n the 19th century, with the invention of the daguerreotype, it became customary to photograph the dead. Often, the dead were seated in front of the camera along with the living. Photographers had to fulfill all the wishes of customers, and sometimes very strange ones...
Imperio ruso, 1919. Por un giro del destino, el joven idealista Osip Zadunaisky conoce a un infame estafador y autoproclamado súbdito turco, Ibrahim Bender. Un hombre de pensamiento puro y educación aristocrática, Osip nunca se habría asociado con un estafador astuto y sin escrúpulos, pero Bender presenta una oferta que Osip no puede rechazar. Una preciosa reliquia real, un cetro dorado con incrustaciones de diamantes, está escondido en algún lugar de la ciudad; Bender necesita un compañero en su misión para encontrarlo y le ofrece a Osip una parte de las ganancias de la venta del tesoro. Y así comienza su aventura conjunta, forjada con giros y vueltas cómicos y peligrosos, donde tienen que burlar y superar en astucia a los oficiales de la Guardia Blanca, así como a la mafia local, que también tienen los ojos puestos en el cetro.
The sisters inherit a house that once belonged to a silent film actress. For many years the house has been empty and is considered damned... At first, Anna does not believe in the terrible past that her relatives warn about. Suddenly strange things began to happen to her. Trying to uncover the secret, Anna finds the diary and tape that belonged to the actress. In the course of reading, she learns the life of an actress, the reasons for the tragedy... Strange things keep happening, and Anna realizes that mysterious predictions are coming true…
In the center of the plot children's writer Valentin Shubin, accustomed to live in seclusion. His books about the elephant Mishka, written in his youth, enjoyed great success both at home and abroad. A series of random events causes a new surge of interest in the personality and creativity of the writer-introvert. Adults and young readers waiting for new books, but Shubin them does not want to write.
Sophie plans to kill her husband who fell in love with Irma. Sophie envisages everything, but does not know that her plan is already known to her rival.
Dina's carefree life changes with the return of the ex-husband from the prison. She has a new family and his parish does not fit into Dina's life. The inevitability of choice. Inability to understand another...
