Discoveries from Soviet Union World Cinema

An orphaned ninth-grader comes to the factory where her father once worked.

A few days from the life of a young scientist responsible for the failed trail.

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 film about the large Zaetsepin family, who work at an automobile factory. It explores the relationships between parents and children, and how the fates of the young Zaetsepins have unfolded.

Kittens were playing with matches while at home so their entire house has been put under the fire threat.

Lithuania, 1941. German tanks and motorized columns broke into a border military town. Seven Soviet soldiers were cut off from the garrison. Without food or weapons, they set off across the occupied territory to the Red Army units, and only two of them reached the front line...

About the adventures of a little girl Mariyka in a magical forest.

When and where this was is unknown. Only one day at dawn, a chicken, as soon as it was born, called the sun its mother.

A kind wizard wants to help a cowardly mouse to overcome his fears but the mouse has to prove he deserves a helping hand.

The directing debut of the acclaimed Latvian cinematographer Māris Rudzītis.

This documentary film is about one of Georgia's regions - Racha. The title of the film is taken from the name of one of Racha's high mountain villages. It tells about the poorest in society living in the mountains and the rise of the SSSR. The product of a remarkable collaboration between the first Georgian female filmmaker and the leading Georgian avant-garde artist David Kakabadze.

Based on two one-act plays by Gogol - "The Morning of a Business Man" and "The Claim".

One day, returning from hunting to the palace, King Shakhriyar witnessed an unbridled orgy of courtiers, in the center of which was his beloved wife Nurida, who accepted the caresses of an insignificant slave. The deceived husband, the humiliated ruler, in front of the court, numb with horror, deals with his wife and comes to a terrible decision – to execute one young woman in the country every morning. Soon it is the turn of the vizier's daughter, the wise Scheherazade... Staged by the Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Azerbaijan in 1981.

Based on the folklore of the peoples of the North.

It’s about a 13th-century Georgian legendary avenger, the noble robber Matsi Khvitia, who bravely fought against the princes’ arbitrary rule.

The heroes strive, at the cost of any trials and sacrifices, to discover the gold-bearing veins and placer deposits the country so desperately needs. Meanwhile, hardened villains operate alongside them, doing everything they can to thwart their plans and intentions—this drives the dramatic tension and the intense events of the production…

Returning to an empty apartment after work, Kurochkin remembers that today is his birthday. Pyotr Ivanovich pours wine into glasses and remembers his youth, the friends with whom he fought, his wife who could not get along with him, his daughter.

The film adaptation of Taras Shevchenko’s biography of 1925 is the first Ukrainian biopic. At that time, it was one of the most expensive films, as for the first time experts in history, ethnography, and literary studies were involved in pre-production. Consisting of numerous short stories, the film that shows the life of Shevchenko as an adolescent, a soldier, a poet, was successfully demonstrated in Ukraine and abroad and became the most acknowledged cinema project of 1926.

A damning documentary exposing the reactionary ideology and practices of Zionism and the State of Israel.

When Eros shoots his arrows on the god Apollo, he falls madly in love with Daphne. But the nymph does not correspond to his love and escapes as she can from the harassment of Apollo. Animated short film based on the Greek myth of Apollo and Daphne.

The novice writer Vasil Safonov and his friend, the cashier Apollon Kazachkov, become regular guests at the local casino. Their gambling habits lead them to unwittingly squander state funds. Initially, Kazachkov manages to return the wasted money, but his passion for gambling consumes him, and he loses every penny. This leads to his arrest, leaving Safonov in a desperate situation. Soviet youth, including Muscovite Reztsov and the Komsomol girl Marusya Kostova, come together to help Safonov find his way back on the right path.

The film tells about the heroic struggle of Ukrainian farmers-partisans with nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic war.

The film covers the period from 1903 to the mid-1920s. In the center of the epic narrative is the story of the difficult love of the poor Berda and the daughter of the shepherd Uzuk, who will be freed and made happy by the revolution.

A young boy is suffering after a cruel divorce of his parents.

Once the Giraffe fell from the closet and smashed her glasses. Taking the money, she went to the pharmacy for new ones. On the way, she squandered everything on unnecessary things - a hat, a scarf, stockings. As a result, there was not enough money to buy new glasses, but the generous apothecary gave her his glasses.

Three Novels from the Life of the Factory.

This 1928 film features stylized cinematography and actors from the Moscow Art Theater in a fiction story based on the life of Jewish Labor Bund member Hirsch Lekert who attempted to assassinate the Vilna governor in 1902 to avenge the flogging of workers who participated in a May Day rally.

The Kinonedelja (Kino-Week) newsreels represent Dziga Vertov's first contribution to cinema.

The protagonist of the play is Vasily Vasilyevich Telkin, a surgeon in the clinical department of plastic and cosmetic surgery, who is preparing to celebrate his 60th birthday. However, an anonymous letter was sent from a higher authority to the institute, making absurd accusations against Telkin. Despite Vasily Vasilyevich being highly respected by everyone, his colleagues took this "signal" too seriously and, in doing so, caused an undeserved insult to their friend.

Documentary about Arseniy Tarkovsky, poet and father of Andrei Tarkovsky.

A prominent scientist Andrei Loginov comes to the city of his youth, just for one day, while passing through. Here he meets the woman he once loved. Memories of days long past, of the people who remained there, turn out to be not such a simple matter.

A ridiculous and funny man nicknamed Parasolka have ancillary jobs in the circus, which he is trying to do and simulteniously watch everything going on behind the scenes, as well as during performances. Once the actors get into a difficult situation, and to everyone's amazement it is Parasolka who helps them out, thus earning himself a clown job. And then the circus director sees how Parasolka deftly juggles behind the scenes, he immediately realizes to send him to the arena, so he in turn performs with the shows of a juggler, a strongman, and a magician, although he is not entirely successful, but the audience liked him and they were laughing. As a result, Parasolka became a circus clown.

The Soviet rock band Kino's concert at the Olympic Stadium (Olimpiyskiy) in Moscow on May 5th 1990.

Leytenant Astakhov is serving in the border where something serious happens almost every day.

A lyric story which is taking place in the big automobile factory.

A teleplay about the life and work of the first chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov.

An animated film about cubs who did not know how to carefully play with their toys and constantly broke them.

A cartoon about a funny clown who drove away an evil old woman named Boredom from the city by putting on a funny show for children. In one town lived Boredom, an evil old woman who did not allow children to play and have fun. But one day a funny, amusing clown came to visit the kids. At the funny circus show put on by the clown for the children, joy and laughter reigned. And Boredom had to run away from the city.

Historical epic about the uprising of the Prussians agains the Teutonic crusaders.

A picturesque study of flowers to the music of Scarlatti.

A film about reflection, where the hero argues with himself.

In one of Baku's international high schools geography class, the teacher talks about the hunting of wild cats in the Indian jungle. Influenced by this, Heydar imagines himself as a hunter in India. Soon, his classmates join him into making a game out of his daydreaming.

Lola's father leaves according to old traditions and tries to keep the reputation of his daughter unstained while local arts club director pressures her to sing at the annual youth festival.

Lazy or incompetent peasants try to malinger and wriggle their way out of duties at the Kolkhoz.

Based on the story of the same name by Ivan Kataev.

Based on the tale of the same name by Karel Capek about postal gnomes.

A peasant freed a bird that had been caught in a trap, and a kind forest wizard rewarded him with magical gifts. However, the greedy owners of the tavern tried to steal them.

Based on the story "Gabo" by Archil Sulakauri.

Don Zakhar arrives in Turkmenistan to reunite with his fiancée Guiouzel after World War II

Animated adaptation of Russian folk tale "Repka" ("The Giant Turnip").

Romeo and Juliet a-la Romani style.

Love, adventure, and revolutionary uprising in 19th century Georgia.

The third part of Tajik trilogy.

Based on the poems of A. Barto about the lazy Vasya, who did not want to take part in public life.