazines and presented at international exhibitions. In the cycle of affairs and trips, he meets a girl. The image of Lera, her beauty and mystery awaken in him both romantic feelings and the creative interest of the photo artist - they inspire him to create a series of beautiful photographs of his beloved. A fast-paced novel brings confusion into the hero's life and puts him in front of a choice: a new unexpected relationship or a proposed multi-month business trip to America, which causes envy among colleagues. Somehow, while completing the documents, Igor accidentally notices on the bulletin board a photo robot of a dangerous criminal who resembles Lera. Getting confused in comparisons, facts and doubts, he tries to find the truth. The struggle between love and the realization of the bitter truth ends tragically.

Short film from Sergei Parajanov, a personal view of the director on the spectacular heritage of Niko Pirosmani (1862–1918), a Georgian primitivist painter.

The action takes place in Moscow, in the 70s. The characters have not seen each other for many years, but now they have met and are reminiscing about their youth, when they were students at the institute, jazz enthusiasts, and known as stylists.

The film takes place during the pre-revolutionary years and the initial period of the Soviet regime. At a monastery shelter in one of Russia's western towns, orphan Yulka gives birth to a son from the shepherd Jerome. Matron of the shelter Pavlikha as directed by the father kills the newborn baby and disposes of the corpse in the Jewish Quarter. The Black Hundreds are spreading the rumor that the murder was committed by the Jews for ritual purposes. Mayhem arises which is supported by the authorities of the city. The church refuses to shelter Jews fleeing from the violent thugs.

Once upon a time the main character was afraid very much. Since then, he clearly does not speak a few letters, making him look like a baby babbling. He did everything to get rid of his illness, but to no avail. The doctor advised him such a therapy: go there where he was startled many years ago and try to get afraid there again. But what if he is an adult and is not afraid of anything children offer to him?

The action of the film takes place in 1905-07. The main characters are a revolutionary who escaped from Metekhi prison and two brothers who hate each other.

An animated film about forest dwellers based on the stories of Vitaliy Bianki.

A cute and smart monkey named Noah falls into the hands of a mafia group involved in the pet business...

The action takes place in the hotel "goldfish", the administration of which fulfills the various wishes of its guests.

About the first steps of Soviet diplomacy at the international conference in Genoa in 1922.

A young officer organizes a dance group in the blockaded Leningrad in 1942.

Surgeon Sahib Niyazi is developing a new method for healing bone fractures, but his first human operation was unsuccessful. His personal issues worsen due to his relationship with Anna, who criticizes his lack of attention and is considering a breakup, as she is being pursued by pilot Gani.

Osoaviahimovets (volounteer military trainee) Andron organizes an aviation circle on his Volna collective farm and plans to build a parachute tower. Pilot Oreshkin, in love with Varenka, the daughter of the collective farm chairman, who is categorically opposed to aviation in the village, promises the guys to bring a parachute soon. And no matter how cunning the chairman is, young people still manage to convince him.

The life story of Marshal Georgi Zhukov, hero of the First World War and commander of the Red Army during World War II, as told by actor Mikhail Ulyanov, who often portrayed him on film.

A survivor of a Nazi concentration camp returns to his life in Lithuania and attempts to reunite with his former comrades years after the war ended. He struggles to bridge the gap between his horrific memories of the Holocaust and the mundane reality of his modern surroundings. While interacting with his daughter and old friends, he searches for a way to integrate his past trauma into a peaceful present.

Roman Paskevich, a rural teacher, arrives in a small Belarusian town occupied by the Nazis. In reality, he is a secret agent of the Nazi intelligence service named Erich. He is tasked with tracking down partisan units, finding out their plans, numbers, and combat equipment. Erich-Roman becomes a frequent guest in the home of an elderly woman, Baba Vera, whom he believes to be a partisan liaison. A simple woman who seems unremarkable, at a critical moment she reveals herself to be an extraordinary person with an exceptional personality. She is raising twelve children in her home. The war took away these children's parents and deprived them of their homes. At great personal risk, Baba Vera obtains food and clothing for her foster children and saves them from many dangers. She is ready to give her life for the victory of the righteous cause. Baba Vera herself is unlikely to realize the greatness of her feat — she acts as her heart dictates...

A revue concert featuring talented pop youngsters.

Young Nina was hired as a teacher at a vocational school. She is full of optimism. Trying to get in touch with her charges, looking into books on psychology and taking timid steps towards rapprochement, she tries to understand their problems and feel the very “material” that she will only have to come to terms with...

Visitors from another planet arrive in the city to study humans. Their lack of knowledge about basic traffic rules leads them into a series of troublesome situations.

Comic stories for adults about the problems of family life.

After retiring, former Red Army commander Iskhak Sherov returns to Kyzyltash, the town he helped build. Seeking a peaceful life, he becomes embroiled in a conflict between residents wanting a public garden and the mayor, his old comrade Namazov, who opposes it. Sherov ultimately resolves the conflict in favor of the townspeople.

The head of a large family dreams of living his clan and becoming richer every year. Everyone, except for his brother-in-law and his brother Davron, obeys strict order in the house. The niece of the owner, Zarnigor, sympathizes with the rebels in many ways and soon declares to the owner her love for Davron, who wants to live with her as a separate family. At this time, a widower visits a large family and expresses a desire to marry young Zarnigor. The owner, feeling sorry for his niece, refuses, but the matchmakers force him to consent to the marriage, threatening to disclose the family secret.

Teleplay by the Moscow Ermolova Theater based on A.N. Ostrovsky's play of the same name.

According to legend, Chapaev does not die, but with the help of magical powers, fairy-tale animals and plants, he becomes a real hero.

It is a life story of one of the most famous Ukrainians and certainly a faithful servant of his nation, of Hryhorii Skovoroda. Neither promises, nor suggestion of high ranks, nor flattery, could shake his fidelity to his ideals. A wandering philosopher, who loved Ukraine with all his heart, he left an eternal trace in its history and culture.

A mouse sings a lullaby to her baby. Since he doesn't want to fall asleep, she turns to her neighbors for help.

Dangerous criminals attempt to involve children in their crimes, but law enforcement officers manage to promptly put a stop to their activities.

Joto is a famous doctor in one of the villages of Abkhazia, although he hastened the lives of many sick people with his ignorance. After Joto's next victim, the village communes and the village council decide to build a hospital. Joto is against that idea, but his child's injury will make him change opinion.

The seventeen-year-old Mitya Nenashkin, whom the war found far behind the lines in Siberia, had to endure and see a lot of difficult and tragic things. But the overwhelming majority of Mitya met kind, courageous people who were ready to help others and share their last. In this environment, the character of a smart, brave guy who volunteered for the front was formed.

A completely unremarkable town of Nemukhin is suddenly transformed when a young music teacher arrives.