Movies and TvShows featuring "russian-literature" theme.

In 19th-century high society Russia, Anna Karenina enters into an affair with Count Alexei Vronsky, leading to a series of tragic events that shake their social circles. Amidst adultery, scandal, and societal expectations, Anna's relationships unravel, ultimately leading to her tragic demise.

In Imperial Russia, three brothers find themselves in a complex web of love, jealousy, and betrayal as they navigate their relationships with each other and their overbearing father. Set against the backdrop of the Russian Empire in the year 1870, the brothers must confront their inner demons and face the consequences of their actions.

Anna Karenina is a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who embarks on a passionate affair that ultimately leads to her downfall.

The Mystery of Henri Pick is a comedy-drama about a struggling author who discovers a manuscript in a publishing house's library. The manuscript is attributed to a deceased local pizza cook named Henri Pick, who supposedly wrote the book in secret. The writer's widow denies her husband's authorship, leading a literary critic and television host to investigate the authenticity of the manuscript. As the investigation unfolds, various characters from the publishing world and the small town of Brittany become involved, creating a web of intrigue and deception. The truth about the mysterious Henri Pick is slowly unraveled, bringing unexpected twists and turns along the way.

Anna Karenina, a married woman, falls in love with Count Vronsky and faces the consequences of her affair, challenging societal norms and her own morality.

The Idiot is a surreal adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novel. It tells the story of a naive prince in post-war Japan who becomes entangled in a love triangle and faces challenges such as jealousy, epilepsy, and the complexities of love.

Evgeniy Onegin lives in grand style: balls, receptions, theater premieres and other frivolities the capital can offer a young man. But social life has long tired him, so he perceives the news of the illness of his uncle living in the village as an opportunity to escape. However, having reached the estate, Onegin learns about the death of a relative, which, however, does not upset Evgeniy too much. His financial affairs are very sad, and his uncle is rich and has no other heirs. Onegin locks himself in the estate, living in aimless solitude until the owner, who has returned from abroad, appears at the neighboring estate – a young, enthusiastic Vladimir Lenskiy, not yet satiated with life, who introduces Evgeniy to sisters Tatyana and Olga Larin.

Set in a mental asylum, Ward Six is a philosophical drama that explores the complexities of human psychology and the nature of sanity. Based on a novel and a short story, this Russian literature-inspired movie delves into the lives of the inmates and their interactions with a doctor caught in a moral dilemma.

Natasha, a young aristocrat, falls in love with a soldier during the Napoleonic War. As she navigates society's expectations and deals with the war's impact, she must make decisions that could change her life forever.

War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky is a gripping historical drama that takes place in Imperial Russia during the year 1805. The story revolves around Andrei Bolkonsky, a Russian soldier, and explores the effects of war on his life and those around him. It is a compelling period drama based on the epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, capturing the intricacies of 19th-century Russian literature and the tumultuous Battle of Austerlitz.

1837. The grueling Caucasian War. The young officer Grigory Pechorin was sent into exile in the active army in the Caucasus for participating in a duel. Pechorin will have to become an unwitting participant in rapidly unfolding events — a battle with smugglers, the kidnapping of a young Circassian princess, and another duel. And when the whole world takes up arms against Pechorin, he will continue his journey alone — a hero, a product of the new time.

The film is a Bolshoi Ballet version of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina with choreography by Maya Plisetskaya who also took on the titular role. Anna Karenina is a young wife of an older husband. She has an affair with the handsome Count Vronsky. By following her desires Anna complicates her life.

When Tom loses his job at an advertising agency, he enlists a youthful con-man to help save his career.

1837: Another year of the grueling Caucasian war. A young officer, Grigory Pechorin, was sent into exile to the active army for participating in a duel. Here in the Caucasus, Pechorin will have to become an unwitting participant in rapidly unfolding events - a fight with smugglers, the abduction of a young Circassian princess, another duel. And when the whole world turns against Pechorin, and a close friend falls by his hand, he will continue his journey alone, a hero, a product of the new age...

The convoluted and moving story of Russian writer Vassili Grossman (1905-64) and his novel Life and Fate (1980), a literary masterpiece, a monumental and epic account of life under Stalin's regime of terror, a defiant cry that the KGB tried to suffocate.

The Real Doctor Zhivago is a documentary movie that delves into the life of Doctor Zhivago, a literary masterpiece by Boris Pasternak. It explores the Russian Revolution of 1917, tragic love stories, the complexities of Russian politics, and the theme of broken romances through the lens of Doctor Zhivago.

The Brothers Karamazov novel is the epitome of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s creative work, the acme of the philosophic investigation carried out by this colossal and restless mind throughout his life. World renowned choreographer Boris Eifman offers a remarkable vision of the core ideas within the novel, expanding upon them though body language as a way of exploring the origins of the moral devastation of the Karamazovs; creating through choreographic art an equivalent of what Dostoyevsky investigated so masterfully in his book, the excruciating burden of destructive passions and evil heredity. This ballet production is also known and performed as Beyond Sin.

Love is a silent film that tells the story of a romance between a married woman and a single man, set in 19th century Russia. It explores themes of infidelity, sacrifice, and honor.

The story is about a lawyer who believes that capital punishment is terrible, and that imprisonment, if forever, remains a compassionate punishment, then he engages in a bet with a businessman, if he can stay in prison for fifteen years exchange for any wealth, and they hold a bet that if he holds, he will get two million rubles.

War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov is a movie based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy. It depicts the life of Pierre Bezukhov during the Napoleonic Wars in 19th-century Russia. The film provides a captivating insight into the social and political challenges faced by the characters amidst the historical backdrop of the war.