Nikolay Yakovchenko

Chasing Two Hares

Viktor Ivanov

Oleg Borisov, Margarita Krinitsyna

Based on the Ukrainian vaudeville by Mykhaylo Staritsky, the famous Ukrainian writer. The leading character, Svirid Petrovich Golokhvosty had his own barbershop in town and a reputation of a dandy. Once, after losing everything he had at cards, he decided to remedy his financial situation by a profitable marriage. A rich but ugly girl named Pronya Sirko fell for the illustrious suitor’s courtship...

Сон

Voldodymyr Denysenko

Ivan Mykolaichuk, Yuriy Leontyev

Poetic treatment of the early life of Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko. A biopic made on the occasion of his 150th anniversary. It dwells on the first part of the Shevchenko's life leading up to the writing of his rebellious poem "A Dream" (A comedy). The film features the first appearance on the silver screen of the iconic Ukrainian actor Ivan Mykolaichuk (as Taras Shevchenko).

Максим Перепелица

Anatoliy Granik

Leonid Bykov, Konstantin Sorokin

Maxim Perepelitsa is a cheerful, mischievous and resourceful young man from a Ukrainian village. He loves to make up stories and invent practical jokes. When he is drafted into the Russian Army, he doesn't stop his antics.

Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka

Aleksandr Rou

Aleksandr Khvylya, Lyudmila Myznikova

The story that happened on the farm near Dikanka on the night before Christmas, when the village blacksmith Vakula, having saddled the Devil, brought to his beloved Oksana, the daughter of a rich Cossack Chub, queen's "сherevichki"(the little women shoes) from the capital — St. Petersburg.

Viy

Konstantin Ershov, Georgiy Kropachyov

Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley

A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of a witch in the church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.

Большая дорога

Yuri Ozerov

Josef Abrhám, Rudolf Hrušínský

About the great Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek, who was captured by the Russians during the First World War. Not wanting to fight for the interests of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Hašek enters the Red Army and, as a commissar of the international brigade, goes the military way from Samara to Irkutsk.

The Red-Haired Boy

Ilya Frez

Aleksandr Krynkin, Sergei Zolotaryov

Увлекательная история дружбы мальчика Саньки, прозванного рыжиком за медно-красный цвет волос, и артиста-клоуна Полфунта. Вместе они колесят по бескрайним просторам России в поисках счастья.

Захар Беркут

Leonid Osyka

Василь Симчич, Ivan Gavrilyuk

This film is based on the classic novel of the same name by writer Ivan Franko, one of the most famous figures of Ukrainian literature. It is set during the 1200s and the invasion of the medieval Ukrainian-Russian state of Rus' by Chengis Khan's Golden Horde. Due to its having been produced during the Soviet era, the story's aspect of class-conflict between the "heroic" peasantry and the "decadent" noble particularly emphasized here.

Годы молодые

Aleksei Mishurin

Valery Rudoy, Svetlana Zhivankova

A musical comedy about students and graduates of a theater school - about young people who have just graduated from school and decided to go “to the artists” ... Sergey decides to live his whole life and live his life in a big city. He is going to Kiev! On the way, he meets on the roof of the train Lesik, who actually turns out to be a charming girl named Natasha ...

Веселі Жабокричі

Viktor Ivanov

Nikolai Gritsenko, Liliya Gritsenko

Водевиль, созданный по мотивам классических украинских комедий Марка Кропивницкого, Ивана Котляревского, Григория Квитки-Основьяненко и Степана Васильченко, разоблачает невежество, взяточничество, властолюбие сельских заправил и утверждает неиссякаемый оптимизм и смекалку народа.

На Киевском направлении

Voldodymyr Denysenko

Anatoli Barchuk, Stepan Oleksenko

Historical and military film about the exploits of fighters during Kyiv defense against the onset of the Nazi troops. In virtually hopeless situation soldiers fulfilled their duty to the end. Capture of Kyiv was the first Pyrrhic Hitler’s victory that in the end led to defeat of Germany during the war.

Нестерка

Aleksandr Zarkhi

Boris Tenin, Ivan Savkin

Молодой крестьянин Юрась, талантливый резчик по дереву, любит дочь гончара Настю. Девушка отвечает Юрасю взаимностью. Однако её мать не хочет отдавать дочь за бедняка и предпочитает ему чванливого и глупого школяра Самохвальского, который уже давно добивается руки Насти. На помощь молодым влюбленным приходит Нестёрка. Переодевшись в мантию учёного, он выступает противником Самохвальского на диспуте, устроенном паном Барановским…

Где вы, рыцари?

Leonid Bykov

Aleksandr Khaletsky, Vitaliy Doroshenko

Молодой музыкант Женя Ковальчук влюбляется в аэроспортсменку Юлю. Чувство взаимно, но Юля не решается открыться Жене. И тут на его пути встает знаменитый, но еще не старый доктор наук Крессовский, который также рассчитывает на взаимность Юли. Два рыцаря одной дамы схватываются на рапирах и дуэль кончается ранением доктора наук. Доктор интригует, и Жене предстоит изгнание из институтских кругов.

Координаты неизвестны

Michail Vinyarskiy

Eduard Bredun, Leonid Gallis

Two tankers loaded with gasoline made the Tuapse - Leningrad flight. Suddenly they were fired upon by German bombers - that is how the war began for them. One of the ships perishes. But the second continues on its way to its destination ...

Месяц Май

Alla Chernova, Valeri Babyatinsky

Студенты - Галя и Сергей - подают заявление в загс. Им дают предусмотренный законом месяц. Молодые ругаются, мирятся и вновь ругаются. В последний день испытательного срока герои приходят в загс, чтобы забрать свои заявления, а покидают его в обществе довольных друзей и возмущенных родителей, став мужем и женой.

Первый парень

Sergei Parajanov

Lyudmila Sosyura, Yuri Satarov

A gem from Paradjanov's early oeuvre is a musical agitation film or a romantic comedy, made by the young director under the guidance of Alexander Dovzhenko and set in the immense fields of the collectivised Ukraine. The social realism is replaced by colourful, convivial and dancing shots of the “Pabieda” (Victory) kolkhoz, where peasant women sing in the fields, and boys march with banners glorifying revolution. Against this backdrop, intense romantic feelings have reached a climactic stage; tailor Sidor Sidorovich, farmer Jushka and soldier Danila Petrovich all dote on the fair-haired Odarka. It is Jushka and Danila who engage in overt hostility; the initial “gentlemen’s” contest turns into an outright confrontation, resulting in miserable Jushka being increasingly more desperate and scorned by the villagers.