Dubrovsky[Дубровский] Russia, 2014Color, 123 minutesIn Russian with English subtitlesDirector: Aleksandr Vartanov and Kirill MikhanovskyScreenplay: Konstantin Chernozatonskii, Mikhail BrashinskiiCamera: Vsevolod Kaptur, Anastasiia MikhailovaMusic: Aleksei AigiCast: Danila Kozlovskii, Igor’ Gordin, Klavdia Korshunova, Iurii TsuriloProducer: Evgenii GindilisProduction: Avangard media Dubrovsky, a modern adaptation of Pushkin’s unfinished novel, does more than transplant the struggles that accompany class difference present in the original text. It …

Van Goghs[Ван Гоги] Russia, Latvia, 2018Color, 103 minutesIn Russian and Hebrew with English subtitlesDirector: Sergei LivnevScreenplay: Sergei LivnevCamera: Iurii KlimenkoComposer:  Leonid Desiatnikov, Aleksei SerguninArt Direction: Eduard Galkin, Aleksandr OsipovCast: Aleksei Serebriakov, Daniel’ Ol’brykhski, Elena Koreneva, Polina Agureeva, Natal’ia NegodaProducers: Sergei Bobza, Igor’ Pronin, Iuliia ZaitsevaProduction: Leopolis Film Company, Forma Pro Films Mark Ginzburg’s life is terrible.  A 52-year-old artist, neither …

Under Electric Clouds[Под электрическими облаками] Russia, Poland, Ukraine, 2015Color, 137 minutesIn Russian with English subtitlesDirector and scriptwriter: Aleksei German, Jr.Cinematography: Evgenii Privin, Sergei Mikhal’chukProduction Design: Elena OkopnaiaCast: Chulpan Khamatova, Viktoriia Korotkova, Merab Ninidze, Louis FranckProducers: Artem Vasil’ev, Rushan Nasibulin, Andrei Savel’evProduction: Linked Films, Metrafilms, Channel One, Apple Film Production, TVP Telewizja Polska A co-production of Russia, Poland, and Ukraine, Under …

Arrhythmia[Аритмия] Russia, Finland, Germany, 2017Color, 112 minutesIn Russian with English subtitlesDirector: Boris KhlebnikovScreenplay: Nataliia Meshchaninova, Boris KhlebnikovCinematography: Alisher KhamidkhodzhaevProduction Design: Ol’ga KhlebnikovaCast: Aleksandr Iatsenko, Irina Gorbacheva, Nikolai Shraiber, Maksim LagashkinProducers: Ruben Dishdishian, Sergei SelianovProduction: Mars Media, Film Company CTB, with financial support from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Boris Khlebnikov’s Arrhythmia comes as his return to the …

Monkey, Ostrich, and Grave[Обезьяна, страус и могила] Russia, Bulgaria, Belorussia, Israel, USA, 2017Color, 96 minutesIn Russian with English subtitlesDirector: Oleg MavromattiScreenplay: Oleg MavromattiDirector of Photography: Viktor Vin4 LebedevEditors: Oleg Mavromatti, Boryana RossaCast: Viktor Vin4 Lebedev, Anna Den, Egor Shimanko, Frol BurilichevProducers: Marat Guelman, Boryana Rossa, Andrei SilvestrovProduction: Marat Guelman and “Liga Experimental’nogo Kino,” SupernovaAwards: Special Jury Prize at ArtDocFest 2017; …

Dovlatov[Довлатов] Russia, Poland, Serbia, 2018Color, 126 minIn Russian with English subtitlesDirector: Aleksei German, Jr.Screenplay: Aleksei German, Jr, Iuliia Tupikina  Cinematography: Lukasz ZalArt direction: Elena OkopnaiaSound: Ivan GusakovEditing: Dar’ia Gladysheva, Sergei IvanovCast: Milan Maric, Danila Kozlovskii, Helena Sujecka, Artur Beschastnyi Producer: Konstantin Ernst, Andrei Savel’ev, Artëm Vasil’ev, Dariusz JablonskiiProduction: Art and Pop Corn, Metrafilms, SAGa Aleksei German, Jr.’s Dovlatov is less …

Russian Ark[Русский ковчег] Russia, 2002 Color, 99 minutes In Russian with English subtitles Director: Aleksandr Sokurov Screenplay: Boris Khaimskii, Anatolii Nikiforov, Svetlana Proskurina, Aleksandr Sokurov Cinematography: Tilman Büttner Production Design: Natal’ia Kochergina, Elena Zhukova Music: Sergei Evtushenko Cast: Sergei Dreyden, Mariia Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoi, Mikhail Piotrovskii, David Giogobiani Producers: Andrei Deriabin, John Hamilton, Jens Meurer, Karsten Stöter Production: Egoli Tossel …

Anna’s War [Война Анны] Russia, 2018 Color, 74 minutes. In Russian with English subtitles. Director: Aleksei Fedorchenko Screenplay: Aleksei Fedorchenko and Natal’ia Meshchaninova Camera: Alisher Khamidkhodzhaev Music: Vladimir Komarov, Atsuo Matsumoto Cast: Marta Kozlova, Il’ia Belov, Sergei Fedorov Producers: Dmitrii Vorob’ëv, Aleksandr Iashnik, Ol’ga Iuntunen, Maksim Loevskii, Andrei Savel’ev, Artëm Vasil’ev Production: SAGa, Metrafilms, 29th February Film Company Anna’s War …

A Film about Alekseev [Кино про Алексеева] Russia, 2014 Color, 95 minutes In Russian with English subtitles Director: Mikhail Segal Screenplay: Mikhail Segal Camera: Eduard Moshkovich Music: Mikhail Segal Cast: Aleksandr Zbruev, Aleksei Kapitonov, Tat’iana Maist Producers: Natal’ia Mokritskaia, Ul’iana Savel’eva, Mila Rozanova “All films can be divided into three categories: those about love, about war and about life. However, …

Long and Happy Life[Долгая счастливая жизнь] Russia, 2013 Color, 77 minutes In Russian with English subtitles Director: Boris Khlebnikov Screenplay: Boris Khlebnikov, Aleksandr Rodionov Camera: Pavel Kostomarov Cast: Aleksandr Iatsenko, Evgenii Sytyi, Anna Kotova Producer: Roman Borisevich, Aleksandr Kushaev Production: “Koktebel” Film Studio The swirling river flowing steadily past a village at the beginning of the film promises a countryside …