Discoveries from Soviet Union World Cinema

A boy fantasizes about his female classmate, inspired by a letter she's received from her father who works in the far-away Arctic.

Based on the short story of the same name by Mark Twain.

A squadron of American warplanes, armed with gas developed by Corsican chemist Gannimer (dubbed "Napoleon Gas") flies to Leningrad. American workers inform soviet comrades about the impending catastrophe. But the air attack on the city has already begun, and the assault troops of the enemy capture one suburb of the city after the other. The Red Army is organizing the defense and reflects the attack of the enemy with gas-armed drones

A comedy about an army squad guarding the fake airport during WWII.

A former graduate of the Akhun ballet school, he leaves ballet behind and becomes a regular at the eastern bazaar. He is drawn to the thrill, the risk, and the very atmosphere of the market.

A tenant of a huge apartment building has a rat problem. While the news on television speaks of nothing but weapons and disarmament agreements, the rats steadily destroy his home.

One Sunday in the life of little Alyosha and his divorced parents.

A comedy about how a single telegram can mess things up.

There was a priest in the village and he had a dog. The priest owned a big shed in which he kept a huge amount of meat. The dog guarded this shed from other dogs, but one day the dog could not resist and ate one of the sausages. The priest noticed this and killed his pet. Then he buried the dog near the fence and made an inscription: "Priest had a dog, he loved it, it ate a piece of meat, he killed it, buried it in the ground, and wrote this inscription so that...", but, fixated, begins to write it on the ground. Thus he, continuing to write, visits various parts and countries, and eventually returns to his home and finishes writing near the place where he buried his dog. But upon entering the barn, the priest sees various animals greedily eating everything in it.

A story about young years of Vladimir Lenin.

A mysterious short film about a raft watchman who meets a strange company by the river.

About the life and work of People's Artist of the USSR, composer Murad Kazhlayev.

The film tells about the life and work of the outstanding figure of Russian cinema Esfir Ilyinichna Shub.

An agent working for the Tsar fools a group of Bolshevik sailors but is captured and punished after the revolution.

Estonia in a turbulent era of change. Citizen A, a modest, indecisive person, with great difficulty and inner fear fits into the changed realities of the world around him. And he constantly finds himself in various absurd situations.

Genka stole a car to go for a ride with friends, and he was immediately taken to the police. The car's owner, a famous motorcycle racer, understood the boy's passion…

A small scooter falls off a truck loaded with toys. After many adventures, the brave little scooter finds its way to a kindergarten, where it brings great joy to the children.

The film is about village boy who became an enlisment officer and came back to Garabagh and fell in love with bey's daughter.

A man remakes his entire life after winning a significant sum. Lost film.

Sportivnyy prazdnik molodyozhi (Youth Sports Festival) (1951) is an East German sports documentary co-directed by Andrew Thorndike and Dmitri Vasilyev. The film documents the athletic competitions held during the 3rd World Festival of Youth and Students in Berlin, showcasing a variety of sports and the spirited participation of young athletes. Notable figures such as Emil Zátopek and Levan Sanadze make appearances. Released in both the Soviet Union and East Germany, the documentary celebrates youth sportsmanship and the spirit of international unity during the post-war era.

Ahmad Donish, a scholar and educator, an outstanding Tajik writer and thinker of the 19th century, envoy of the Bukhara Emirate to Russia, who did much to bring the Russian and Tajik peoples closer together and to introduce progressive democratic ideas to Central Asia—the authors dedicate this film to him.

About how strict self-control can hinder the development of personality and a full-blooded life.

About the forestry scientist Ivan Vikhrov, who devoted his life to the forest and the fight against the fact that “forestry is turning into ordinary forest management.”

A farmer tries to run a company using fish caught from forbidden swamps

A long time ago, in a certain village, a tired traveler was resting. His name was Nechipor. And then Nechipor saw in a dream how the girls gave him a box. And along the box there was a treble clef. He became the symbol of Nechiporovka. And the village was named in honor of its creator - Nechiporovka...

The satirical piece is based on an anecdotal story: the "Thick Rope" cooperative, which twists three thin ropes into one, sends its products to the "Thin Rope" cooperative through the district store's accounting department, bypassing its counters. The thin rope then follows in the opposite direction, bypassing the same legal entities.

Anna loses her son and husband to war. Her grief-stricken life undergoes a sudden change when three children, tasked with helping the elderly in the city, begin visiting her.

Ardently falling in love with the daughter of a pawnbroker, dashing hussar could not imagine to what extent the future father-in-law is greedy. But the hussar was no fool and took the same old sensualist and hunks around your finger, producing money from him.

A drama about a psychological duel between a police detective and career criminal.

The hero of this lyrical and optimistic story, former front-line soldier Shodi Makhmadaliev, has worked as a shepherd for many years. He loves his work. Yet life, surprisingly, is not easy even here in the степь. And when things grow especially heavy on the old soldier’s heart, he turns to the memories of his wartime years and holds on to hope—for something better, something worthy of the memory of his friends who never returned from the front…

13th century Georgia. Georgia, destroyed by numerous invaders, is on the verge of physical destruction. King Dimitri II, known as Dimitri the Devoted, is ready to sacrifice his life to save his nation.

A visiting magician arranges a session of collective hypnosis, which reveals the true essence of the town's inhabitants.

A life is difficult even for children during the forties in Estonia...

A family comedy about a funny adventures of the children in a summer camp during three summer sessions.

A chance meeting between Ivan Balashov, an old Muscovite, and an 18-year-old Georgian boy who has come from a village in Adjara to enter university becomes the beginning of a great friendship.

A cheerful company of frogs, once at the forest sports contest, takes part in competitions. By chance, their leader – an arrogant arrogant – manages to win in diving. Imagining himself to be an invincible champion, the Quack-Bully wants to prove his superiority in running, but fails.

A story about the morals of 19th-century Russian nobility resonates in a striking way with the realities and ethical values of our own time. Emotions are paid for with money — money that is ruthless and destructive. A timely tale of a “spiritually impoverished” man of great wealth, confident in his power and certain of how to achieve his goals.

In a dark future, a mysterious man performs experiments on rats.

Fedor Ivanovich purchased a Moskvich. Together with his wife, he was planning to go to a picturesque lake in the Moscow region. On the way, we picked up my mother-in-law in a new Moscow district and left the car at the entrance. Suddenly, shouts were heard from the street: “There’s an accident!” Fyodor Ivanovich, feeling cold, leaned out of the window and was stunned - his car was crushed by a dump truck...

A first of a series of movies about Kovpak - the partisans chief during WWII.

The holiday season in the mountains is in full swing. The message of the head of the avalanche station that an avalanche could soon descend is not taken seriously: neither by vacationers, nor by the director of the camp site. Reckoning for recklessness comes very soon: an avalanche goes directly to the hotel. Only the experience and courage of rescuers helps to avoid great casualties.

Two young boys are learning to play violin and getting ready to participate in a great music competition.

A cunning fox tricks a wolf again and again.

After becoming a widow at a very young age, Mariam no longer gets married and devotes her whole life to her son, who grows into a spoiled and selfish boy.

A short movie about the fact that in every child is talented.

Being unable to shoot a film about Azerbaijani wedding customs, hopeless director decide to make a film about real wedding event. Though the stubborn father of bride resists approval the plan.

Musical film based on the opera by Mykhaylo Verykivsky, itself based on a poem by Taras Shevchenko. A young girl, seduced by a soldier, leaves her illegitimate son with a wealthy childless family, and then applies to work as a servant to the family.

Documentary on actor Georgiy Millyar.

A film about the development of virgin and fallow lands in Siberia, Kazakhstan, and the Volga region.

Two kids once argued about whether it was possible to play out a book plot in life - they almost quarreled. Sixteen-year-old Erkin solved their dispute. He organized a fun game of Moydodyr, where everyone had a place and a role. This children's game is the plot of a cute and funny movie.

The animation was shot based on the folk tale about Ayu-Dag (Bear Mountain).

A remarkable young female surgeon gets diagnosed with terminal leukemia.

A film about Alexander Ulyanov (1866-1887), the organizer and leader of the “Terrorist Faction” of the Narodnaya Volya party, the older brother of Vladimir Lenin, participant in the preparation of the assassination attempt (03/01/1887) on Alexander III. Alexander Ulyanov was executed by hanging in the Shlisselburg fortress.

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.

A short film based on motifs from Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš' book "Es stastu savai sievai" (I Tell My Wife).

Many years ago, the geologist Ilya, together with his friend Peter, came to the island of Olkhovy near Sakhalin. Here they were searching for iron ore. Peter died during the prospecting work, while Ilya successfully continued the search.