Karen Shakhnazarov

Having accidentally committed a crime, Victor tries to evade responsibility and flees. He meets Nika and falls in love with her. The young people are trying to arrange Victor's illegal escape abroad, but events take an unexpected turn.

Having accidentally committed a crime, Victor tries to evade responsibility and flees. He meets Nika and falls in love with her. The young people are trying to arrange Victor's illegal escape abroad, but events take an unexpected turn.

The ruthless extremist Bazgaev responsible for terrorist attacks which lead to deaths of hundreds of civilians, among them school children, is planning new actions. A group of security officers is to track and destroy him. Based on a true story.

Based on a real case in Siberia, a woman lost in the taiga is forced to wander with several families engaged in hunting.

Durante a guerra russo-japonesa, em 1904, Sergey Karenin (Kirill Grebenshchikov), chefe de hospital, descobre que um dos oficiais feridos sob sua supervisão é o conde Vronsky (Max Matveev), a pessoa que arruinou sua mãe, Anna Karenina (Elizaveta Boyarskaya). Agora, ele procura maiores informações sobre o amante da mãe e que razão a levou a desistir da vida.

Durante a guerra russo-japonesa, em 1904, Sergey Karenin (Kirill Grebenshchikov), chefe de hospital, descobre que um dos oficiais feridos sob sua supervisão é o conde Vronsky (Max Matveev), a pessoa que arruinou sua mãe, Anna Karenina (Elizaveta Boyarskaya). Agora, ele procura maiores informações sobre o amante da mãe e que razão a levou a desistir da vida.

Durante a guerra russo-japonesa, em 1904, Sergey Karenin (Kirill Grebenshchikov), chefe de hospital, descobre que um dos oficiais feridos sob sua supervisão é o conde Vronsky (Max Matveev), a pessoa que arruinou sua mãe, Anna Karenina (Elizaveta Boyarskaya). Agora, ele procura maiores informações sobre o amante da mãe e que razão a levou a desistir da vida.

Corretor ambicioso aluga uma casa para várias famílias ao mesmo tempo. Depois de algumas situações embaraçosas as coisas parecem estar caminhando bem, quando o proprietário do imóvel retorna de uma viagem sem saber que seu amigo a quem ele emprestara a casa a tinha alugado.

A story about two young men during the last days of WWII.

A story about two young men during the last days of WWII.

A story about a chance encounter that momentarily destroyed a successful and happy family life. All of a sudden the woman found passion and desire more important than her loving husband and cherished child. The father and son suffer from the realization that they are no longer needed, but try to understand and forgive. The woman, who failed to become happy, is in turmoil.

Short film created from footage that has not been incorporated in the final cut of the film "The White Tiger" In June 1944 the Soviet arm encircled 53 army corps of General Gollwitzer in the Vitebsk area. The Germans fiercely defended themselves, and the Soviet army tightened the rina...

A young Tajik girl, Maija (Nilufar Faizieva), flies to Russia following her fiancé, Khamid(Makhsum Abdullaev), where he works as a guest worker and lives in the slums with other workers like him. He promises to marry her, but eventually leaves her with barely known people and returns back toTajikistan for a marriage arranged by his parents.

Após ter sobrevivido em uma batalha com um misterioso tanque fantasma conhecido como Tigre Branco, o sangento russo Ivan Naydenov se torna obcecado com a sua destruição.

Após ter sobrevivido em uma batalha com um misterioso tanque fantasma conhecido como Tigre Branco, o sangento russo Ivan Naydenov se torna obcecado com a sua destruição.

Após ter sobrevivido em uma batalha com um misterioso tanque fantasma conhecido como Tigre Branco, o sangento russo Ivan Naydenov se torna obcecado com a sua destruição.

Simultaneously nihilistic and heartening, Ward No. 6 is based on a story by Chekov, in which a psychiatric doctor becomes a patient in his own asylum. Updated to contemporary Russia, the film is a cocktail of anxieties and riddles, showcasing how easy it is to become what we fear most.

Simultaneously nihilistic and heartening, Ward No. 6 is based on a story by Chekov, in which a psychiatric doctor becomes a patient in his own asylum. Updated to contemporary Russia, the film is a cocktail of anxieties and riddles, showcasing how easy it is to become what we fear most.

Simultaneously nihilistic and heartening, Ward No. 6 is based on a story by Chekov, in which a psychiatric doctor becomes a patient in his own asylum. Updated to contemporary Russia, the film is a cocktail of anxieties and riddles, showcasing how easy it is to become what we fear most.

Na década de 1970, jovem universitário que se proclama "dissidente" disputa com o amigo comunista o amor da doce Lyuda, enquanto o entusiasmo socialista na URSS vai sofrendo uma gradual, porém contínua, erosão.

Na década de 1970, jovem universitário que se proclama "dissidente" disputa com o amigo comunista o amor da doce Lyuda, enquanto o entusiasmo socialista na URSS vai sofrendo uma gradual, porém contínua, erosão.

In pre-Soviet Russia, Boris Savinkov leads a terrorist faction of Socialist-Revolutionary Party members responsible for the deaths of governors and ministers.

In pre-Soviet Russia, Boris Savinkov leads a terrorist faction of Socialist-Revolutionary Party members responsible for the deaths of governors and ministers.

In the summer of 1944, the Nazi Armies prepare a massive Tank Division named 'Viking" for the offensive on occupied Russian land. The Russian Army's special group of seven snipers named "Zvezda" is sent for a reconnaissance operation behind the enemy lines in the back of the Nazi Tank Division. Two previous Russian groups never came back. The seven Russians know that they are going to an almost certain Death for the sake of Victory.

A story of an actor named Oleg whose wife has been seduced by his neighbor. As he is thoroughly convinced of her infidelity, he would like to poison her. An old man named Prokhorov helps him to get rid of his wife by lecturing about famous deaths caused by poisoning. It is from Prokhorov we learn that many famous and not so famous like Cesare Borgia and Caligula were killed as they were poisoned.

A story of an actor named Oleg whose wife has been seduced by his neighbor. As he is thoroughly convinced of her infidelity, he would like to poison her. An old man named Prokhorov helps him to get rid of his wife by lecturing about famous deaths caused by poisoning. It is from Prokhorov we learn that many famous and not so famous like Cesare Borgia and Caligula were killed as they were poisoned.

Day of the Full Moon, a series of vignettes from Russia past and present, summons the spirit of Ophuls’ La Ronde, Altman’s Nashville and Short Cuts, and the time-shifting strategies of Resnais (Mon Oncle d’Amérique) to tell provocative, connected stories illustrating the waltz of years and whim of memory. In 1948, a young man, a boy, and a waiter are captivated during the full moon by a mysterious woman in a lilac dress. The effects of this event ripple across the years, washing over more than 80 characters, including a disc jockey, a fairy princess, a gangster, Alexander Pushkin, and a nostalgic dog. But which of these are dreams, and which reality? Director Shakhnazarov continues his career-long focus on the intersection of past and present with this mysterious, exhilarating mosaic of humankind, which in the end both seduces and satisfies.

Day of the Full Moon, a series of vignettes from Russia past and present, summons the spirit of Ophuls’ La Ronde, Altman’s Nashville and Short Cuts, and the time-shifting strategies of Resnais (Mon Oncle d’Amérique) to tell provocative, connected stories illustrating the waltz of years and whim of memory. In 1948, a young man, a boy, and a waiter are captivated during the full moon by a mysterious woman in a lilac dress. The effects of this event ripple across the years, washing over more than 80 characters, including a disc jockey, a fairy princess, a gangster, Alexander Pushkin, and a nostalgic dog. But which of these are dreams, and which reality? Director Shakhnazarov continues his career-long focus on the intersection of past and present with this mysterious, exhilarating mosaic of humankind, which in the end both seduces and satisfies.

This movie deals with two friends, 13-14 year old boys. One comes from a more or less stable home (although he is growing up with single mom) and another comes from a broken up family. One day the kids break into a store to pretty much have fun and get something to eat, short time after they get caught and one kid is sent to juvenile prison (14 year old) and another one is released to his being too young to be tried (13 years old). The younger kid feels bad about such decision, feels guilty and tries to help his friend in any way possible. While trying to help he is meeting a guy, who is ex-cop and now down-on-his-luck drunk(played by Priyomykhov himself)... the two become friends. In the finale, the ex-cop has to go one of the PTA meeting at school (his mother could not get away from work and knows nothing about the ex-cop) where suddenly his mother appears and meets the "father"...

A lonely Russian man is trying to see his daughter, who lives with her mother far away in the USA.

A lonely Russian man is trying to see his daughter, who lives with her mother far away in the USA.

Na década de 90 do século 19, a condessa Prizorova sonha que é Masha Stepanova, faxineira de um bar em Moscou, no ano de 1993. Em suas incursões ao futuro a aristocrata vê o marido vender fotos dela nua na rua, a fim de ganhar o dinheiro necessário para comprar comida pelos preços altamente inflacionados – com Yeltsin chegaram a 2000%. Mais tarde, os funcionários do governo a intimam a servir de atração sexual para convencer um representante do FMI a liberar os créditos prometidos, mas não concedidos à Rússia. Ácida reflexão de Shakhnazarov sobre o vazio moral e a imitação das piores práticas ocidentais produzidas na Rússia pela restauração capitalista.

Na década de 90 do século 19, a condessa Prizorova sonha que é Masha Stepanova, faxineira de um bar em Moscou, no ano de 1993. Em suas incursões ao futuro a aristocrata vê o marido vender fotos dela nua na rua, a fim de ganhar o dinheiro necessário para comprar comida pelos preços altamente inflacionados – com Yeltsin chegaram a 2000%. Mais tarde, os funcionários do governo a intimam a servir de atração sexual para convencer um representante do FMI a liberar os créditos prometidos, mas não concedidos à Rússia. Ácida reflexão de Shakhnazarov sobre o vazio moral e a imitação das piores práticas ocidentais produzidas na Rússia pela restauração capitalista.

Na década de 90 do século 19, a condessa Prizorova sonha que é Masha Stepanova, faxineira de um bar em Moscou, no ano de 1993. Em suas incursões ao futuro a aristocrata vê o marido vender fotos dela nua na rua, a fim de ganhar o dinheiro necessário para comprar comida pelos preços altamente inflacionados – com Yeltsin chegaram a 2000%. Mais tarde, os funcionários do governo a intimam a servir de atração sexual para convencer um representante do FMI a liberar os créditos prometidos, mas não concedidos à Rússia. Ácida reflexão de Shakhnazarov sobre o vazio moral e a imitação das piores práticas ocidentais produzidas na Rússia pela restauração capitalista.

The films hero is a metal worker named Ignat who is as strong and tough as the steel that his sprawling factory produces in the Ural Mountains. Its a great cheerless environment; life is arduous and dangerous; conditions at the plant are nearly subhuman. The only excitement in the grimy industrial town is provided by robbing a train at gunpoint or stealing sheep from the Bashkiri tribe. The most renowned diversion, however, is the annual fist fight between the strongest metal worker and the strongest miner from the region. Against his better judgment, but with the support of his co-workers, Ignat decides to take part in this perilous venture.

White King, Red Queen is a Russian film. The composer Isaak Schwarz won a Nika Award from the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences for the film's music.

A new doctor from Moscow arrives at a provincial mental institution. His interest is the peculiarities of the psyche of a patient who believes that he is Yakov Yurovsky, the man who assassinated the last Russian tsar. In the course of their conversations it transpires that the patient is a kind of philosopher, not without a gift for suggestion. In a while the doctor himself falls under his patient’s influence: he tends to relive that fatal night of June 16-17, 1918 when, without any investigation or trial, Tsar Nicholas II, who had recently abdicated, was murdered, together with his wife, daughters and incurably ill heir. Soon the doctor realizes that the tragedy of the last Russian tsar is in part his own tragedy, too...

A new doctor from Moscow arrives at a provincial mental institution. His interest is the peculiarities of the psyche of a patient who believes that he is Yakov Yurovsky, the man who assassinated the last Russian tsar. In the course of their conversations it transpires that the patient is a kind of philosopher, not without a gift for suggestion. In a while the doctor himself falls under his patient’s influence: he tends to relive that fatal night of June 16-17, 1918 when, without any investigation or trial, Tsar Nicholas II, who had recently abdicated, was murdered, together with his wife, daughters and incurably ill heir. Soon the doctor realizes that the tragedy of the last Russian tsar is in part his own tragedy, too...

Karen Shakhnazarov’s surreal satire of Communism follows an Everyman engineer named Varakin who arrives in a remote city where nothing quite makes sense, but everyone acts as if it does. He’s quickly drawn into the investigation of the suicide (or possibly murder?) of a local restaurant chef, Nikolaev – who may (or may not) be Varakin’s missing father. The more complex and absurdist the mystery becomes, the more poignant and plaintive Varakin’s predicament – “I have to get back to Moscow,” he pleads to no avail. Along the way we’re treated to a bizarre and wonderful sideshow of non sequiturs out of a Wes Anderson film, including an underground museum filled with a thousand years of real and imagined Russian history (“Here’s the pistol with which Urusov shot the False Dimitry II.”) Frozen in time, frozen far beneath the surface, the waxwork figures are strangely beautiful and forlorn, like Shakhnazarov’s marvelous and enigmatic satire of Soviet bureaucracy.

Karen Shakhnazarov’s surreal satire of Communism follows an Everyman engineer named Varakin who arrives in a remote city where nothing quite makes sense, but everyone acts as if it does. He’s quickly drawn into the investigation of the suicide (or possibly murder?) of a local restaurant chef, Nikolaev – who may (or may not) be Varakin’s missing father. The more complex and absurdist the mystery becomes, the more poignant and plaintive Varakin’s predicament – “I have to get back to Moscow,” he pleads to no avail. Along the way we’re treated to a bizarre and wonderful sideshow of non sequiturs out of a Wes Anderson film, including an underground museum filled with a thousand years of real and imagined Russian history (“Here’s the pistol with which Urusov shot the False Dimitry II.”) Frozen in time, frozen far beneath the surface, the waxwork figures are strangely beautiful and forlorn, like Shakhnazarov’s marvelous and enigmatic satire of Soviet bureaucracy.

Ivan Mirosnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is looming large ahead of him). Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy the professor, Ivan claims to have an affair with Katya. To his surprise, Katya backs his story up.

Ivan Mirosnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is looming large ahead of him). Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy the professor, Ivan claims to have an affair with Katya. To his surprise, Katya backs his story up.

A young romantic loves step dance but there is only one person who knows this forgotten art. Beglov was a step dance super star back in 50s but as step became unpopular he lost everything. He hates even this word - 'chechotka' (step dance). But somehow the young man convinces him to become his coach and manager.

A young romantic loves step dance but there is only one person who knows this forgotten art. Beglov was a step dance super star back in 50s but as step became unpopular he lost everything. He hates even this word - 'chechotka' (step dance). But somehow the young man convinces him to become his coach and manager.

A music student is expeled from school because he loves jazz, a kind of music that represents the US capitalism. He hires two street musicians to form a dixie band, and goes from one city to another trying to gain fame.

A music student is expeled from school because he loves jazz, a kind of music that represents the US capitalism. He hires two street musicians to form a dixie band, and goes from one city to another trying to gain fame.

Anna Pozdnyakova is already over 30 years old and, despite the fact that she is kind and pretty, she cannot find herself a man with whom she could find family happiness. Already it seems like a suitable candidate in the person of a prominent military man, Viktor, has taken a liking, but at first sight he falls in love with Anna's friend Raisa and marries her. Then Anya takes out a vacation at her own expense and goes south to Sochi.

Based on the play of the same name by Leonid Zorin. Gordei Kabachkov, a professional con man, decided to pursue a career in science and was very successful. Having settled in a certain Institute of Ancient Culture, he easily wraps his finger around the numerous "kind men" - members of the academic council - and defends his thesis. Using his "talents" and the kindness of the staff of the Institute of Ancient Culture, Kabachkov makes a rapid take-off on the career ladder...

One day in the life of doctor.