Aleksandr Kalyagin

During the Russian Civil War, the production of a silent melodrama runs into numerous complications.

Engineer Yakov Bogomolov is a workaholic who is carried away by his work it so much that he does not notice what is happening around him. Young wife Olga is cheating on him, friends betray, companions do not understand and deceive...

As an adviser to the emperor Nicholas II, mystic Grigori Rasputin holds great influence over the empire. However, many in St Petersburg begin to regard Rasputin, with his strange practices and mesmerizing qualities, as a liability and plot his assassination. When Rasputin, known to many as the 'Mad Monk', leads Nicholas to embrace an ill-conceived military strategy, a group of determined conspirators set down a plan to eliminate him.

A West German concern is conducting secret negotiations on the production of an atomic bomb with an interested state. The son of the head of the concern, realizing the monstrosity and scale of his father's activities, interrupts the negotiations and returns home with the intention to publicize his father's activities.

Following the Russian Civil War, a loyal Red, Shilov, must prove he is at home among strangers as he attempts to recapture a shipment of gold that he was supposed to deliver to Moscow. Needed as a means of buying food for the people, the gold Shilov was entrusted with is stolen, initially by a group of assassins and then by a group of bandits. In tracking the gold’s whereabouts, Shilov’s motives are questioned and he is suspected of treason, in part because his brother was a devoted White. In an effort to clear his name, Shilov locates the gold, but he also discovers rampant greed and corruption.

On a summer day in late 19th century Russia, a group of bourgeois friends and acquaintances gather at a dilapidated country estate.

Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.

Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to “dead souls” and use them as collateral to obtain a large loan. He comes to a small provincial town and begins to proposition the local landowners. These landowners are revealed to be so petty and avaricious that not even Chichikov’s amazing offer can be worked to his advantage on them. Some stall, some refuse for no obvious reasons, some promise and then renege, and others want “in on the deal.” In the end, Chichikov, having concluded that the landowners are a hopeless lot, leaves for other regions.

St. Petersburg. Winter of 1917, the eve of the February Revolution. The maid finds in the room the corpse of the murdered tenant. In his pocket, a hotel account was found in the name of Karl Fischer, a well-known banker. An investigation is beginning. In the list of suspects - an agent of the secret police...

A story about a group of Russian boys who have lost their fathers in the World War II.

Marat meets a girl named Vika in St. Petersburg.The girl wants Marat to take her to Baku. Marat’s love for Vika is growing day by day. The movie is about relations between Marat, Vika and his friend Mikail.

A story based on the tales "The Marble Heart" and "The Spessart Inn" by Wilhelm Hauff.

A lot of events take place in the Jewish town on the eve of Saturday. We must have time to visit everywhere and see everything. Only the story of the prophet remains untold. Ukrainian animation based on Jewish folklore.

The investigator Seyfi Ganiyev runs the case of an illegal mercery shop's head Murad Abiyev, who confessed in embezzlement of one million rubles from public funds. Abiyev is also accused of the murder of an underage girls that occurred in Riga shortly after Abiyev saw her. He denies his guilt, but does not name the perpetrators though he knows them, despite the fact that he is facing the death penalty. The investigator understands that some high-ranking officials stand behind Abiyev, but he has no proof. Ganiyev seeks to obtain from the prisoner the whole truth to bring the criminals to justice.

A fictional court has to decide whether Adam and Eve can become spouses.

The exploits of an odd adulterous couple

In one of the realms, there was time for the prince to get married, but the bride would have to be a real princess. A sign was put up on the gates: “ A Princess Wanted”. But in response to it there appeared only a small girl, wet to the bones after the rain and bearing no resemblance to nobility. So the prince was obliged to venture off to other lands in search of a suitable match. Henceforth the prince’s adventures unfold. In one kingdom, he met a fat king, in another – a hospitable king. He also visited the kingdom of arts. He saw enough princesses, beautiful and clever. And yet, the real princess, the only one he longed for, proved to be the girl who had knocked at their door during a rainstorm…

Based on two one-act plays by Gogol - "The Morning of a Business Man" and "The Claim".

A revelatory discussion on a train. Based on Leo Tolstoy's novel of the same name.

A retired KGB colonel, having collected at his country house a file cabinet of people who had cooperated with the Committee in previous years, calls them back to his house and makes them perform certain tasks. But even on it there are bigger sharks - representatives of the mafia, who have guessed how much money they can now get from the former "peasants". However, one of them, dreaming to finish with the archive, will somewhat disrupt the plans of the above-mentioned characters.

In 1930s Poland Christian boy Ivan goes to live with a Jewish family to learn a trade. He becomes friends with Abraham, the son of the family. However, anti-Semitism is rife in their environment, and they flee to escape an upcoming conflict. Journeying together, they demonstrate their inseparability.

Lysistrata led the women of ancient Greece in forcing men to stop the war, that was devastating the land for 21 years. At secret assembly of the women delegates from both sides of the conflict, Lysistrata declared: "We must refrain from the male altogether - till the men come to terms of peace". Her instruction to every wife or mistress was to refuse all sexual favors whatsoever, and sit prettily dressed in best transparent silks, till the men yield to peace.

Based on the play of the same name by I. Turgenev, in the production of the Moscow Theatre named after M.N. Ermolova.

Murad, the favorite of the entire court, has just returned from prison, where he ultimately took the blame for his friend's crime. All this time, his fiancée Gul waited for him, and now they are getting married. Meanwhile, behind one of the doors overlooking Murad's garden, a woman's scream can be heard from time to time, but the neighbors do nothing. Will Murad be able to rise above the general indifference to his neighbor's affairs and help the unfortunate woman?

Comedy of manners with elements of grotesque. The hero of the tape - an employee of a solid research Institute San Sanych lubomudrov - an extraordinary personality. Charming trickster and subtle psychologist, he is fluent in the art of communicating with the "right" people.

A funny comedy based on famous Brandon Thomas' play "Charley's Aunt".

In this three-part series, Nikolai Irteniev reminisces and reflects on his life; he is eager to find answers to the most important questions of life. "How to be? how to do the right thing? What goals to strive for?" Based on Lev Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy.

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For many years the great Emir of Bukhara has not known happiness - he has lost the taste to delightful khalva, and now life is as sour as a lemon for him. The house of poor pot-maker Shir-Mamed, however, is full of happiness - his little son Hodzha Nasreddin has been born. Rumours have spread about his unusual abilities - maybe he will be able to make the Emir happy again?

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The films hero is a metal worker named Ignat who is as strong and tough as the steel that his sprawling factory produces in the Ural Mountains. Its a great cheerless environment; life is arduous and dangerous; conditions at the plant are nearly subhuman. The only excitement in the grimy industrial town is provided by robbing a train at gunpoint or stealing sheep from the Bashkiri tribe. The most renowned diversion, however, is the annual fist fight between the strongest metal worker and the strongest miner from the region. Against his better judgment, but with the support of his co-workers, Ignat decides to take part in this perilous venture.

A two-part television play based on the novel by Charles Dickens featuring songs by poet David Samoylov.

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In 1934, Margarita Chugueva, nicknamed Vaska for her large frame and masculine strength, was working on the construction of the Moscow Metro. One day, among the newcomers to the brigade, she recognized Osip, her tormentor, who had mocked special settlers in the Siberian settlement where the family of wealthy peasants Chuguevs was exiled during the years of collectivization, and from where Margarita had escaped.

A story based on life events of famous gymnast Olga Korbut.

The blind mole and the not hatched chick are having a fascinating conversation about what the world is like.

The story of a talented woman who dedicated her life to surgery. Patients from all over the country go to her orthopedic laboratory — the doctor’s unique methods of treatment are so effective. However, an anonymous complaint is received by the metropolitan commission. Now experts have to figure out whether Kalinnikova really creates innovative healing techniques...

The question is what to build — palaces designed to last for centuries, or cheap concrete blocks that offer a quick fix to the housing crisis. Behind each of these choices stand scholars, architects, and Party officials.

Leopold the Cat undergoes a medical examination at the clinic. The mice try to sedate him and give him an injection.

A film biography of Jarosław Dąbrowski, a Russian officer, Polish independence activist, and communist.

Based on the play of the same name by M. Shatrov.

Negligent, but the enterprising workers of a forest area "Rabbit reserve" unexpectedly wiped out all the rabbits. Now it remains only to wait for a scolding. But suddenly, in the possession of the hapless crooks right from the ground begins to beat the fountain of mineral water. This "gift of nature" is an urgent need to learn to their advantage. And it's so handy, there is a person spouting ideas on the edge of common sense! However, the genius nugget does not suspect that he was in the reserve of scams, where even a hare will teach fox tricks.

About the great violinist and composer Niccolo Paganini.

This biographical picture that was made for the 200th anniversary of Nikolai Gogol,is filmed in the unique style of the author Leonid Parfyonov. Documentary shows that the author of "Dead Souls", "The Inspector General" and "Taras Bulba" is not the founder of realism in Russian literature, but a modern and actual avant-garde writer who created works hitherto unprecedented, full of magic and phantasmagoria.

Two families are trying to fix their problems during the celebration of the New Year.

A historical retelling of the first king of Lithuania, King Mindaugas, taking place in the year 1263. The film was initially created in 1981 but was banned by Soviet authorities due to an emphasis on Lithuanian nationalism and ethnic heritage.

The year is 1949. One of the last outbreaks of Stalinist terror was a bloody buffoonery under the auspices of the fight against cosmopolitanism. In the Writers' House near Moscow, where a young writer finishes her story about her husband's arrest and death, there is a painful atmosphere of fear, suspicion, suspiciousness and foreboding that can drive you crazy...

A television film dedicated to the work of People's Artist of the USSR, Anastasia Platonovna Zueva.

Fifteen years old Sasha is dreaming about adventures, falling in love and doesn't know that WWII is approaching...

The action takes place in the hotel "goldfish", the administration of which fulfills the various wishes of its guests.

The film illustrates individual episodes showing the life of Alexander Pushkin. The script is based on the testimonies of contemporaries, as well as on poems, drawings, and letters of the poet.

A television film based on vaudeville and early short stories by Anton Chekhov, "The Proposal", "The Wedding", "The Anniversary", etc. The scene is a provincial ball.

A filmed version of Nikolai Gogol's "The Gamblers", transposed into modern-day Russia and performed by an all-star cast.

Retirees Rud and Sem come into possession of a suitcase full of mob money... a comic adventure ensues.

Poetic screen version of the story of I.Turgenev about mutual relations of landowner’s old wife and her mute yard keeper Gerasim. About Gerasim's attachment to a dog with nickname Mu-mu.

The play is about the Game, about creativity, which this time turned into the form of a brilliant speck. Skillfully, talentedly and artistically, the victim of the same players as himself, Ikharev does not suffer a catastrophe, because his "Adelaide Ivanovna" remains with him. Tool and mascot of his game. His secret manuscript ...

This is a story about Greek slave Esop, who contributed a lot to the world of literature, and about his silly owner, who had the power and money, but did not have kindness.

A first-grader dreams to perform with his cat in the circus.

In the second movie colonel Zorin is trying to find a stolen "Black Prince" diamond.

A young man tries to make everybody happy including the girl he's in love with and her divorcing parents.

Leopold the Cat sunbathes and reads Robinson Crusoe, while the mice try to scare him. When he falls asleep on the beach, he dreams that he has landed on a desert island.

Psychological drama about a university dean who leads a double life.

Leopold the Cat takes his personal car to the countryside to paint landscapes from life. The mice put a magnet in the trunk.

A two-part documentary about the fraught relationship between Russian writer Viktor Shklovsky and émigré linguist Roman Jakobson.

About the fates of two friends who got carried away with photography: one became a successful businessman and buys a steamer, the other, after serving his sentence on an unfair charge, does not expect good from the future, does not believe the present.

About the death of Aleksandr Pushkin, the leading poet and writer of Russia, who was shot on a duel and died when he was 37.

Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch naturalist of the 18th century, the founder of scientific microscopy, makes a lens in his workshop. He is visited by an English scientist, a member of the Royal Society of London. Leeuwenhoek shows the scientist his "microscope". A scientist examines a flea, mold on bread, and other objects through a "microscope." He recommends that Leeuwenhoek write about his invention to the Royal Society of London. Leeuwenhoek refuses. The scientist writes the letter himself. Leeuwenhoek examines different objects through a "microscope". He is visited by a friend of Google, with whom he shares his observations. Leeuwenhoek and Google talk about the origin of the "little animals" in the water. Leeuwenhoek takes samples of rainwater and pond water. The simplest microorganisms, taken through a microscope. Leeuwenhoek writes a letter in which he outlines the results of his research.

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A TV play based on Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov's operetta "Ogonyki" (libretto by L. Trauberg). It tells the story of the revolutionary struggle of the workers at the Narva Gate in St. Petersburg in the spring of 1903.

Leopold the Cat bought a TV, but the mice are preventing him from watching it.

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Four years ago, Igor, Olya's father, fell in love with another woman, Tatyana, and left his wife. Tatyana has a son, Dima, whom Igor is adopting. And one day Igor can not meet Olya, and sends Dima instead. Children get acquainted. There is a paradox. Olya hates Dima and his mother, he is friendly. Children have to cross the line of love and hate.

Isaac Rubinchik, like a biblical old man who has lived a long and dramatic life, feels the need for moral reflection on his experiences. Disputes with long-dead relatives, a glance into the future, which he sees in the ruins of civilization - all these memories and fears make Rubinchik reevaluate many things and bring closer the moment of his spiritual epiphany.

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A soft and gentle man suddenly starts to change after being appointed to the manager position.

The mice received a treasure map in the mail. In the place indicated on the map, a chest really turned out to be buried, but it also turned out to be something that the mice did not expect.

It's Leopold the Cat's birthday. The mice are trying to ruin it for him as best they can.

A year ago they met on the same bench, he introduced himself as Yura. At night, Yura left Vera, promising that he would return soon. Now, a year later, he did not recognize her, he said that her name was Nikolai, then Alexei. But Vera still hopes for something...

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