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1) Podstrochnik
Language
Russian
Description
Lilianna Lungina, a revered Russian translator, analyzes the major events of 20th century Russia through the prism of her own life. Oleg Dorman's brilliant film, which became a sensation when finally released over 4 nights on Russian television in 2009, is at once heartfelt and unsentimental―an unparalleled tribute to a lost world.
Language
Russian
Description
An examination of the life and work of revered Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, this film draws heavily on footage taken on the set of his final production, *The Sacrifice*. Featuring interviews with the filmmaker, the documentary looks at Tarkovsky's meticulous creative process and uncompromising vision. The production also addresses his untimely death and includes anecdotes from his widow, which shed more light on Tarkovsky's dedication to his...
3) After Leto
Language
Russian
Description
Kirill Serebrennikov's "AFTER LETO" tells the story of the epoch in which the characters of his feature film, "Leto", lived. Interviews with Natalia Naumenko, Artemy Troitsky, Igor Petrovsky, Seva Novgorodtsev and Andrei Tropillo delve into the Russian rock scene of the 80's, Soviet youth and the spirit of that time, allowing us to look behind the scenes of Russian culture during this era of Victor Tsoi and Mike Naumenko. The film's narration is laid...
4) Francofonia
Language
Russian
Description
Alexander Sokurov’s portrait of the real-life collaboration that saved the Louvre Museum under the Nazi Occupation, a stunning and urgently relevant meditation on the essential relationship between art, culture, and history. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. Winner of the Fedora Award for Best Euro-Mediterranean Film and the Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award and nominated for the Golden Lion at the **Venice Film Festival**....
Language
Russian
Description
Acclaimed director Vitaly Mansky (Putin’s Witnesses) makes himself at home with a man who helped to shape the 20th century: Mikhail Gorbachev. The Soviet leader, who brought about the fall of the Berlin Wall, was acclaimed as the architect of Glasnost and Perestroika, policies that gave the citizens of the Soviet Union—what Ronald Reagan called “the Evil Empire”—a chance to be free. At the same time, under his rule, the Chernobyl nuclear...
6) DIY Country
Language
Russian
Description
In spring 2014, following the annexation of Crimea, armed pro-Russian rebels stormed the city of Donetsk. Eventually, independence from Kiev was declared. This brave and human documentary explores the origins and evolution of the Donetsk People's Republic, diving into both hopeful beginnings and a present marked by destruction, hate and infighting.
Language
Russian
Description
A fascinating look at Putin in the earliest days of his presidency, when the seeds of his authoritarianism were already being sown. It also raises difficult questions about the role of Mansky himself. As a filmmaker who witnessed and in some cases shaped these events, is he in some way complicit?
Language
Russian
Description
Krasnohorivka: a town on the front lines of the war-torn region of Eastern Ukraine. When poet/filmmaker Iryna Tsilyk first visits the Trofymchuk-Gladky family home, she is surprised by what she finds: while the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, single mother Anna and her four children are managing to keep their home as a safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, so it feels natural...
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