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Publisher
RUSCICO
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
Russian
Description
Set in the early days of the Soviet Union, an actor takes the stage name of "Revarm," which stands for 'revolutionary art for the masses." As the countryside changes hands from the Reds to the Whites, and the Whites to the Greens, the stage reformer attracts people to his cause. Romance and revolution collide in this tragicomedy.
9) Stalker
Series
Language
Russian
Formats
Description
At the center of an outlawed region called The Zone lies a mystical room altered by unnatural forces. Armed guards are the first in a series of lethal obstructions that prevent outsiders from reaching the place where fantastic powers can fulfill one's greatest desires. Only the Stalker can lead a scientist and writer through The Zone where an obstacle course of mental and physical barriers tests the limits of their endurance. At the end they must...
Publisher
RUSCICO
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
Russian
Description
Set in late 19th century Bessarabia, several interwoven love lines are played out in a gypsy camp. Golden-haired Yishka is in love with the horse thief Loiko who is bewitched by the dark beauty Rada. But Siladi is also passionately enamored of Rada.
12) Voĭna i mir
Series
Language
Russian
Description
Napoleon's army advances through Europe, and the high society of St. Petersburg discusses philosophical matters: What sets history in motion? The ambition of an emperor, the hastiness of a tsar, or the talent of a military commander? The destiny of Russia is inseparable from that of Andrei Bolkonsky, Pierre Bezukhov, and Natasha Rostova.
13) Agonii︠a︡
Publisher
RUSCICO
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
Russian
Description
Story of the rise of Rasputin, his influence over the royal court, and his lust for power that eventually threatens the House of Romanoff and all of Russia.
Publisher
Russian Cinema Council
Pub. Date
2000
Language
Russian
Description
A famous scientist believes that if people were able to live in the ocean, they would be able to resolve all their economical and political problems. He creates the first human amphibian out of his son by transplanting gills onto him. The utopian project turns out tragically.
16) Sadko
Publisher
Ruscico
Pub. Date
2004
Language
Russian
Description
A Sadko sails the seas to find the blue bird of happiness and bring it back to his hometown.
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
Russian
Description
"This dramatic story of women in the war has won numerous international prizes and awards. The action takes place during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Russian Karelia, the autumn of 1941. Five anti-aircraft gunner girls, who are mostly under twenty years old, and their commander, Sergeant Vaskov, discover that a German subversive detachment has landed in this, still far-removed from the front line, locale. The information must be delivered...
20) Zvezda plenitelʹnogo schastʹi︠`a =: The captivating star of happiness = Etoile de ma bonne fortune
Publisher
RUSCICO
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
Russian
Description
The years 1825-1828 witness the Decembrist Revolt and its aftermath including the dogged determination which compels a group of women to follow their husbands and lovers to exile in Siberia.
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