The Diamond Arm
The Diamond Arm background The Diamond Arm (Бриллиантовая рука / Brilliantovaya ruka) is one of the most beloved Soviet comedies. It’s the third most popular Soviet film ever with 77 million box office...
View ArticleKidnapping, Caucasian Style
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (Кавказская пленница / Kavkazskaya plennitsa) is a 1967 Soviet comedy by prolific director, Leonid Gaidai. The title and plot are references to two literary works both...
View Article12 Chairs
12 Chairs (12 стульев / Dvenadtsat stulyev) is a 1971 comedy by Leonid Gaidai. Its plot is an adaptation of the 1928 satirical novel of the same name by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov. Like Gaidai’s...
View ArticleAndrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev (Андрей Рублёв) is Andrei Tarkovsky‘s second feature film. It is based on the life and times of 15th-century icon painter, Andrei Rublev, one of Russia’s most celebrated artists....
View ArticleThey Fought for Their Country
Sergei Bondarchuk’s They Fought for Their Country has often been called the best film about WWII. In the summer of 1942, the Soviet Union was on the verge of defeat. German troops, coming off major...
View ArticleTwenty Days Without War
War correspondent Lopatin takes a 20-day-leave from his hard work at the front in 1942. He travels to faraway Tashkent to meet the family of the killed soldier and visit the film set of the screen...
View ArticleDog Barbos and Unusual Cross
This is the very first silent slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. What’s more fun: fishing with worms, or dynamite? Three friends decided to have a blast!...
View ArticleScarecrow
A twelve years old girl Lena who has come to live with her grandfather in a small Russian town is being bullied by her classmates. She took the rap of being a class traitor because she was in love...
View ArticleWhen the Trees Were Tall
This piercing Soviet drama tells the story of two unfortunate strangers who, by the will of fate, become one family. Lovers of Soviet comedy will also very much appreciate the acting of Yuri Nikulin in...
View ArticleBootleggers
This is the second silent (save for a song) slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. In a small hunting lodge three friends are making illegal moonshine. Bottled “product”...
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