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Passions
Love affairs, horse races and male duels unfold at an isolated hippodrome by the sea inhabited by very extravagant characters. Muratova’s manifesto onPublished on: -
Chekhov’s Motifs
Using her favourite ‘two-in-one’ motif, Muratova brings together two pieces by Anton Chekhov – the short story Difficult People and the play Tatyana RPublished on: -
In the Fog
A man wrongly accused of collaborating with the Nazis tries to protect his honour and defend his moral principles under immoral circumstances. MinimalPublished on: -
The Delivery Guy
Alexey lives in asmall town near Moscow and delivers pizzas. One day he gets a dubious opportunity to make money for the treatment of his…Published on: -
Leto
Punky biopic about the legendary band Kino and the Leningrad underground music scene in the early 1980s. Full of surrealistic interludes and rebelliouPublished on: -
Core of the World
Compassion and rage are not far apart in the life of a troubled vet in the remote Russian countryside.Published on: -
The Man Who Surprised Everyone
A terminally ill forest ranger wants to live his final months as a woman. In a remote Siberian community he pays dearly.Published on: -
Sheena667
A quiet life of a young Russian man turns upside down after he meets a girl from a faraway world that he barely knows.Published on: -
Starling and Lyre
Farewell project by the legendary Grigori Alexandrov, co-director of October. This grandly dressed-up melodrama, in which the Soviets fulfil thePublished on: -
The Lighthouse
This newly restored debut film shows the war in the Caucasus – without directly showing the fighting. Its talented director passed away exactlyPublished on: