Soviet films of Brezhnev's stagnation - part 2 (1975-84)
Good Soviet films of this period, which I have seen.
First part (1965-74): https://www.imdb.com/list/ls008516921/
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First part (1965-74): https://www.imdb.com/list/ls008516921/
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- DirectorTatyana LioznovaStarsIrina MuravyovaYuriy YakovlevKlara LuchkoA coming-of-age story about a small town girl's struggle to become an actress in Soviet Moscow.Nina Solomatina (one of the best parts of Irina Muravyova), an inexperienced girl from a provincial town, comes to Moscow hoping to become an actress. The reality, such as suffering from an unrequited love and the need to earn her living, brings her back to earth, but also makes her stronger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSxub7OrHOk (1 part, no subtitles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4YWdAKA3cY (2 part, no subtitles) - DirectorTengiz AbuladzeStarsAvtandil MakharadzeZeinab BotsvadzeIa NinidzeVarlam, the despotic mayor of a small town, dies. After his funeral, his body is repeatedly unearthed and buried again. Through flashbacks and dreamlike scenes, we witness his rise, power and ambiguities.This is a very symbolic Georgian film about tyrany. In order to understand it well, you will need to know basic facts about the regime of Stalin and Beria. After seeing the film, read the viewers' comments. The comment posted by a viewer from Tbilisi (Irakli28) is especially helpful.
- DirectorVladimir MenshovStarsVera AlentovaAleksey BatalovIrina MuravyovaThree young provincial women come to Moscow in search of what people in all the capitals of the world are looking for - love, happiness and prosperity. Their destinies develop exactly as the character of each of the girls suggests.Melodrama. The USSR of the 1950s and 1980s. Russian women love to see it. Oscar Award for the best foreign film.
Full film, English subtitles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui6pJ-Sqg9k
Script in Russian:
http://lib.web-malina.com/getbook.php?bid=5296 - DirectorKaren ShakhnazarovStarsIgor SklyarAleksandr Pankratov-ChyornyyNikolay AveryushkinA music student is expelled 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.The adventures of the first jazz players in the USSR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP_myq8HZ9c (English subtitles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ci2gpAlEBE (song: Old Grand Piano) - DirectorNikita MikhalkovStarsAleksandr KalyaginElena SoloveyEvgeniya GlushenkoIn Imperial Russia, the nobility has its own entertainments, disputes and worries.
- StarsVasiliy LivanovVitali SolominRina ZelyonayaWhen Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in his country house, Dr James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes for help to save Sir Henry Baskerville, the only known heir, from the curse that haunts Baskerville family.
- DirectorMark ZakharovStarsOleg YankovskiyInna ChurikovaElena KorenevaA man with imagination opposes a society without it. Society forces him to betray his freedom-loving spirit, but imagination is immortal.
- DirectorNikita MikhalkovStarsBademaBayaertuVladimir GostyukhinA curious friendship develops between Gombo, a young Mongolian shepherd living with his wife and family in a hut, deep in the wilderness of the steppes, and Sergei, a Russian worker whose truck breaks down not far from Gombo's hut.
- DirectorEldar RyazanovStarsLyudmila GurchenkoOleg BasilashviliNikita MikhalkovA waitress from the provincial railway station falls in love with an accidental passenger. Before this passenger lies the menace of distant prison for the crime he didn't commit.
- DirectorEldar RyazanovStarsAlisa FreyndlikhLarisa GuzeevaNikita MikhalkovA bitter story about tender love and its cruel betrayal set in Russia of the 19th century.
- DirectorLeonid KvinikhidzeStarsNikolay YeryomenkoNatalya TrubnikovaVladimir ZeldinA lonely journalist in some West European country has a vision about the princess of his city who lived in XII century.An interesting story about the time travel and love between different epochs. Beautiful music, songs and dances. Based on a story by J. B. Priestley. Here you can see the film with my translations: Part 1 (1978) - EN, RU
youtube.com/watch?v=wIb-zEYmPkg
Part 2 (1978) - EN, RU
youtube.com/watch?v=htQZ4hI3BTc - DirectorStanislav RostotskiyStarsVyacheslav TikhonovValentina VladimirovaMikhail DadykoA white dog called Bim is looking for its owner. It encounters all kinds of people and situations.
- DirectorEldar RyazanovStarsAlla BudnitskayaEldar RyazanovLyudmila TsvetkovaMeeting of the garage cooperative must exclude four own members because of a new highway's building. After the meeting it becomes clear that the exit door is closed by one of the members, who requires an equitable solution.A comedy by Eldar Ryazanov. Members of the garage cooperative of a research institute have gathered to decide who will get a garage, because there won't enough for all of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqsa4u00GXM (no subtitles) - StarsAndrey MironovAnatoliy PapanovRolan BykovTwo scoundrels try to find twelve dining room chairs, into one of which a fortune in jewellery was sewn.Directed by Mark Zakharov. A comedy-musical, based on the novel of the same title by Ilf and Petrov (written in 1920s). The characters, played by famous Soviet actors Mironov and Papanov, are trying to seize a treasure hidden in one of the 12-chair set. Not yet translated.
- DirectorGeorgiy DaneliyaStarsLeonid KuravlyovEvgeniya SimonovaEvgeniy LeonovA carefree plumber spends his days drinking and chasing women, but the emptiness of his life starts catching up to him."Афоня" (Afonya).
The main character, Borshev A.N. (Afanasy
or simply Afonya), is a locksmith who spends his free time, as well as working hours, drinking with his buddies whom he even doesn't recognize the next day after another heavy drink. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling a part but he doesn't realize it. There is only one person who can save him - nurse Katya, whom he met at a dance and didn't pay much attention to... With my favourite actors Yevgeniya Simonova, Evgeni Leonov, Saveli Kramarov, Leonid Kuravlyov.
http://youtu.be/V8ZKYD7heA4 (English subtitles) - DirectorEldar RyazanovStarsAndrey MyagkovBarbara BrylskaYuriy YakovlevAn incredible story about a man who misplaced the cities and found his love during the one special night - New Year's celebration.One of the most loved Soviet films, traditionally showed on TV during New Year holidays. The sequel, made in 2007, is to be avoided.
http://youtu.be/lVpmZnRIMKs (1 part, English subtitles)
http://youtu.be/5TmGPeowN-0 (2 part, English subtitles) - StarsVladimir VysotskiyVladimir KonkinSergey YurskiyIn post-war Moscow, two dissimilar police detectives follow the trail of a ruthless gang.
- DirectorMark ZakharovStarsOleg YankovskiyIrina KupchenkoEvgeniy LeonovThe Wizard's magic got out of control because it touched human feelings.http://youtu.be/gZiKrWSzNBo (1 part, English subtitles)
http://youtu.be/mzpJq23cuKc (2 part, English subtitles) - DirectorGeorgiy DaneliyaStarsOleg BasilashviliNatalya GundarevaMarina NeyolovaMiddle-aged university professor desperately tries to strike a balance in his life between his wife and his mistress, slowly getting bogged down in his own lies.https://youtu.be/deEuVTAAzbg (subtitles in English, etc)
- DirectorNikita MikhalkovStarsOleg TabakovYuriy BogatyryovElena SoloveySt. Petersburg, mid 19th century: the indolent, middle-aged Oblomov. He sleeps much of the day. His boyhood companion, Stoltz, now an energetic and successful businessman, adds Oblomov to his circle and introduces him to Olga."Несколько дней из жизни И.И. Обломова" (Oblomov)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_2wey-YuRg (part 1, no subtitles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04-wjfnSXVc (part 2, no subtitles) - DirectorMark ZakharovStarsNodar MgaloblishviliElena ValyushkinaAleksandr MikhaylovA young aristocrat, Aleksei Fedyashev, is languishing in his family's country estate, spending his days reading poetry and confessing his love... to a statue. Upon hearing that famous Count Cagliostro is touring Russia and has created quite a buzz in high society with his "magic", he decides to ask the Count to bring the statue to life..."Формула любви" (Formula of Love)
http://youtu.be/HCvfvXHnLoY (English subtitles) - DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsMaksim MunzukYuriy SolominMikhail BychkovThe Russian army sends an explorer on an expedition to the snowy Siberian wilderness where he makes friends with a seasoned local hunter.http://youtu.be/R1MmSjMofOY (1 part, English subtitles)
http://youtu.be/ucXmCDHt-B4 (2 part, English subtitles) - DirectorLeonid GaidaiStarsMikhail PugovkinNina GrebeshkovaVyacheslav NevinnyyThree stories about a marriage - its betrayal, its boredom, its absurd."Не может быть!" (It Can't Be!)
- DirectorVadim AbdrashitovStarsOleg BorisovLiliya GritsenkoAleksey ZharkovIn a surreal puzzler, this story of a fantasy lived by a disparate group of men captures the visual imagination with its images and leaves a large question mark in the meantime. A rare astronomical phenomenon - the parade of planets - has a peculiar effect on several of the men."Парад планет" (Parade of the Planets)
- DirectorVitaliy MelnikovStarsOleg DalIrina KupchenkoIrina ReznikovaEngineer Zilov, having woken up, finds the funeral wreath at his place - his friends' present. This rather symbolic joke makes him recollect the previous night as well as 2 last months."Отпуск в сентябре". The film was banned until perestroika.
