Alexander Adabashyan
Actor, writer, designer and director Aleksandr Artyomovich Adabashyan was born in Moscow in 1945 the same year as his friend and steady collaborator Nikita Mikhalkov. The two men’s varied pairings began in 1974 when Adabashyan production designed Mikhalkov’s feature debut “At... Read full bio →
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Ku! Kin-dza-dza
A cellist and a DJ accidentally end up on a sand-filled planet. Animated remake of George Danelia's comedy.
Utomlennye solntsem 2
Epic film about WWII, a sequel to Utomlyonnye solntsem (1994). Evil Stalin is terrorizing people of Russia while the Nazis are advancing. Russian officer Kotov, who miraculously survived the death sentence in Stalin's Purge, is now fighting in the front-lines.
12
A loose remake of “12 Angry Men”, “12” is set in contemporary Moscow where 12 very different men must unanimously decide the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his step-father, a Russian army officer.
Maszter i Margarita
Экранизация культового романа Михаила Булгакова Мастер и Маргарита. В Москве 1934 года появляется Воланд со свитой. Воланда интересует «строительство нового человека» после тысячелетий существования старого, а также новое социальное устройство напрочь отрицающее старую философию и существование Бога.
Oci ciornie
Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian.
Rodnya
The story follows Maria Konovalova who travels from her rural village to visit her daughter Nina in the city. Maria's arrival exposes the stark contrasts between rural and urban lifestyles and reveals deep-seated family tensions.
Polyoty vo sne i nayavu
On the eve of his fortieth anniversary Sergei Makarov looks back at his life and learns that he has achieved nothing. He was not able to be happy and to bring happiness to the closest people in his life, neither to his long-suffering wife nor young mistress nor friends nor work...
Neskolko dney iz zhizni I.I. Oblomova
St. Petersburg, mid 19th century: the indolent, middle-aged Oblomov lives in a flat with his older servant, Zakhar. He sleeps much of the day, dreaming of his childhood on his parents' estate.
Sibiriada
The evolution of a nation during six decades of turbulent history is dramatized via two families from opposing classes.
Pyat vecherov
Tamara and Sasha were separated during the war. Now (1957) Sasha is visiting Moscow for five days and by chance recognizes the house where Tamara used to live. She is still living there with her nephew Slava.
Raba lyubvi
Из занятой большевиками Москвы уезжает в Крым на съемки звезда немого кино Ольга Вознесенская. Она остро переживает крушение старого мира, стоит перед мучительным выбором: принять перемены или бежать от них. Быть может, спасением для знаменитой актрисы окажется любовь?
Svoy sredi chuzhikh, chuzhoy sredi svoikh
The setting is post-Russian Civil War, during the reconstruction of the young Soviet republic. During the war, Shilov, Sarichev, Kungorov, Zabelin and Lipyagin had become great friends.(Wikipedia)