About the life of Stefan Barda, who joined the struggle for the liberation of Bessarabia, occupied by the troops of Royal Romania, in the 1920s.
Christian Luka, an old wine grower, lives alone in the village of Redu Mare. Upon learning that it was decided to demolish the old vineyard in order to plant new vines in its place, Christian loses heart and decides that it's time for him to give way to the young ones. The chairman of the collective farm, understanding the mood of the old man, preserves his vineyard. And again the old man prunes the vine. The work rejuvenated him, filled him with new vitality. He no longer shuns people, but takes an active part in their lives and affairs. He realized that a person should not live in isolation from people, that his immortality lies in the good deeds that remain after him.
About the life of Stefan Barda, who joined the struggle for the liberation of Bessarabia, occupied by the troops of Royal Romania, in the 1920s.
Historical drama depicting the events leading up to the 1917 October Revolution produced to celebrate the 40th anniversary.
The essence and moral of the Moldovian people living the rural life of the 90's. A film about people being materialstic, and losing it all in the end, Tarkovsky style.
Dedicated to the development of the oil industry of Soviet Azerbaijan in the background of the first half of the twentieth century, including their selfless work in strengthening the economic and military might of the USSR.
Based on the short story of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, it is about a young man living in Saint Petersburg who suffers from loneliness. He gets to know and falls in love with a young woman, but the love remains unrequited as the woman misses her lover, with whom she is finally reunited.
Growing up in an orphanage, Florin is trying to find his mother Dorina, whom he has not seen for 15 years. His beloved Liza is very jealous of Florin's plans. Having met his mother, an already adult son is trying to understand the person who gave him life and abandoned him. But can a son forgive his mother, who deprived him of a happy childhood?
A portrait of a Russian community in the late 19th century based on Chekhov's stories, featuring the author as observer and narrator.
Luceafarul, a god living among the stars, falls in love with a mortal woman, charmed by her beauty. He promises her eternal love and immortality. Will that be enough to convince hew to leave this world and its pleasures?
Leader of a traveling gypsy band from the steppes of Bessarabia (now Moldova), Toma Alistar is a skilled violinist whose fame takes him on tours around European capitals and royal courts. He remains obsessed with his first love, beautiful Leanca who was married elsewhere while Toma was traveling, and spends his life and fortune trying to find her.
Panoramic life of a Moldovan village in the second half of the twentieth century.
The story of a talented woman who dedicated her life to surgery. Patients from all over the country go to her orthopedic laboratory — the doctor’s unique methods of treatment are so effective. However, an anonymous complaint is received by the metropolitan commission. Now experts have to figure out whether Kalinnikova really creates innovative healing techniques...
Movie about inter-generation and inter-person relations
A television film based on the stories by Ivan Turgenev from the "Notes of a Hunter" collection.
The career path of Sergei Omarov, a young engineer and graduate of a mining institute, does not start easily. But with the help of his worker friends, he not only becomes a skilled craftsman, but also rises to the position of head of Vzryvprom.
Former fighter pilot turned provincial schoolmistress Nadezhda Petrovna struggles to adapt to peacetime, having internalised military ideals of service and obedience.
A TV film about how the hard days of the siege of Leningrad united the residents of a communal apartment. 1941. Teenager Petya is taken in by a neighboring family after the death of his mother. The boy goes to work at the factory, and when his younger brother Vovka is found, Petya strives to replace his father.
About spiritual sensitivity and human solidarity. A graduate of a medical school is assigned to a fishing collective farm in Glubokoe town.
Four short stories tell about the inhabitants of the Moldovan village of Redu Mare. Stefan, a former front-line cowman, returned from the army and found unpleasant changes for himself. His beloved girlfriend got married... Originally from Redu Mare, the hero of the second novel is the power juggler Ion Ciocanu. The third novel tells about a young rural saint. His love for a random girl he met awakened a craving for a "mundane" life. But Valentine is lucky... The film ends with a story about Toolbarel, a cheerful and wise old man. He appears in all the other novels.
In this provocative Soviet drama, an aged couple are left homeless after their farm burns down, and they head off to live with their impoverished daughter. When they arrive, they are appalled to learn that she has abandoned her child and husband to run away with a married man. The husband is now an alcoholic, so the grandparents stay on to support their son-in-law in his time of need and to help care for their grandson. Later, the errant daughter is dumped by her lover and returns. Many fights ensue until the grandfather banishes his troublesome daughter from their lives.
A story about a boy walking across the town following sun.
Biopic of the Russian painter Vasiliy Surikov (1848 - 1916), who is best known for his depictions of historical scenes.
A boy breeds horses on the plains between Belarus and the Caucasus. When the German invasion comes he joins the partisans as a horseman.
648. Ukraine under the oppression of Poland. Polish nobility committing outrage, burning villages one after another. Hetman of Zaporozhian Cossacks Bohdan Khmelnytskyi gathers the army of defenders of the motherland.
Taken from a Lermontov play, the story begins when beautiful Nina loses a bracelet during a masked ball. Another woman finds it and without revealing whose bracelet it belongs to, she gives it to an ardent Calvary officer admirer at the ball. This leads to deeper and deeper incisions upon the urbane social body of Tsarist Russia. A drama of pride, marital distrust, gambling, infidelity and humiliation twirls around the decaying corpse of a perverted social class.
In the summer of 1932, Sergei Lukonin, a young man from Saratov, leaves his hometown for the distant city of Omsk to attend tank school. His fiancée, Varenka, who soon became an actress, remained in Saratov. In 1936, Sergei went to fight in the Spanish Civil War. He was wounded, taken prisoner, escaped, and returned to training battles, with June 1941 looming ahead.
A Soviet agent tries to win over a band of gypsies to a happy life on a farm co-op.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
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Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.
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