Yury Shepelev
1927 - 1992Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
Franco Prosperi, Eldar Ryazanov
Andrey Mironov, Antonia Santilli
In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. Other people (who were around when she died) also learn about it. Thus several people arrive in Leningrad trying to find the treasure, each one for himself/herself. What's worse - the only information they have is that the treasure is under a lion - and it's in Leningrad, a city known by its numerous statues of lions. The story gets even more interesting when the soviet militia (police) learns about the whole thing and send an undercover agent...
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
Wedding in Malinovka
Andrei Tutyshkin
Vladimir Samoylov, Mikhail Pugovkin
The movie takes place during Russia's civil war between the Reds (Bolsheviks) and the Whites (Mensheviks). Andrejka and Yarinka are a young betrothed couple in the village of Malinovka, caught between the battle lines. Gritsian is the leader of a Menshevik band who are planning to attack the village. Yarinka appeals to the local Bolshevik commander for his faction's help. The Bolsheviks quickly come up with a plan to save the village... but the plan requires Yarinka to enter into a pretend marriage with Gritsian.
Wedding in Malinovka
The Captivating Star of Happiness
Vladimir Motyl
Oleg Strizhenov, Aleksey Batalov
In December 1825, distinguished members of the Russian military, most of whom were quite affluent and of noble lineage, took it upon themselves to stir revolution against the autocratic and tyrannical Czar Nikolai I in the wake of his not honoring the drafting of a constitution for the Russian people. The revolution failed miserably and the conspirators (known as the Decembrists) were weeded out by the czar himself. One by one, each of the conspirators confess and are systematically exiled to the harsh winters of Siberia, slated to work and wither in a prison/mine. The wives of the conspirators are faced with the prospect of leaving the bosom of wealth and family (including their own children) to be with their husbands in the brutal Siberian locale. If they agree to this, they face having their illustrious social stations stripped away and certain disdain from everyone around them...
The Captivating Star of Happiness
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Gleb Panfilov
Inna Churikova, Nikolai Gubenko
The mayor of a village sees her son killed in a gun accident. A successful, dedicated bureuacrat, she must reconcile her desire to build a bridge - and the new housing that will come with it - with the reality of resistance from the townspeople and her own grief.
I Wish to Speak
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Iosif Kheifits
Valeriy Zolotukhin, Elena Proklova
Kolya Kasatkin, who saw in his wife Tanyusha the ideal of female charm, tenderness, kindness, who loved her to the point of oblivion, was at a loss before the idle conversations of well-wishers about his wife's betrayal. Having found his wife with the choir director, Nikolai demanded a divorce. Continuing to love each other, the former spouses are unhappy in separation. Kasatkin's new hasty marriage did not return his peace of mind. In daily agony, in the pursuit of a past life, he also lost his old dream — to live and work in the Far East, where he served in the army. Both realized too late that love does not forgive hasty decisions, that it must be able to keep and protect.
The Only One
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Leonid Menaker
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Alla Chernova
По мотивам одноименной повести Бориса Лавренёва. Гражданская война. В городе, занятом белогвардейцами, остается чекист для проведения подрывной деятельности. Для достижения задуманного он подселяет в квартиру одного уважаемого врача юную певицу, выпускницу консерватории. А позже приезжает сам под видом ее супруга, коммерсанта Кутерье. Революционер-подпольщик Орлов под видом французского коммерсанта ведет активную разведывательную работу...
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The Blue Bird
George Cukor
Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune. On their journey, they are accompanied by the humanized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, Bread, and other entities.
The Blue Bird
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Tamara Samoznaeva, Nadezhda Kosheverova
Valeriy Zolotukhin, Tatyana Pelttser
В неком царстве — государстве жил — поживал царь Ермолай, который души не чаял в сыне своем — царевиче Проше. Но случилось так, что приснился однажды царевичу удивительный сон и никак не хотел он тот сон отцу пересказать. Разгневался царь и прогнал любимого сына навеки прочь…
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12 stulyev
Aleksandr Belinsky
Igor Gorbachyov, Nikolai Boyarsky
Who was the first to bring the great novel "12 Chairs" to the screen? You say "Leonid Gaidai" - and it will be a mistake. In our country, the first director was Alexander Belinsky (Leningrad television, 1966). Filming the favorite books of millions is a difficult task. The audience knows the plot in detail. Winged phrases have long gone to the people. Everyone has their own idea of the main characters. In general, dissatisfied will be sure. So the version of "12 chairs", proposed by Alexander Belinsky, of course, will not suit everyone.
12 chairs
