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- DirectorMikhail KalatozovStory of distant mountainous region in Georgia that depicts folklore, lifestyle and daily routines of Svani people, focuses on the scarcity of salt in Svaneti region. Rich with documentary value, the movie also served for Soviet propaganda.
- StarsLev TolstoyIt is almost like meeting the renowned Russian author to see this film, we get such a splendid view of him as he leaves his fine estate, find ourselves within touch of him almost, and near enough to watch his every motion as he bids his secretary good-bye before getting on the train. The view of the surrounding country and the peasant folk who each and every one get a kind look from the author, are also most interesting.
- DirectorSergey Debizhev100 years of 'revolution' in Russia. 100 years of catastrophe, the consequences of which Russia and the whole world are experiencing to this day. The four empires have disappeared from the map of the world, the channel of history has changed ... Without an objective and balanced assessment of these events, it is impossible to understand today's conflict world order. The picture tells about the causes of the February and October revolutions: the First World War, external and internal conspiracies, which led to the collapse of the monarchy and the entire world order ... The film answers some crucial questions and poses new ones: what kind of future do we want to build, how do we see it, in what historical experience do we seek it? The picture is based on real events, authentic documents, memories and conclusions of the participants in the events .
- 1954–199730mApproved6.7 (64)TV EpisodeDirectorCharles BartonStarsGrant WilliamsRex HillLeon AskinThe story of young Tchaikovsky through the premiere of his "Sleeping Beauty" ballet.
- DirectorTchavdar GeorgievAmanda PopeStarsEdward AsnerSally FieldBen KingsleyRisking being denounced as an 'enemy of the people,' Igor Savitsky rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artists' works and creates in a far desert of Soviet Uzbekistan a museum now worth millions.
- DirectorMichelle MétivierStarsLeslie CarrollGuy O'SullivanVirginia RoundingShe is famous for having sex with her horse. Now, that may be pure legend, but Catherine the Great did have an outsized libido. She was also smart, ambitious, and a masterful politician. Welcome to the Secret Life of Catherine the Great.
- DirectorYanai ArfiA famous places of pilgrimage is the Russian Orthodox Convent of the Ascension is located in Israel, in the village of A-Tur near a tall tower on Mount Olives next to the old city of Jerusalem. According to Orthodox tradition, this is the holy place where Jesus ascended to heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
- StarsValery GergievAnna NetrebkoEvgeniy NikitinBeautifully crafted, informative documentary series, exploring the musical history of Russia in a five-part series. Beginning with its origins in ancient chants and folk music, stretching through to radical contemporary composers like Schnittke and Gubaidulina. Maestro Valery Gergiev, the reknown Conductor and Artistic Director of the Kirov Mariinski, presents excerpts from the orchestral and vocal legacy of composers such as Mussorgsky, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich with the Stars, Chorus and Orchestra of The Kirov Marriinski Theatre Ballet and Opera Companies. Part 1: Folk Singer"THE LITTLE BIRCH TREE" is filmed largely in the remote countryside this is an evocation of Russia's rural heart. Part 2: Russian Priest "HOLY MOTHER RUSSIA", how has faith and religion influenced music in this pagan and Christian country? Part 3: "DEVILS", What has been the effect of Russia's cycles of tyranny and violence on its musical heritage? Part 4: Dancer "ONCE UPON A TIME", a look at an archetypal form of Russian culture, the fairy-tale. Part 5: Camel and Rider "LOOKING EAST, LOOKING WEST", the cultural and musical impact of Russia's relationship with her neighbours.
- DirectorMarc TileyStarsAmy BarnesGlynis StewartBranwen SummersLast Russian emperor ('czar') Nicholas and his five kids (weakling heir and four girls) were revered by the simpleton Russian people like saints, until the Great War turned out disastrous and the imperial commander in chief was blamed for national misery. The Menshevik revolution brought peace by capitulation to the German empire and a quiet revolution, the dynasty being 'bannished' to a luxury palace. But Lenin's Bolsheviks seize power and ordered the 'tyrant' imprisoned to desolate, hostile Ekaterinaburg, guarded by a zealot captain. The czar's cousin, the British king, had to abandon an exile hospitality offer due to the czar's German wife, and a spy found a rescue impossible. The family was taken to a woodland meadow and shot. Burning the corpses proved arduous, so two kids were separated, giving rise to the hope they survived, but modern DNA evidence identified all.
- DirectorDimitri DevyatkinStarsAlexis Guy ObolenskyNikola TeslaNikola Tesla and Alexis Guy Obolensky are two American Geniuses. Tesla was born in 1856 in Croatia, one of the greatest inventors of all time; Obolensky was born in Chicago in 1929, a brilliant inventor and visionary. Both dreamed of creating a way to bring free energy to humankind - not requiring any fuel.
- DirectorJoris IvensLewis MilestoneStarsAverell HarrimanJoseph StalinWalter HustonUsing footage taken by Soviet battlefront cameramen, this penetrating documentary about Russian life during World War II is narrated by Walter Huston and features the likes of Joseph Stalin and Marshal Timoshenko. Producers Lewis Milestone, Joris Ivens, and George L. George assembled the film in the U.S., though the advent of the Cold War kept it from being shown for years.
- DirectorOlly LambertStarsBrian CoxOlegar FedoroLarissa KouznetsovaThe Life and Death of Grigori Efimovich Rasputin.
- DirectorPyotr ChardyninVasili GoncharovStarsSofya GoslavskayaPavel KnorrVasili StepanovA significant part of the 1912 production "A Life for the Tsar" was used in this film.
- DirectorBrian McGinnStarsVladimir MukhinRussian chef who searches old history books for authentic Russian food to recreate into modern recipes. Very fierce and ambitious chef who wants to be the best in the world.
- DirectorKim EvansStarsPauline BlackJohn le CarréFred Schepisi
- StarsTim CopeFor young Australian adventurer Tim Cope, this was the journey of a lifetime - travelling 10,000 kms alone on horseback across the Eurasian steppe through Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. From the former Mongol capital Karakorum to the Danube, Tim retraced the path of the first nomads and followed the route taken by legendary Genghis Khan as he forged his great empire. Over three and a half gruelling years, and guided by an old Kazakh wisdom - "to understand the wolf, you must put on the skin of a wolf and look through its eyes" - Tim lived just as the ancient nomads did. The extreme challenges gave Tim empathy and insight into the nomadic way of life, and as a young man growing up, the journey became a personal rite of passage. At the end of his journey, Tim arrived on the Danube having achieved the first crossing of the steppe in modern times.
- StarsLeonard NimoyAnna AndersonTatiana BotkinaDid Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov survive the murder of her Royal Russian family by the Soviet Union and escape to the West?
- DirectorJulia BobkovaStarsMarina BrusnikinaYuriy ButusovLev DodinAn in-depth investigation into the working process of Konstantin Stanislavski, who managed to maintain his inner freedom and true artistry within the harsh boundaries of the Soviet system, all thanks to the power of his prodigious talent.
- DirectorJonathan HalperinShaul SchwarzStarsMark KellyScott KellyBarack ObamaAstronaut Scott Kelly's record-breaking year in space from launch to landing.
- DirectorTony CashStarsMikhail BaryshnikovShirley MacLaineAntoinette SibleyA documentary about renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov.
- DirectorRobert KennerStarsJeremy IronsVasya AgayevAlexander DerevenkoExplores the reign of Nicholas II, Russia's last Tsar.