Discoveries from Soviet Union World Cinema

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

Two fugitives are making their way through the Soviet territory occupied by the Germans. Their goal is to find a partisan unit or cross the front line. One of them is a sixteen-year-old boy, Stepan, a local resident. The other is a Soviet officer who escaped captivity, whom Stepan miraculously saved from death.

In ancient times, many centuries before our era, the Greeks fought so often and shed blood that even the formidable Zeus could not stand it and suggested taking a break every four years. For this, sports competitions were invented, during which it was strictly forbidden to fight with each other. The competition was named the Olympic Games, and since then the tradition has been passed down from generation to generation.

The events take place in one of the mines of Kryvyi Rih. Peter Chumak, after graduating from the institute, is appointed chief engineer of the mine. From the very first days of work Chumak initiates innovative methods of coal mining. The most fierce opponent of his proposals - engineer Alexei Zheleznyak. The confrontation of young specialists is complicated by the fact that Zheleznyak is the brother-in-law of Pyotr's wife.

A stop-motion adaptation of Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic fairy tale.

Friendship, kindness and genuine efforts to help can greatly change the lives of those around us, making the world a better place. And do not think that there won’t be enough strength; instead you should try to change something you do not like. So, this story tells of two cute chicks that were able to break the evil spell and release a crane.

The history of the Soviet space program and the flight of the world's first manned spacecraft "Vostok" piloted by Yuri Gagarin.

According to M. Saltykov-Shchedrin's novel "Poshekhonskaya Starina. The Life of Nikanor Zatrapezny, a Poshekhonsky Nobleman." The author of the notes, Nikanor Zatrapezny, presents a whole gallery of portraits of his family members. These include elderly lodgers who are kicked out of the house, aunties who are known for their self-indulgence, and ugly sisters who are unable to find suitable matches. The multitude of images and facts that arise in Nikanor's memory has a profound impact on him. After describing his childhood visions, he doubts that he will be able to continue writing.

About how the village boy Filka offended a wounded horse. This bad deed violates the natural order of things and brings misfortune to all the villagers - winter comes in the middle of summer. And only good can bring everything back to its place...

The game silent movie based on the story of the same name by Alexander Stepanovich Grin is made by the children's amateur studio “FIGA” of the detachment “Caravelle”, created and directed by Vladislav Krapivin and repeatedly described in his works. The movie tells about the adventures of little Tom (Gennady Khabinrakhmanov), who left home to search for his father, Captain Harold Bering (Vladislav Krapivin), who went on a voyage. It will be interesting first of all to fans of V.P. Krapivin's works. The role of the father is played by Vladislav Krapivin himself.

Upon returning from the front, Ivan Lukich discovered that his wife had been unfaithful to him. He left her and their daughter. Later, Ivan attempted to locate them, but was unsuccessful. Years passed. He now has another family, grown children, and a grandson. Quite by chance, he encounters Lisa, his daughter, who is convinced that her father died at the front.

A mountain Daghestani village of our time. Though the civilization reached these places, but traditions and customs consolidated their grip on local folks minds. An old respectable mountain-dweller, a well-educated person in looks, the Palace of Culture director, a father of the young girl, who if ready for marriage, is no exception. According to the old custom a womans parents have to find a well-off groom and get bride-money. And they have an appropriate groom a respected mechanical engineer from a canning plant. But the girl destroys all their harmonious plans, falling in love with a simple driver.

About how the bunny offended the bear cub, but with the help of the mole he realized that he was wrong.

A Soviet KGB agents are trying to prevent British-American operation of stealing information about an important scientific project from USSR.

Two teams, quite different by their techniques, meet in a hockey match.

About an ordinary collective farm worker, the Moldovan George Kruchanu. He is no longer alive, but he is remembered in the village. From the sharp, vivid character sketches of his fellow villagers, a picture of a rural truth-seeker emerges — a unique and complex man with a sharp, untamed character and a big heart.

On the visit to the Soviet Union in April 1965 of the party and government delegation of the Mongolian People's Republic, headed by the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, Comrade.

A film by Grigori Melik-Avakyan.

The cursed legacy for the young state are drunkards and truants, who have not yet rebuilt their lives in the new social conditions. But life is changing: the inhabitants of the commune dormitory, a huge, cubist-style house, “orderly” run in the morning for exercise, eat in the canteen, which resembles a factory conveyor belt.

About how the antifascists of a Western European country in the 1930s disrupted the loading of weapons intended for the war with the Soviet Union. The film is considered lost.

A daughter from her first marriage comes to her father, who has had another family for a long time, intending to enroll in a local pedagogical institute.

Two friends serve as pilots in a military unit near a peaceful and blossoming city. When an accident happens during a flight, they have to decide whether to eject or sacrifice themselves and save thousands of lives. Based on a poem by Robert Rozhdestvensky.

Freedom-loving Mykola Dzheria goes away from the village because of poverty and villainage. He leaves his senior parents, his young wife Nemydora and escapes to the sugar-mill. His friend dies because of slave work. Mykola goes to the Dniester reed beds. Working with other escapees, Mykola falls in love with the daughter of the cooperative leader. The girl also likes the handsome guy. However, their fate is decided by the landlord’s servants; they set the reed beds on fire, shackle Mykola and take him to Verbivka. The film was released on 01 April 1927 in Kyiv and on 24 May 1928 in Moscow. The film is lost.

A father about to die remains silent. Everyone is tortured by his silence. His sons accuise themselves or rather, accuse each other. The closest relatives feel like strangers in their own family. The father understands that he is the reason for the family drama. When he was young, he was attracted by wrong ideas and committed a sin for which fate now punishes him.

Toomas Joller has been an actor for twenty years. Joller is popular and has been awarded the honorary title of People's Artist. But Joller's star is gradually fading. He becomes egoistic and self-centered, his performances remain superficial. An actor's internal combustion requires hot water, which Joller uses in abundance together with his friend, the comedy actor Ruts.

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

The film's protagonists are speed skaters. The competition scenes feature champions and medalists of the USSR, World, European, and Olympic championships: Ants Antson, Irina Egorova, Viktor Kosichkin, and Valentina Stenina.

The musical tale about the red-haired freckled boy who didn't want to dig potatoes.

The little blue elephant did nothing but mischief until the hippopotamus advised him to do something useful. Then the baby elephant watered the animals of the desert, saved them from a hurricane and presented them with a lake.

The film mocks the moribund world of pan-Poland. The border established by the Treaty of Riga between pan-Poland and Soviet Belorussia passed through the estate of Polish Count Wadecki. The best part of the estate with the palace ended up on Soviet territory. From that moment on, the count lost peace and sleep. New owners - a noisy, cheerful pioneer squad - took up residence in the former manor house. The count's servants, shepherd boy Vasya and servant girl Yadya, watch the life of their neighbours with keen interest. Having accidentally crossed the border in search of a stray cow, Vasya happily stays in Soviet Belarus. He is followed by Yadia. Eventually the Count and his "lordly" guests cannot bear the sight of the noisy youth festivities on the Soviet side and flee. Yadia and Vasil participate in the Soviet youth party.

A schoolboy Petya is working on inventing space elevator, super-technological kitchen and a lot of other things.

Four kids find a WWII battle tank on one of the historic battle sites. They start playing and - find themselves back in the time of war in the middle of a battle.

A movie based on the stories by Antanas Vienuolis.

Partially lost adventure film for children based on popular short stories by Sergey Grigoryev.

About the adventures of three funny little men.

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...

A man prays in a forest to mourn over the recent death of his wife. He is kidnapped by an enemy tribe, leaving his children completely alone. The enemy tribesmen demand payment for his release. Will the man live?

Two neighbors live side-by-side. One decides to buy a shotgun. The other responds by buying his own shotgun. This quickly escalates into a massive arms race between the two neighbors.

A group of children are spending the summer in the forest in the middle Russia.

Four music videos of Kino band joined together with a single plot

Two crazy brothers-detectives from a weird provincial town are searching for a rare striped elephant stolen by a suspicious foreigner.

About a miners' strike in pre-revolution Russia after a cave-in and the death of their comrade. Partially lost.

The comedy is about drunkard who wanted to go to the bath-house but instead of going there he boarded a plane going to Ganja city...

A boy is sitting at a table, writing a letter for Boris Prutkov. The cartoon follows the journey of this letter from Rostov to Leningrad, where its addressee Prutkov has just left for Berlin; when the letter arrives in Berlin, Prutkov has just departed for London; as the letter arrives in London, Prutkov is already on a steamboat to Brazil, and once the letters is delivered by postman Don Basilio, Prutkov is already on his way back to Leningrad– where the letter, having followed Prutkov around the world, finally reaches him. The film sings a song of praise to the global postal services and to the reliability of the postmen, but it also tells the story of a journey around the world, returning once more to the new Soviet capital: Leningrad.

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

A play by Sergei Mikhalkov based on the story by Mark Twain, staged by the Moscow Art Academic Theatre named after M. Gorky. London, mid-16th century. Two boys are born on the same day — Tom, the son of a thief, John Canty, living in a foul alley called the Court of Filth, and Edward, the heir to King Henry VIII. All of England awaits Edward's birth. Tom, on the other hand, is barely wanted even by his own family.

A documentary about the Soviet Union history, "Aquarium" music sounds behind the scenes.

The former artist, and now the director of the Glass-Porcelain trust, Fyodor Kudrin, saw an amazing engraving at the exhibition. The meeting with its creator turned Fedor’s life upside down.

Fifth-graders Ulugbeg and Mirvali academic success did not differ. And when the teacher asked Ulugbek to give the letter to his father, the boy thought it best not to carry out this assignment. He also helped the first-grader Umida to correct one for four in her diary. However, thinking about their actions, Ulugbek and Mirvali change their attitude to study and decide to re-educate lazy Umida.

The film is dedicated to the memory of the great Azerbaijani poet Muhammad Fuzuli by the relic-gazalakh, and the lyric poet Aliaga Vahid. The poet's life is presented in chronological order. The authors do not clearly indicate the names of the people who covered Vahid. They tried to create a generalized artistic image using some of the master poet's masterpieces from his difficult life.

A story about how children from the different countries can be united with the help of music.

An animated film set in the town of Igrushinsk, where the puppy Bobik, the Elephant, and the evil, jealous Cat live. The film explores the themes of friendship and mutual trust...