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- A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.
- Robbers in shamanic masks attack the convoy and steal 40 pounds of gold. The St. Petersburg gold miner accuses the nomadic Tungus tribe, recruits a detachment of thugs to return the stolen goods and take revenge, but not only he has prospects for gold.
- The story of a young lad and his struggle for survival while living in an orphanage being bullied constantly by some of the older boys.
- An in-depth investigation into the working process of Konstantin Stanislavski, who managed to maintain his inner freedom and true artistry within the harsh boundaries of the Soviet system, all thanks to the power of his prodigious talent.
- This film is about a man whose works were strictly forbidden in Soviet Russia and even his name was not to be spoken. Ivan Solonevich is a Russian philosopher, political activist and publicist. In addition to this he was an outstanding athlete and one of the founders of Russian Sambo (self defense without weapons). In light of the current international situation following Solonevich, our film takes on new significance. The prophecies of this amazing Russian thinker sound even more relevant now and some historical parallels can be made which help us to understand more clearly some of the events taking place in the world today.
- In 1960, seventeen African countries gained their independence. For the two superpowers, competing for influence in the Cold War, these "new" countries were obvious opportunities for deploying their own power.
- The film tells about Marina Albi, a famous American woman who has been living for twenty years in Russia. She undertakes a spiritual trip to the Russian province to find 'the Heart of Russia'. It is with her eyes that we see the beauties and the joys of small Russian towns and villages, as well as their sufferings and problems. The goal of her trip is to find explanations: "What is one's own life?" "How to live one's own life?" In the end of the film, she meets someone and this great meeting reveals to her simple and great truths.
- Excerpts from newsreels, propaganda films, TV shows and feature films that present a evocative portrait of Soviet life during the 1950s and the 1960s.
- The history of the life and death of the Royal family through the prism of personal archives, photographs, diaries and letters. A love story and a hate story on the verge of changing eras.
- This film project is the first experience of large-scale visualization. The film is an integral artistic creation with internal drama, uniquely complicated shooting and use of latest achievements in the technology of representation. St. Petersburg is depicted vividly, powerfully and expressively. The spectators will appreciate the size of the city, its magnificence and unique elevations used during the shooting. It is a new view, absolutely unprecedented, allowing the spectators to see St. Petersburg in a new way. Unusual viewpoints, different states of nature and different lighting create an essentially new feeling of the space that used to be known.
- The documentary will tell the story of the Dynamo football club, one of the oldest Russian clubs. It will cover all the most important events: the founding, winning titles, the famous blockade match, which supported the spirit of the inhabitants of the besieged city, ups and downs. But the main idea is that Dynamo has a future, and this can be seen in the eyes of young players who sincerely love football and their city.
- Why do people stay in the city during the war? The protagonist puts this question to those he meets in Donetsk. The answers, the frames showing ordinary, trivial things done by citizens of Donetsk are like pieces of a puzzle that shows the life of the isolated city. Doing what they did before the war and what they would do after its end, the people stand up to the very idea of the war.
- Documentary comedy with a stone face about modern Russia. Fransua is a typical Russian farmer and an active patriot. Year after year he tries to make ends meet and answer the main question: "Why do people in Russian village live in poverty if our country is so rich?" An ironic provincial story - a dreamer with outgoing life plans constantly flows with irresistible properties - from trivial slovenliness to ubiquitous transformation - and achieves long-awaited success, but not at all where they were looking for.
- The film crew goes to the small town Arvay, located on the edge of the Gobi desert. Back in 1986, the town hosted a Soviet military base. Quite recently, soldiers laid the nearby mountain with asbestos slates making a date that can still be seen on the map.
- A young ballerina wakes up in the garden from the touch of a magic butterfly. She leaves her pointe shoes next to the sleeping girl so that she can go on a journey and learn ballet from nature: plasticity - from the waves on the pond, lightness - from the wind, elusive beauty - from flowers, endurance - from big old trees, grace - from birds. Gradually the journey develops into a real dance, and the little ballerina discovers a door in the garden that leads to the big stage.
- Author systematized the little-known facts of the biography of the last Russian Emperor Nicolai II. For example: in September, 1896, during Nicolai's visit to the Great Britain, Prince of Wales shows him the horoscope for date of his birth, made earlier by famous English predictor. The prediction spoken about two future wars. Emperor makes a decision 'to overcome the Fate': to organize a world conference on disarmament for prevention of wars (the Hague peace conference, May, 1899). Later he tried to overcome a Fate decisively in March, 1905 (an attempt to abdicate and to head the Russian Orthodox Church), and then again and again - but he could not. His attempts to overcome a Fate is the main essence and content of the film.
- Director Alina Rudnitskaya creates an oppressive sense of foreboding in observational shots of young women waiting in a Russian clinic.
- A day in the lives of six Russian twenty-somethings living in St. Petersburg.