Uta Kilter
2021
Second Class Citizens
Kira Muratova
Natalya Buzko, Nikolai Sadnev
The movie examines the lives of the not-so-fortunate dregs of society through airy but uneven absurdist comedy. The unfortunates of the title are mentally challenged people, some of whom could be termed insane - or merely inane.
Second Class Citizens
Мелодия для шарманки
Kira Muratova
Lena Kostyuk, Roma Burlaka
Two young orphan siblings travel to Moscow in search of their missing father. Scared of being separated and sent to orphanages, they hope to reunite with the last link of their shattered family.
Melody for a Street Organ
Чеховские мотивы
Kira Muratova
Sergey Bekhterev, Nina Ruslanova
The film is based on A. P. Chekhov’s play “Tatiana Repina” and short story “Difficult People”. At his wedding, the groom is horrified to see among the church crowd his former mistress who had recently committed suicide.
Chekhovian Motifs
Eternal Homecoming
Kira Muratova
Oleg Tabakov, Alla Demidova
A woman is paid a surprise visit by her long-forgotten classmate, who needs her advice: should he choose a wife or a lover? An outrageously burlesque mise-en-scène is repeated many times but each time in a different place and performed by new actors. Why?
Eternal Homecoming
