Ivan is old Russia: thick, dour, hard-working, often brutish; he misses Communism. He drives a taxi and one night meets Alexi, a new Russian, a musician, an alcoholic, irresponsible. Alexi stiffs Ivan for the fare, so Ivan tracks him down and a love-hate relationship ensues. When Alexi lets the...
Man is trying to find simple human happiness. He decides for himself the question of what this happiness consists of - wealth, high social status, or something else.
Valentin and Valentina love each other and want to marry. But their mothers are strongly against this marriage. So strong is their hate that they can use any possible means.
Fall, 1921. Wrangel's army, defeated in Crimea after a short stay in Turkey, found refuge in Bulgaria. White Guard Colonel lives here with his son and daughter, while his wife and youngest daughter were sheltered by the family of the Bolshevik, who've been sent to Bulgaria for propaganda work among...
A middle-aged magician Pyotr Tarasov vegetates in the circus, receiving a meager salary. But he is a magician, he has a professional family secret: he can take out of a hat not only birds and rabbits, but also any amount of food. To use his opportunities, on the advice of friends, he opens a...
In the surreal aftermath to a plane crash at sea Dr. Iven an eminent scientist is the only survivor to be taken into the confidence of the alien rescuers. He learns that the world with its weapons of mass destruction is not ready for the wonders of the culture of the pacifist visitors. The...
Upon learning of his wife’s romance with a rich nouveau riche, the computer scientist Gleb leaves, taking his young son. Trying to prove to her and to himself that he, too, can achieve quick success, Gleb decides on a dangerous adventure. Having found an old acquaintance, a former teddy bear,...
The heroes of the cheerful story, consisting as it were of three novellas, dentist Lenochka, lecturer Gudoshnikov and projectionist Sasha sail on a small boat on the northern river Yuve past beautiful places and taiga settlements, where they stop and get acquainted with the locals - kind, cheerful...
About the life and work of the poet Sergei Yesenin, his connection with his native country, its people and nature. Childhood, love, painful searches for his place in the new, revolutionary Russia — everything found a place in Yesenin's lyrics. Frames illustrating Yesenin's poetry and poems are...
Based on the novel by Vasiliy Shukshin "The Lyubavines". In the winter of 1922, the Rodionovs, Vasiliy Platonovich and his nephew Kuzma, came to the remote Siberian village of Baklan, disguised as teachers sent from the district center to organize and build a school. In fact, this is an old...
The plot of the movie is based on a real criminal case, when several years ago a gang of criminals killed prominent military leaders in order to steal their military awards. The murder of retired General Gridnev was committed, and his apartment was robbed. Major of police Tagantsev goes to the...
The film-play tells about a teenage girl with a difficult fate, who by chance ended up in someone else's family, about difficult relationships with the people who sheltered her.
An aging train engineer, Nikolai Yegorovich, retires and decides to revive the railway brass band that once existed in his youth. He sets out to convince its former members to return, but not everyone shares his enthusiasm or understands his vision.
