Tatyana Bestayeva

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)

In a Carpathian village, Ivan falls in love with Marichka, the daughter of his father's killer. When tragedy befalls her, his grief lasts months; finally he rejoins the colorful life around him, marrying Palagna. She wants children but his mind stays on his lost ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergei Parajanov
CAST:  Ivan Mykolaichuk  •  Larysa Kadochnykova  •  Tatyana Bestayeva  •  Nikolay Grinko

In a Carpathian village, Ivan falls in love with Marichka, the daughter of his father's killer. When tragedy befalls her, his grief lasts months; finally he rejoins the colorful life around him, marrying Palagna. She wants children but his mind stays on his lost ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergei Parajanov
CAST:  Ivan Mykolaichuk  •  Larysa Kadochnykova  •  Tatyana Bestayeva  •  Nikolay Grinko

Roman and Francesca (1961)

A Soviet trading ship sank into the Italian port. Sailor Roman went ashore. In one of the squares he heard singing. It was sung by Francesca. The sailor was delighted with her voice and beauty. They wandered for a long time that day on ancient streets and squares. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Volodymyr Denysenko
CAST:  Lyudmila Gurchenko  •  Pavlo Morozenko  •  Mykhailo Zadniprovskyi  •  Anatoli Skibenko

A Soviet trading ship sank into the Italian port. Sailor Roman went ashore. In one of the squares he heard singing. It was sung by Francesca. The sailor was delighted with her voice and beauty. They wandered for a long time that day on ancient streets and squares. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Volodymyr Denysenko
CAST:  Lyudmila Gurchenko  •  Pavlo Morozenko  •  Mykhailo Zadniprovskyi  •  Anatoli Skibenko

Following the Sun (1961)

A story about a boy walking across the town following sun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhail Kalik
CAST:  Nika Krimnus  •  Nikolai Volkov St.  •  Anatoli Papanov  •  Evgeniy Evstigneev

A story about a boy walking across the town following sun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhail Kalik
CAST:  Nika Krimnus  •  Nikolai Volkov St.  •  Anatoli Papanov  •  Evgeniy Evstigneev

Big "Wick" (1963)

A satirical express train sets off on its way. The driver S. Mikhalkov gives a farewell beep ... On the first carriage an inscription - "Summer cottage". The following are 8 short stories ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Mitta  •  Vladimir Fetin  •  Eduard Bocharov  •  Yuri Prytkov
CAST:  Nikolai Parfyonov  •  Yuriy Nikulin  •  Rolan Bykov  •  Yuri Medvedev

A satirical express train sets off on its way. The driver S. Mikhalkov gives a farewell beep ... On the first carriage an inscription - "Summer cottage". The following are 8 short stories ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Mitta  •  Vladimir Fetin  •  Eduard Bocharov  •  Yuri Prytkov
CAST:  Nikolai Parfyonov  •  Yuriy Nikulin  •  Rolan Bykov  •  Yuri Medvedev

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DIRECTION:  Villen Azarov
CAST:  Aleksei Kuznetsov  •  Svetlana Savyolova  •  Anatoli Papanov  •  Ivan Ryzhov

And to Hell with Us! (1991)

The Chernomorsk city is preparing to hold a holiday of laughter. Come here popular actors of theatre and cinema. Local cultural activist Alex Muromtsev brings guests into a luxurious country house that was once the dacha of Stalin, and has no idea that Stalin was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Pavlovskiy
CAST:  Georgy Saakyan  •  Dmitriy Kharatyan  •  Larisa Udovichenko  •  Nikolai Karachentsov

The Chernomorsk city is preparing to hold a holiday of laughter. Come here popular actors of theatre and cinema. Local cultural activist Alex Muromtsev brings guests into a luxurious country house that was once the dacha of Stalin, and has no idea that Stalin was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Pavlovskiy
CAST:  Georgy Saakyan  •  Dmitriy Kharatyan  •  Larisa Udovichenko  •  Nikolai Karachentsov

A Sailor from 'The Comet' (1958)

A young sailor Sergey is in love with Lena so he decides to join her during the Moscow Music festival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isidor Annensky
CAST:  Gleb Romanov  •  Tatyana Bestayeva  •  Maya Menglet  •  Nikolay Kryuchkov

A young sailor Sergey is in love with Lena so he decides to join her during the Moscow Music festival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isidor Annensky
CAST:  Gleb Romanov  •  Tatyana Bestayeva  •  Maya Menglet  •  Nikolay Kryuchkov

Daylight Train (1976)

Two old friends living in Moscow and St. Petersburg are hoping to get their children married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Inessa Seleznyova
CAST:  Margarita Terekhova  •  Valentin Gaft  •  Tatyana Lavrova  •  Svetlana Nemolyaeva

Two old friends living in Moscow and St. Petersburg are hoping to get their children married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Inessa Seleznyova
CAST:  Margarita Terekhova  •  Valentin Gaft  •  Tatyana Lavrova  •  Svetlana Nemolyaeva

A Long Path on a Short Day (1972)

Based on the novel by Natan Rybak “Soldiers Without Uniforms”. Director of a research institute engaged in research in the field of nuclear physics, Maxim Nerchin is testing a new research method. And although the method did not justify itself, Nerchin with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tymofiy Levchuk
CAST:  Nikolay Olyalin  •  Tatyana Samoylova  •  Viktor Khokhryakov  •  Evgeniy Samoylov

Based on the novel by Natan Rybak “Soldiers Without Uniforms”. Director of a research institute engaged in research in the field of nuclear physics, Maxim Nerchin is testing a new research method. And although the method did not justify itself, Nerchin with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tymofiy Levchuk
CAST:  Nikolay Olyalin  •  Tatyana Samoylova  •  Viktor Khokhryakov  •  Evgeniy Samoylov

Karpukhin (1973)

The driver Karpukhin came under investigation because of a tragic accident, as a result of which a person died. The young investigator, believing Karpukhin, undertook to defend the defendant, but at some point yielded to someone else's opinion, after which the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Vengerov
CAST:  Vasili Korzun  •  Sergei Danilin  •  Nikolay Eryomenko  •  Aleksandr Borisov

The driver Karpukhin came under investigation because of a tragic accident, as a result of which a person died. The young investigator, believing Karpukhin, undertook to defend the defendant, but at some point yielded to someone else's opinion, after which the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Vengerov
CAST:  Vasili Korzun  •  Sergei Danilin  •  Nikolay Eryomenko  •  Aleksandr Borisov

Angel Pavement (1969)

Twig and Darsingham's offices were in Angel Street, London. The company's business is going badly, but suddenly a sales representative shows up in the office. With his arrival, the company began to prosper and the people who worked there had high hopes for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lidiya Ishimbaeva  •  Irina Anisimova-Wulf
CAST:  Vladimir Muravyov  •  Varvara Soshalskaya  •  Mikhail Lvov  •  Margarita Terekhova

Twig and Darsingham's offices were in Angel Street, London. The company's business is going badly, but suddenly a sales representative shows up in the office. With his arrival, the company began to prosper and the people who worked there had high hopes for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lidiya Ishimbaeva  •  Irina Anisimova-Wulf
CAST:  Vladimir Muravyov  •  Varvara Soshalskaya  •  Mikhail Lvov  •  Margarita Terekhova