Evgeny Tsymbal

In Search of a Lost Paradise

Evgeny Tsymbal

The story of two artists, endowed with love and talent, trying to live in personal and artistic freedom in a totalitarian regime.

A Cruel Romance

Eldar Ryazanov

Alisa Freyndlikh, Larisa Guzeeva

In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.

Защитник Седов

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Vladimir Ilin, Albina Matveyeva

Late one evening in Moscow in 1937, Defence Counsel Sedov hears a knock at the door. Three women whose agronomist husbands have been sentenced to death for alleged sabotage beg him to take on the seemingly hopeless task of saving them. Sedov embarks upon a succession of encounters with increasingly powerful officials, gradually persuading them to look at the case anew. But the highest authorities are not so easily outmanoeuvered, and Sedov becomes canonised as a Stalinist zealot, with the film building inexorably to its chilling triple climax.

Повесть непогашенной луны

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Vladimir Steklov, Vladimir Simonov

The legendary commander of the Civil War, the winner of Wrangel arrives in the capital at the call of Stalin. In the capital, he is perplexed to learn that the Politburo at a special meeting decided to force him to operate on a long-standing ulcer. The attending physician is convinced that the operation is not needed, but, obeying party discipline, the old Bolshevik lies on the operating table.

Реквием по филею

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Gennadiy Khazanov, Irina Savina

Скромный нотариус при симфоническом оркестре Гена Мунькин не нравился теще. Особенно ее отталкивала его работа. Определив зятя грузчиком в мясной магазин, она никак не предполагала, что первый кусок мяса, вынесенный Геной из магазина, окажется в цирке…

Оскар

Alexandr Smolyansky, Evgeny Tsymbal

Boris Akunin, Evgeny Kissin

Oscar is the story of the life of the famous artist Oscar Rabin against the background of three decades of Soviet history; it is a story about a successful experience of standing up against a regime with the help of paint and brushes. It is the story of non-violent resistance against evil, of the boundaries of compromise, about how people try to maintain their inner freedom when they are living in a country that is not very free. The film uses many unique newsreels and other archival materials being shown for the first time. Along with Oscar Rabin, featured in the fim are Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Vladimir Sorokin, Evgeny Kisin, Boris Akunin, Maya Turovskaya, Vladimir Paperny, Erik Bulatov, Oleg Tselkov, Vitaly Komar, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Mihail Chemiakin, Igor Guberman, Donald Rayfield, and Adam Michnik.

Дзига и его братья

Evgeny Tsymbal

The fascinating and tumultuous lives of Mikhail, Boris and Denis Kaufman (better known as Dziga Vertov) are the focus of this powerful documentary. Using rare archival footage from Russian state film archives and private collections, the brothers' lives and art are traced from Bialystok to Moscow, Paris, and Hollywood.

Жертвоприношения Андрея Тарковского

Denis Trofimov

Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra

Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky. The film uses unique materials related to the years Tarkovsky spent in Italy, personal accounts of friends and professionals, the shooting locations of his films, to what degree his works reflects his personal life. The film brings us closer to the man to whom contemporary filmmaking owes so much.

Красный Сион

Evgeny Tsymbal

The rise and fall of the Soviet Jewish Autonomous Region

Оставивший свет…

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Anatoly Vasiliev, Andrey Zvyagintsev

Фильм посвящён памяти театрального режиссёра, актёра театра и кино Владимира Агеева. Его называли «главным алхимиком современной режиссуры». Ученик Анатолия Васильева, Владимир Агеев прокладывал собственный путь в искусстве. Поиски и исследования привели его к созданию своего творческого стиля, к «Театру тайны и радости». В фильме используются архивные записи репетиций режиссёра, фрагменты из спектаклей, в которых задействованы: Евгений Стычкин, Анатолий Белый, Агния Кунецова, Ольга Лапшина, Григорий Данцигер. В интервью своими воспоминаниями делятся коллеги и друзья гениального режиссера, среди которых: Анатолий Васильев, Римас Туминас, Андрей Звягинцев, Эдуард Бояков, Константин Райкин, Ирина Гринева, Алексей Багдасаров, Игорь Яцко, Ростислав Хаит.