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Lev Nikolaevich, Levanka, Levochka, as his many friends call him, is a successful, glamorous, Moscow photographer. He's smart, good-natured. And he is an absolutely cynical person who can be rude to people. He lives in a world where talent, success and fame are valued above all else. At the same time, he is very childish, but does not realize this. The childhood fears are still inside him.
Kolka, a young man in his prime, decides to abandon the city life and the university degree he is about to get and goes back to his roots. He settles down with his parents in a remote village in northern Russia, becoming one of the local sovkhoz shepherds. He does get used to village life, but fate does not treat him well, and his dreams fail one after another: his girlfriend soon leaves him and goes back to Moscow; his attempts to find another woman are unsuccessful because he is said to stink of the cows he keeps; his father dies and Kolka spends a whole day walking in the snow pulling the coffin to bury him; his sister drinks herself to death. Kolka takes everything as it comes, accepting the harshness of it. He gradually transforms into a solitary, dark, silent peasant, who mostly murmurs to himself and frightens the villagers. There is an undercurrent of religious references that may speak to some, with several quotes from the Bible that refer to man's place in the world. Apart from the tragic story of Kolka, the film is a celebration of nature. More is said with images and silence than with words. The four classical elements, water, earth, air and fire, are overpresent in the film. Beautifully filmed water, rain, thunder, trees, grass. Fantastic takes of nature from the air (mostly from balloons). It is a vibrant nature, full of sounds from beginning to end. The soundtrack is very rich, a real treat for birdwatchers.
The hero of "Uncle Sasha", director Alexander always lived only for himself, so that by the end of his life he would understand that he didn't have enough leftovers even for the last film in his career - In order to create his own film, he sucks out emotions from those around him. He lives in an idyllic house on the shore of a reservoir with his beautiful wife Elena, writes a script for pitching in the Cinema Foundation about spiritual bonds and co-sponsors the ideas of the State Duma deputy (in his place, maybe, for example, the head of the Ministry of Culture). But having quarreled with the producer, he removes what the truth wants. Strange guests, narcissistic actors, eccentric neighbors and the director himself are a reason for the author's irony, and sometimes sarcasm.
The year is 1985. The unmanned Soviet space station Salyut 7, which is in low Earth orbit, suddenly stops responding to commands from the Control Center. If the space station - the pride of Soviet space engineering - falls from the sky, not only will it damage the image of the country, it could also be a disaster bringing untold casualties. To investigate the failure and prevent the catastrophe, people must be sent to the station. Yet no one in history has ever attempted to dock an uncontrolled vehicle in space. To this day, this mission is considered to be the most technically challenging in the history of space exploration.
Special train Petersburg-Moscow. General Khrapov is stabbed to death in his compartment. On the hilt of the bloody blade, a mysterious "BG" mark was found - a sign of an elusive terrorist group. Only Fandorin can render it harmless. On his way is prince Pozharskiy, who is also investigating this case. A deadly duel begins.
Shattering the story of a talented former boxer. He lost his memory. He does not remember what happened yesterday. He can not sleep. Each morning starts with a clean sheet for him. The powers that be decided to use it in my game. As a bargaining chip. He will understand. And revenge. In one day, he needs to catch it.
The black room. Enclosed space. The action unfolds as if slowly. You understand that every word, every gesture of the heroes have a special, secret, as yet absolutely incomprehensible meaning. But you feel: you can't miss a single nuance. There are two or three heroes in each novel. There is a real drama between them, which ends with an explosion. Sometimes figuratively, and sometimes literally. Time is continuous: there is no yesterday and tomorrow.
In January 1942, Adolf Hitler appoints Fedor von Bock to command Army Group South and supervise Operation Blau. The German forces advance in the south of Russia, scattering the Soviets and approaching Stalingrad, that seems on the verge of falling to the enemy's hands. The movie ends with Vasily Chuikov assuming command of the 62nd Army at September.
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.