The film is based on the popular science-fiction novel “Professor Dowell’s Head” by Russian writer Alexander Belyaev. For many years, a prominent scientist had been striving to solve the problem of immortality. He shared the results of his daring and risky experiments with his colleagues. But one day something happened that no one could have foreseen: the professor had disappeared. The best student and follower of Professor Dowell tries to use the results of his scientific research for criminal purposes. It looks like he is going to succeed…
A musical fairytale based on the poem "The Tale of the Dead Princess" by Alexander Pushkin.
As an honorary guest, Claudia Alekseevna arrives at the opening of the branch of the Institute of Culture. She will have to visit her mother, ex-husband, teachers, forgotten friends and girlfriends in her homeland...
The protagonist of the film, engineer Barkasov, finds himself in ridiculous and anecdotal situations all day. He is a responsible worker, the head of a large institution and is completely exhausted from pressing urgent matters. On the advice of a doctor, his deputy bought two operetta tickets for his boss and ordered secretary Sofochka to accompany Barkasov at an evening performance...
An actress needs to dub her voice after the production of her movie has wrapped. At the same time, she is facing a life crisis that alters her plans: just released from the hospital, she realizes that her illness is more than she can emotionally handle. Overwhelmed, she has to look at the simple task of dubbing from a completely new perspective. This film had an attendance of 2.3 million in the Soviet Union when it was released.
A dramatic love triangle between young boy and two girls from different worlds: cute American schoolgirl and painful, loveless student in Soviet boarding school.
Софья Ковалевская (1985) is a movie that depicts the extraordinary life of Sofia Kovalevskaya, a notable Russian mathematician. The film showcases her struggles and achievements in the male-dominated field of mathematics, as well as her contributions to science, education, and her role in politics. The plot also explores her complex relationships, including a focus on her love life.
Set around the Volga river, the story begins around 1900, when Russian peasants are let free and allowed to own their farmlands. But soon they suffer from losses during the 1917 Russian Revolution and the following Civil War. Then, the major national catastrophe is started by Stalin: his communist government kills millions of farmers and steals all their food supplies, causing the longest and deadliest famine all over central Russia during the 1920s and 1930s.
A film about the great Russian actress Vera Fyodorovna Komissarzhevskaya (1864–1910).
Стремительным рывком врезается красная "Лада" в белый "Мерседес"... Взрыв, еще один, и вот уже огнем объяты обе машины, и только крики гибнущих людей еще звучат и звучат в ушах... Вы увидите эти кадры дважды. Теперь - кратко о главном. Таксист Антон Клямин соглашается отвезти в горы банки со сгущенным молоком. По пути он берёт попутчицу - тётку, везущую могильный камень. И вдруг авария: машина в кювете, "сгущенка" - в разные стороны. От удара банки помялись, одна из банок дает трещину и герой понимает, что везет наркотики...
The plot is based on the creation of an illegal Marxist printing house in Chisinau in 1901, which reprinted the newspaper Iskra and other underground literature.
Four short stories tell about the inhabitants of the Moldovan village of Redu Mare. Stefan, a former front-line cowman, returned from the army and found unpleasant changes for himself. His beloved girlfriend got married... Originally from Redu Mare, the hero of the second novel is the power juggler Ion Ciocanu. The third novel tells about a young rural saint. His love for a random girl he met awakened a craving for a "mundane" life. But Valentine is lucky... The film ends with a story about Toolbarel, a cheerful and wise old man. He appears in all the other novels.
Not as she would like, a young woman’s New Year’s evening is taking place: the appointed date did not take place, and the whole night ahead. By chance, a stranger appears in her house. The good prince takes her far to the sea, and the plot of the Christmas tale repeats. But here the heroine is again alone, although still in the grip of memories of the past day.
A twelve year old decides to make his father better person after hearing bad things about him.
Police officer Aniskin lives with his family in a rural Russian village whose inhabitants admire his gentleness and wisdom. When an accordion is stolen from the local clubhouse, he begins to investigate.