Aleksandr Polovtsev

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Rasputin (1996)

Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Uli Edel
CAST:  Alan Rickman  •  Greta Scacchi  •  Ian McKellen  •  David Warner

Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Uli Edel
CAST:  Alan Rickman  •  Greta Scacchi  •  Ian McKellen  •  David Warner

Sideburns (1990)

A small provincial town is home to two rival teenage gangs, one devoted to loose living and punk music and the other a collection of narrow-minded bodybuilders obsessed with order and convinced of their own moral rectitude. However, this cosy state of affairs is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuri Mamin
CAST:  Viktor Sukhorukov  •  Aleksandr Medvedev  •  Artur Vakha  •  Aleksandr Lykov

A small provincial town is home to two rival teenage gangs, one devoted to loose living and punk music and the other a collection of narrow-minded bodybuilders obsessed with order and convinced of their own moral rectitude. However, this cosy state of affairs is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuri Mamin
CAST:  Viktor Sukhorukov  •  Aleksandr Medvedev  •  Artur Vakha  •  Aleksandr Lykov

It (1989)

The bureaucratic epos on the dialogues and plots of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin "The History of a Town". In a metaphorical and grotesque form, the film conveys the history of Russia from the calling of the Varangians until the end of the 20th century. The film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergey Ovcharov
CAST:  Rolan Bykov  •  Natalya Gundareva  •  Yelena Sanayeva  •  Svetlana Kryuchkova

The bureaucratic epos on the dialogues and plots of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin "The History of a Town". In a metaphorical and grotesque form, the film conveys the history of Russia from the calling of the Varangians until the end of the 20th century. The film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergey Ovcharov
CAST:  Rolan Bykov  •  Natalya Gundareva  •  Yelena Sanayeva  •  Svetlana Kryuchkova

Our Own (2004)

It is August 1941. With the battle line far away in the east, three soldiers who have managed to escape from captivity find it difficult to hide: the territory is occupied by the enemy. The local woods are not safe: you can easily get embogged. Are the villagers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Konstantin Khabenskiy  •  Sergey Garmash  •  Bohdan Stupka  •  Mikhail Evlanov

It is August 1941. With the battle line far away in the east, three soldiers who have managed to escape from captivity find it difficult to hide: the territory is occupied by the enemy. The local woods are not safe: you can easily get embogged. Are the villagers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Konstantin Khabenskiy  •  Sergey Garmash  •  Bohdan Stupka  •  Mikhail Evlanov

‎The Slacker‎ (2007)

Nevalyashka is a young and very successful boxer who is dreaming about the winning against the famous champion...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Kachanov
CAST:  Pavel Derevyanko  •  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Elena Nikolaeva  •  Linda Nigmatullina

Nevalyashka is a young and very successful boxer who is dreaming about the winning against the famous champion...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Kachanov
CAST:  Pavel Derevyanko  •  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Elena Nikolaeva  •  Linda Nigmatullina

Woman's Own (1999)

A student is trying to build a career in theater using not his talent but looks and sexuality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Konstantin Khabenskiy  •  Elena Safonova  •  Amaliya Mordvinova  •  Aleksandr Abdulov

A student is trying to build a career in theater using not his talent but looks and sexuality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Konstantin Khabenskiy  •  Elena Safonova  •  Amaliya Mordvinova  •  Aleksandr Abdulov

Drumroll (1993)

A tragicomic grotesque fantasy about the adventures of a drum and its owner in a country once called the Soviet Union.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergey Ovcharov
CAST:  Aleksandr Polovtsev  •  Andrey Urgant  •  Viktor Semyonovskiy  •  Vladimir Maslov

A tragicomic grotesque fantasy about the adventures of a drum and its owner in a country once called the Soviet Union.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergey Ovcharov
CAST:  Aleksandr Polovtsev  •  Andrey Urgant  •  Viktor Semyonovskiy  •  Vladimir Maslov

Operation 'Happy New Year'! (1996)

A comedy about a New Year Eve celebration in one very funny hospital.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Rogozhkin
CAST:  Aleksei Buldakov  •  Leonid Yarmolnik  •  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Semyon Strugachyov

A comedy about a New Year Eve celebration in one very funny hospital.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Rogozhkin
CAST:  Aleksei Buldakov  •  Leonid Yarmolnik  •  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Semyon Strugachyov

Peculiarities of the National Politics (2003)

General Ivolgin, forester Kuzmich, and good-natured Lyova now are going into politics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuri Konopkin  •  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Aleksei Buldakov  •  Viktor Bychkov  •  Semyon Strugachyov  •  Sergey Russkin

General Ivolgin, forester Kuzmich, and good-natured Lyova now are going into politics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuri Konopkin  •  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Aleksei Buldakov  •  Viktor Bychkov  •  Semyon Strugachyov  •  Sergey Russkin

Six Degrees of Celebration 1914 (2014)

100 years ago, the Russian Empire ... Christmas Eve. December plugs, holiday celebrations, balls and modest luxury holidays, titled nobles and ordinary peasants, the royal family and the soldiers of the First World War, progressive poets and the first skaters - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Kott  •  Olga Kharina  •  Dmitry Kiselev  •  Alexandr Karpilovsky  •  Yury Bykov  •  Timur Bekmambetov  •  Ekaterina Telegina  •  Zaur Zaseyev  •  Andrey Kavun
CAST:  Sergey Svetlakov  •  Ivan Urgant  •  Aleksandr Golovin  •  Konstantin Khabenskiy

100 years ago, the Russian Empire ... Christmas Eve. December plugs, holiday celebrations, balls and modest luxury holidays, titled nobles and ordinary peasants, the royal family and the soldiers of the First World War, progressive poets and the first skaters - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Kott  •  Olga Kharina  •  Dmitry Kiselev  •  Alexandr Karpilovsky  •  Yury Bykov  •  Timur Bekmambetov  •  Ekaterina Telegina  •  Zaur Zaseyev  •  Andrey Kavun
CAST:  Sergey Svetlakov  •  Ivan Urgant  •  Aleksandr Golovin  •  Konstantin Khabenskiy

A Gift with a Character (2014)

Being a panda is fun! But not Misha, who is forced to work in a panda costume at children's parties. He is thirty years old, lives in a tiny one-room apartment on the outskirts of Moscow, and has no serious job. Everything was like that until he was invited to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karen Oganesyan
CAST:  Mikhail Galustyan  •  Artyom Fadeev  •  Fyodor Bondarchuk  •  Ekaterina Klimova

Being a panda is fun! But not Misha, who is forced to work in a panda costume at children's parties. He is thirty years old, lives in a tiny one-room apartment on the outskirts of Moscow, and has no serious job. Everything was like that until he was invited to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karen Oganesyan
CAST:  Mikhail Galustyan  •  Artyom Fadeev  •  Fyodor Bondarchuk  •  Ekaterina Klimova

The Jungle (2012)

A comedy about funny adventures of the married couple on the remote island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Voytinskiy
CAST:  Vera Brezhneva  •  Sergey Svetlakov  •  Aleksandr Makogon  •  Marina Dyuzheva

A comedy about funny adventures of the married couple on the remote island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Voytinskiy
CAST:  Vera Brezhneva  •  Sergey Svetlakov  •  Aleksandr Makogon  •  Marina Dyuzheva

Kuka (2007)

A woman and a young girl in different cities are struggling to find their way in this world. Will their paths intersect and will that change their destinies?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yaroslav Chevazhevsky
CAST:  Anastasiya Dobrynina  •  Dina Korzun  •  Dmitriy Dyuzhev  •  Aleksandr Polovtsev

A woman and a young girl in different cities are struggling to find their way in this world. Will their paths intersect and will that change their destinies?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yaroslav Chevazhevsky
CAST:  Anastasiya Dobrynina  •  Dina Korzun  •  Dmitriy Dyuzhev  •  Aleksandr Polovtsev

Classmates #NewTurn (2017)

It's been a year since Katya's wedding so now Dasha is getting ready to marry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitriy Suvorov
CAST:  Svetlana Khodchenkova  •  Ekaterina Vilkova  •  Valentina Mazunina  •  Olga Kuzmina

It's been a year since Katya's wedding so now Dasha is getting ready to marry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitriy Suvorov
CAST:  Svetlana Khodchenkova  •  Ekaterina Vilkova  •  Valentina Mazunina  •  Olga Kuzmina

The Arrival of a Train (1996)

Almanac of five short stories commissioned by ROSKOMKINO to celebrate the 100th anniversary of cinema.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov  •  Vladimir Khotinenko  •  Aleksandr Khvan  •  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Garik Sukachyov  •  Vladimir Ilin  •  Anna Syomkina

Almanac of five short stories commissioned by ROSKOMKINO to celebrate the 100th anniversary of cinema.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov  •  Vladimir Khotinenko  •  Aleksandr Khvan  •  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Garik Sukachyov  •  Vladimir Ilin  •  Anna Syomkina

The Bomb (1997)

Russia, the early 20th century. Smart underground revolutionaries invented an apparatus detecting sexual impulses. That would let them use the erotic energy for the cause of the revolution, instead of wasting it in carnal pleasures, as the unconscionable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Viktor Bychkov  •  Aleksandr Polovtsev  •  Yuriy Kuznetsov  •  Olga Tolstetskaya

Russia, the early 20th century. Smart underground revolutionaries invented an apparatus detecting sexual impulses. That would let them use the erotic energy for the cause of the revolution, instead of wasting it in carnal pleasures, as the unconscionable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Viktor Bychkov  •  Aleksandr Polovtsev  •  Yuriy Kuznetsov  •  Olga Tolstetskaya

American Bet (1997)

A story about a love between two teenagers set in the small Russian town during sixties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Natalya Danilova  •  Nina Usatova  •  Viktor Bychkov  •  Andrey Krasko

A story about a love between two teenagers set in the small Russian town during sixties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Natalya Danilova  •  Nina Usatova  •  Viktor Bychkov  •  Andrey Krasko

Wedding Kisses (1998)

While the bride is late for the wedding, the guests tell various marriage stories, which confuse the groom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuri Mamin  •  Arkadiy Tigay
CAST:  Svetlana Nemolyaeva  •  Kirill Lavrov  •  Andrey Zibrov  •  Svetlana Solovyova

While the bride is late for the wedding, the guests tell various marriage stories, which confuse the groom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuri Mamin  •  Arkadiy Tigay
CAST:  Svetlana Nemolyaeva  •  Kirill Lavrov  •  Andrey Zibrov  •  Svetlana Solovyova

Silver Heads (1999)

The necrorealist science fiction plot involves a team of scientists attempting to cross a human being with a tree, and a special unit dispatched to hunt down the zombie-like mutants created in a previous, failed experiment  (more)

DIRECTION:  Evgeny Yufit
CAST:  Sergei Chernov  •  Vasili Deryagin  •  Valeri Krishtapenko  •  Nikolay Marton

The necrorealist science fiction plot involves a team of scientists attempting to cross a human being with a tree, and a special unit dispatched to hunt down the zombie-like mutants created in a previous, failed experiment  (more)

DIRECTION:  Evgeny Yufit
CAST:  Sergei Chernov  •  Vasili Deryagin  •  Valeri Krishtapenko  •  Nikolay Marton
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