Spring on Zarechnaya Street is a 1956 film based on a Russian literature. It tells the story of unrequited love and struggle in a working-class community. The plot revolves around a female teacher who becomes involved in a complicated male-female relationship. Set against the backdrop of a steel factory, the film explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the challenges faced by the working class. With beautiful scenes set in a snowy park and a captivating guitar soundtrack, Spring on Zarechnaya Street is a timeless tale of human emotions.

A short film made for Venezia 70 - Future Reloaded

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of the future of cinema.

Set in Moscow during the 1960s, 'I Am Twenty' tells the story of young individuals going through the struggle of coming-of-age in the Soviet Union. The film explores their experiences with exhibition and the impact of events like May Day on their lives.

Virtually unseen since its Soviet television broadcast in 1971, the film, Peter Rollberg writes, is “devoted to the anniversary of the Paris commune, mixing historical footage with images of present-day Paris.”

Fifty-year-old Vladimir Ivanovich Prokhorov, relieved of his worldly possessions, takes a journey back in time. Accompanied by a traveling companion barely half his age, he revisits the people and places of his youth and witnesses the dark forces that shaped the 20th century.

July Rain is a drama film set in 1960s Moscow, following a 27-year-old artist who grapples with loneliness, existentialism, and generational conflict. The film explores themes of identity, intellectualism, and the search for meaning in a world marked by superficiality and disillusionment.

It Was In May is a gripping war drama set during World War II, exploring themes of love, sacrifice, and bravery amidst the chaos and destruction of war. The film follows the lives of ordinary people who are forced to make tough choices and face the harsh realities of war. With its compelling storyline and superb performances, It Was In May takes viewers on an emotional journey through the darkest days of history.

Set in 1980s Moscow, 'Postscript' follows a young man as he faces the challenges of balancing family relationships and business in the Soviet Union. With the backdrop of a changing political landscape, he must navigate the intricate dynamics of his father-in-law and son-in-law relationship while trying to succeed in the tumultuous world of business.

At the end of the Second World War, Fedor is demobilized and returns home where he meets a homeless boy, small Fedor. They decide to live together. The adult works in the building trade and the boy goes to school and looks after the house. They get on very well until Natacha arrives in big Fedor's life. After marrying big Fedor, Natacha tries to win the child's love. But he remains hostile.

Originally called World '68, later retitled The World of Today Romm’s film was conceived as an impassioned, large-scale essay on the origins of the 20th century and the subsequent reality the disappointed director felt slipping away from him. The film itself slipped away from him and was left unfinished at the time of his death. His younger colleagues, Marlen Khutsiev, Elem Klimov and German Lavrov, completed the film from the elements he left behind in addition to segments from Ordinary Fascism, closing the film with Romm’s ultimately optimistic outlook: "And still I believe that man is sensible..."

The second World War echoes throughout the whole Khutsiyev's oeuvre. The director himself did not participate in the war: "The thing is, I didn't fight. I had been a sickly boy, so I was turned down because I still looked like a child. This is sort of like a debt I've been repaying ever since". In "People of 1941", Khutsiyev recites his favourite pieces by war poets and invokes documentary footage.