List of Russian films
Encyclopedia
A list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Russia
. Russia, since beginning to produce films in the late 1890s, has experienced three political regimes; the Russian Empire
, Pre-1917; the Soviet Union
, 1917–1991; and the Russian Federation, 1991–present. Films ordered by year and decade of release are split for political purposes.
1972 Solaris
1975 Buratino
1975 The Irony of Fate
1977 Business Romance
1979 Stalker
1981 Mama - "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats"
Cinema of Russia
The cinema of Russia began in the Russian Empire, widely developed under the Soviet and in the years following the fall of the Soviet system, the Russian film industry would remain internationally recognised...
. Russia, since beginning to produce films in the late 1890s, has experienced three political regimes; the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, Pre-1917; the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, 1917–1991; and the Russian Federation, 1991–present. Films ordered by year and decade of release are split for political purposes.
Soviet Union (1917–1991)
1972 Dawn here are quiet1972 Solaris
1975 Buratino
1975 The Irony of Fate
1977 Business Romance
1979 Stalker
1981 Mama - "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats"
1992
- An Independent Life
- The ChekistThe ChekistThe Chekist is a 1992 Russian drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival...
- Encore, Once More Encore!Encore, Once More Encore!Encore, Once More Encore! is a 1992 post-war eccentric tragi-comedy set at the end of the Forties and the beginning of the Fifties.The film has won 5 awards, including The Best Film Nika Award, 1993.-Plot summary:...
- Luna Park
- Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach
1994
- Assia and the Hen with the Golden EggsAssia and the Hen with the Golden EggsAssia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs is a 1994 Russian comedy film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Inna Churikova - Asya* Viktor Mikhaylov - Vasili Nikitich* Aleksandr Surin - Stepan...
- Burnt by the SunBurnt by the SunBurnt by the Sun is a 1994 film by Russian director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov. The film depicts the story of a senior Red Army officer and his family during the Great Purge of the late 1930s in the Stalinist Soviet Union...
- The Castle
- The Master and MargaritaThe Master and Margarita (1994 film)The Master and Margarita is a Russian film made by director Yuri Kara, based on the novel The Master and Margarita written by the Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov.-Background:...
- Peshavar Waltz
- Three Sisters
1995
- Music for DecemberMusic for DecemberMusic for December is a 1995 Russian drama film directed by Ivan Dykhovichny. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Gregory Hlady* Viktor Bychkov* Nikolai Chindyajkin* Dmitriy Dykhovichnyy...
- Peculiarities of National HuntPeculiarities of National HuntPeculiarities of the National Hunt is the first and most notable "Russian national comedy".As soon as it was released in 1995 it became a nationwide success in Russia, the leader at the Russian box office. It won the Nika Award and Kinotavr awards...
- Shirli-MyrliShirli-MyrliShirli-Myrli is a 1995 farce comedy film of late post-Perestroyka era directed by Vladimir Menshov based on a screenplay by Vitali Moskalenko and Andrei Samsonov. Produced by Vladimir Dostal and Aleksandr Litvinov. Music by Timur Kogan, sound by Olga Ilyina. Cinematography by Vadim Alisov...
1996
- Carnival Night 2
- Operation Happy New Year
- Prisoner of the MountainsPrisoner of the MountainsPrisoner of the Mountains , also known as Prisoner of the Caucasus, is a 1996 Russian war drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov and written by Bodrov, Arif Aliyev and Boris Giller...
1997
- BrotherBrother (1997 film)Brother is a 1997 Russian crime film directed by Aleksei Balabanov and starring Sergei Bodrov, Jr. The sequel Brother 2 was released in 2000. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
- Dandelion WineDandelion Wine (film)Dandelion Wine is a 1997 Russian TV film based on the book of the same name by Ray Bradbury.It's the last film of Innokenti Smoktunovsky, released after his death.- Cast :* Innokenti Smoktunovsky* Andrei Novikov* Sergei Kuznetsov...
- Mama Don't CryMama Don't CryMama Don't Cry is a 1998 gangster film.The stars of the film include famous Russian actors such as Gosha Kutsenko, Andrey Panin, Yevgeni Sidikhin, Nikolay Chindyajkin, Valeriy Priyomykhov, and Ivan Bortnik. Directed by Maksim Pezhemsky.-Synopsis:...
- The ThiefThe Thief (1997 film)The Thief is a 1997 Russian drama film written and directed by Pavel Chukhrai. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Directing...
1998
- The Barber of SiberiaThe Barber of SiberiaThe Barber of Siberia is a 1998 Russian film that re-united the Academy Award winning team of director Nikita Mikhalkov and Michel Seydoux...
- Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday (1998 film)Happy Birthday is an award-winning 1998 Russian drama film written and directed by Larisa Sadilova.-Plot:Happy Birthday follows events during a day at a Russian maternity hospital, focussing on several women who are patients there.-Cast:...
- Khrustalyov, My Car!Khrustalyov, My Car!Khrustalyov, My Car! is a 1998 Russian drama film directed by Aleksei German based on a story by Joseph Brodsky, screenplay by Svetlana Karmalita. It was produced by Canal+, CNC, Goskino, Lenfilm and VGTRK.-Plot summary:...
- The Magic PipeThe Magic PipeThe Magic Pipe is a 1998 Russian stop motion-animated feature film directed by Mikhail Tumelya. Work on the film started in 1993, and it was Russia's fifth feature-length animation to be released after the collapse of the Soviet Union . Over 120 puppets were used in the film...
- Of Freaks and MenOf Freaks and Men-Premise:Filmed entirely in sepia tone and set in turn of the century Russia, the story is centered on two families and their decline at the hands of one man, Johann, and his pornographic endeavours...
- Okraina
- Peculiarities of National FishingPeculiarities of National Fishing- Plot :Several friends decide to spend their vacation by fishing. Taking with themselves a large helping of vodka, they sail off, but quickly find themselves without much understanding as to their present location...
1999
- Boris Godunov
- East/WestEast/WestEast/West is a 1999 French film directed by Régis Wargnier, starring Sandrine Bonnaire , Oleg Menshikov , Sergei Bodrov Jr. and Catherine Deneuve...
- Luna PapaLuna PapaLuna Papa is a 1999 movie by Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov with collaboration from Germany, Japan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Russia....
- MolochMoloch (film)Moloch is a 1999 Russian biographical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Yuri Arabov and Marina Koreneva. It portrays Adolf Hitler as a humanized figure, living life in an unassuming manner during an abrupt journey to the Bavarian Alps...
- The Old Man and the SeaThe Old Man and the Sea (1999 film)The Old Man and the Sea is a 1999 paint-on-glass-animated short film directed by Aleksandr Petrov, based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. The film won many awards, including the Academy Award for Animated Short Film...
2000s
- Russian films of 2000Russian films of 2000A list of films produced in Russia in 2000 .-2000:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
- Russian films of 2001Russian films of 2001A list of films produced in Russia in 2001 .-2001:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
- Russian films of 2002Russian films of 2002A list of films produced in Russia in 2002 .-2002:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
- Russian films of 2003Russian films of 2003A list of films produced in Russia in 2003 .-2003:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
- Russian films of 2004Russian films of 2004A list of films produced in Russia in 2004 .-2004:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
- Russian films of 2005Russian films of 2005A list of films produced in Russia in 2005 .-2005:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
- Russian films of 2006Russian films of 2006A list of films produced in Russia in 2006 .-2006:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
- Russian films of 2007Russian films of 2007A list of films produced in Russia in 2007 .-2007:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
- Russian films of 2008Russian films of 2008A list of films produced in Russia in 2008 .-2008:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
- Russian films of 2009Russian films of 2009A list of films produced in Russia in 2009 .-2009:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
In production
- GofmaniadaGofmaniadaHoffmaniada is a stop motion-animated feature film from Russian studio Soyuzmultfilm. The concept and all of the art design was done by Mikhail Shemyakin and it is being directed by Stanislav Sokolov....
(Гофманиада) - The OvercoatThe Overcoat (animated film)The Overcoat is an upcoming animated feature film that has been the main project of acclaimed Russian director and animator Yuriy Norshteyn since 1981. It is based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol with the same name....
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