There Will Be No Leave Today

There Will Be No Leave Today 1959

5.60

Soldiers undertake the perilous task of removing a stockpile of World War II bombshells discovered during roadworks under the ground of a small village.

1959

The Killers

The Killers 1956

6.00

The Killers is a 1956 student film by the Soviet and Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky and his fellow students Marika Beiku and Aleksandr Gordon. The film is based on the short story "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway, written in 1927. It was Tarkovsky's first film, produced when he was a student at the State Institute of Cinematography.

1956

Hills Like White Elephants

Hills Like White Elephants 1963

1

A man and a woman are trying to solve a problem that is crucial to their relationship, but their ideas and beliefs have a different vision.

1963

Darling Friends

Darling Friends 1954

1

The story of a young Stakhanovite who was appointed a foreman in a women's team.

1954

Yahha

Yahha 1986

4.80

A kaleidoscopic living diary of the underground rock scene in Leningrad just before perestroika.

1986

Watercolor

Watercolor 1958

4.70

A man tries to escape from his wife in order to visit an exhibition, where he sees a painting representing his own house.

1958

The Lonely Voice of Man

The Lonely Voice of Man 1987

5.70

Set in the early 1920s after the end of the Russian Civil War, Red Army soldier Nikita returns to his hometown to see his partner Lyuba, both of whom are scarred by the trauma of the Russian Empire of yesteryear.

1987

Dandelion Wine

Dandelion Wine 1971

1

Short adaptation of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine.

1971

The Groom

The Groom 1960

5.80

A young schoolboy tries to help the girl he likes to pass a test.

1960

Nastya and Egor

Nastya and Egor 1989

4.50

The main characters of the film are members of the group "Nastya" Nastya Poleva and Yegor Belkin. The half-hour half-documentary tape included footage taken by Balabanov in 1985-1990. In addition to the main characters, the documentary footage captured many prominent figures of Sverdlovsk rock club, in particular Vyacheslav Butusov, Leonid Porokhnyu, and local actors.

1989

The Wavebreaker

The Wavebreaker 1989

1

Since early childhood I have been playing different games. And the older I get, the more dangerous it is for me to lose, and the more dangerous it is for others to win. God! Leave me one game - hide and seek. This is the only game I agree to play for the rest of my life.

1989

Carrousel

Carrousel 1962

3.00

A dialogue-free Georgian student film.

1962

The Land of the People

The Land of the People 1966

5.80

This is the subject of ongoing discovery of the beauty of the world, that man makes in his life and in his work, which is being developed as part of a big city, presented during a day's work. This film starts and ends with the rotating image of the sculpture of Rodin the Thinker; this famous sculpture has long since become the symbol of the unchanging expression of human thought.

1966

Beginning

Beginning 1967

6.30

Philosophical essay about the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia, its influence on the destiny of the world in the 20th century.

1967

Hit Back

Hit Back 1975

1

The film invites its viewers to reflect on where modern sports have come to. Does a young, honest and uncompromising athlete have a future in the sport or must he go along with the dishonest tricks and the mean game that comes from it all?

1975

Our Dad Mayonnaise

Our Dad Mayonnaise 1986

9.00

The boy writes an essay at school in which he wants to be like his father - with mayonnaise, i.e. "MNS" (junior research fellow).

1986

Neptune's Feast

Neptune's Feast 1986

6.60

A group of Swedish tourists are on the way to a Russian village to witness the so called 'Festivity of Neptunus', in which the inhabitants take a dive in a hole in the ice. This tradition, however, does not exist at all. The inhabitants try to make a good impression by starting the 'tradition' to please the tourists.

1986