Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures follows a student who gets caught up in various comedic situations, including embezzlement, revenge, robbery, and petty criminal activities. Set in the 1950s Soviet Union, the film features slapstick comedy and episodic structure.
When a scientist invents a time machine, a burglar switches places with Ivan the Terrible. Chaos and hilarity ensue as they try to adapt to each other's lives.
Story is set in deep Russia, on a wild river in woods called "Ugrum-reka" - the Moody river. Son of a dishonest trader, Prohor Gromov wants to become his own man. He takes his fathers order and goes trough the woods to deliver the furs to the byer in the nearest town. He tries to take the shorter way and get`s lost. At the highest point of this, his fathers servant, Abdulla, who is sent with him to guard him almost shoots him driven by hunger, but comes to the senses and saves his life by continuing to go on.
In 'Kidnapping, Caucasian Style,' a bumbling nerd is tasked with rescuing a young woman from an arranged marriage. Along the way, he enlists the help of a truck driver and a folklorist, leading to a series of misadventures, drunken antics, and encounters with corrupt officials. Set in the 1960s Soviet Union, this comedy showcases the ineptitude of the protagonist as he navigates through a chaotic world of folklore and hijinks.
Obsession is a funny short film that revolves around the theme of exams and the obsession people can develop towards them. The story follows a group of students who go to extreme lengths to prepare for an exam, leading to hilarious situations and unexpected outcomes.
Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale and The Emperor's New Clothes are integrated in this marvelous Russian adaptation by fairytale master Nadezhda Kosheverova.
In St. Petersburg, behind the Narva outpost, there is great excitement - the revolutionary Nechaev has appeared, who will incite the workers to fight. Neither the policeman, nor the policeman, nor the owner of the tavern - no one knows what he looks like. But everyone is determined to catch him.
A Trip Without a Load is a poignant drama that takes viewers on a journey filled with ambiguity and mixed feelings. The film explores the complexities of human emotions and the uncertainty that comes with it. The characters embark on a trip, both physically and emotionally, without a clear destination or purpose. As they confront their inner conflicts and navigate through various challenges, they are forced to confront their own insecurities, desires, and fears.
The hero of the film is senior police commissioner Kuzmin. The plot is based on the robbery of a savings bank, an attack on a woman with the theft of a bag, the fate of a talented artist driven into a dead end by life and, finally, the problems of fathers and children...
The time is World War II. Lidiya Shaporenko plays a pregnant German woman, trapped behind Russian lines. When the woman goes into labor, three loyal Soviets deliver her to a field hospital: a newly graduated officer, an affable truck driver, and a soldier shell-shocked into muteness. The dangerous trip to the hospital ends up a rite of passage for all concerned. The winner of a special gold medal at the Venice Film Festival, Peace to Him Who Enters was originally released in the USSR in 1961 under the title Mir Vkhodyashchemu.
On the formation of young Soviet diplomacy and the struggle of the mission in Kabul with the internal reaction and representatives of the Western powers for the signing of the Cooperation Agreement. A Russian diplomatic mission was sent to Kabul. The friendly relations between Afghanistan and the young Soviet republic became a real threat to traditional British rule in the East.
An old woman from Caucasian Mountains goes to the front line do give her sons weapons of their ancestors.