IFFR: International Film Festival Rotterdam - Films

Richard Farnsworth in The Straight Story (1999)

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Kirill Lavrov, Lionella Pyryeva, and Mikhail Ulyanov in The Brothers Karamazov (1969)

Igor Kostolevskiy and Vera Sotnikova in Zavtrak s vidom na Elbrus (1993)

Top 24 of 230 Russian movies in the 1990s.

1990: "Freeze Die Come to Life" - Vitaliy Kanevskiy’s autobiographical drama. Post-war hungry years, a small city in the Far East. Around devastation, dirt, evil faces, former criminals, complete hopelessness. Only the friendship of 12-year-olds, a boy and a girl, living in the same hut, like a light ray in this dark scary surrounding world. Laureate of many film festivals, including Cannes. Fact: The author of the film, he was born in the Far East, and then served 8 years in prison.       "Cloud-Paradise" is the tragicomedy of Nikolay Dostal. The very end of the Soviet era, a provincial town, longing and boredom, life passed by the locals. The film is about how one stupid random joke turns the life of the town for one day, and the life of the protagonist - forever. The whole ensemble is magnificent, but Irina Rozanova and Vladimir Tolokonnikov are especially good.      "Adam's Rib" is a comedy drama by Vyacheslav Krishtofovich. The USSR as a country is living its last days, but a strong Soviet film school is still alive. The life of four generations of members of a large family under one roof, somotaya only of women. All of them, except the old grandmother, have to find their way in life in the eternal search for personal happiness. Benefit of Inna Churikova. Also in 1990: the dramas "Swan Lake", "Shell", "Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea", "The Insulted and the Injured" and comedies "Sideburns", "A Trap for Lonely Man". 1991: "Satan" is a brutal authorial drama by Victor Aristov. The plot of the film is very similar to the time when it was shot. Very soon, indeed, as Satan, unprincipled villains seem to rape an already withering, but still strong country, turn it into ruins and ruins. And the indifferent majority, as in the film, will silently watch how the world around collapses.        "Love" is a melodrama by Valeriy Todorovskiy. Two friends, with completely different characters, two loves, with completely different ends. The fate of two talented actors who played the main roles also developed differently. Evgeniy Mironov has become perhaps the most successful Russian actor of recent times. Dmitriy Maryanov, for a long time, struggled with alcohol addiction, but the actor’s heart eventually could not stand it.       "Night Fun" - a tv film by Vladimir Krasnopolskiy and Valeriy Uskov, scripted by Victor and Anna Merezhko. A chamber comedy of situations with an unpredictable ending, where the main characters, wife, her husband, and her lover, her daughter and an occasional guest - saxophonist were locked in the apartment like fish in an aquarium. One of the best roles of Evgeniy Evstigneev.         "Hey, Lads and Lasses" - a black and white film by Lidiya Bobrova. A village drama about the difficult, sometimes crippled, fate of three brothers as a mirror of the soul of the Russian people. A stunning directorial debut with a film in which unprofessional actors play surprisingly believable.       “Close to Eden” is a drama by Nikita Mikhalkov. The last of the most successful Soviet films in the world, the main award of the Golden Lion Venice Film Festival. The action of an amazing parable in which the fate of the Mongolian shepherd and the Russian driver fancifully intertwines takes place in the endless steppes south of Ulan Bator. One of the best roles of Vladimir Gostyukhin. The music of Eduard Artemiyev, like the film itself, captivates the viewer. Also in 1991: the dramas "Armavir", "Maestro with a thread", "Not Afraid to Die " and crime film "Genius". 1992: “Contact” of Albert Mkrtchyan is the best Russian horror of the 90s. An atmospheric and frightening film about a policeman who, when investigating a double murder, encounters inexplicable mystical supernatural facts and otherworldly forces. The film literally drives crazy not only the heroes of the film, but also the viewer. Also, in a mystical way, the film turned out to be the last in the creative biography of the director of the film, who almost died immediately after this film.         "The Chekist" - the gloomy drama of Aleksandr Rogozhkin. A very bold film of the director, who became famous mainly for comedies, about the most terrible period of red terror in the 20s of the 19th century, which claimed millions of lives who disagreed with the ideas of the Revolution. The color of the nation, the noble intellectuals and patriots of Russia were completely destroyed and turned into mountains of mutilated corpses. Also in 1992: the dramas "Encore, Once More Encore!", "Eastern Romance" and comedy "Patriotic Comedy". 1993: "Living with an Idiot" is a dramatic comedy by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. A psychological ironic parable based on the story of Viktor Erofeev, famous among other things for his studies of the work of the Marquis de Sade. It is the sadomasochism of the protagonist - a Russian intellectual who invited an idiot to his first education in his house, which leads to the reincarnation and complete change of roles of all participants in the triangle: the idiot, his wife and the intellectual himself.          "Window to Paris" is one of the best comedies of post-Soviet cinema and the best film in the career of a wonderful director Yuriy Mamin. Which Russian does not dream of Paris? Mystically discovered in the window of the most ordinary apartment in St. Petersburg, the transition to Paris fantastically immediately transfers the heroes of the film, both Russian and French, from one city to another, changing their fate and outlook on life. Also in 1993: the drama "Makarov" and action "The Gray Wolves". 1994: "Passions" - the author's film of the cult director Kira Muratova. Hippodrome on the beren of the sea, the rivalry of the two Jacques and the cutesy beauty between. The performer of the role of the beauty - Renata Litvinova, is the best suited to the "Muratova" films. Nick Prize for the best Russian film and best directing.        "Burnt by the Sun" - the last significant film by Nikita Mikhalkov. A masterfully filmed story of the heroic rise and tragic fall of a famous Soviet general in the late 30s of the 19th century. As a result of such treacherous actions of the NKVD, the Red Army was left without the best commanders on the eve of World War II. Also in 1994: the drama "The Year of a Dog" and series "Russian transit". 1995:"Peculiarities of the National Hunt" by Aleksandr Rogozhkin is the funniest and most popular comedy of the 90s. Scenes of Russian modern hunting with the participation of the ever-drunk general, the company of his friends, a Finnish guy and a huntsman masterfully alternate with hunting scenes of hunting in Russia of the 19th century. Despite the fact that the amount of vodka drunk is measured in boxes, the characters of the general, the huntsman and the young Finn became popular favorites. The best roles in the career of Aleksey Buldakov, Viktor Bychkov and Ville Haapasalo.           "A play for the passenger" is a drama of the legendary duet directed by Vadim Abdrashitov and screenwriter Aleksandr Mindadze. Did the judge think when he sentenced the young entrepreneur that fate would make him a simple guide, and the convicted young man would become a great businessman? And now life leads them again, and the former convict has a chance to take revenge. Beautiful acting duel of Sergey Makovetskiy and Oleg Livanov.         "Gisele's Mania" is a subtle drama by Aleksey Uchitel. The legendary Russian ballerina, always surrounded by loving fans, has been haunted by the image of Giselle, created by her all her life. Also in 1995: the dramas "A Moslem" and "Small demon". 1996: "Prisoner of the Mountains" - a military drama by Sergey Bodrov Sr. The story of one of the exchanges of prisoners during the first Chechen war. And there were thousands of such exchanges in that meat grinder. The sad and shameful page of modern Russian history. Wonderful game by Oleg Menshikov. Also in 1996: the cartoon "Mermaid". 1997: "Brother" by Aleksey Balabanov is a cult film of Russian cinema of the 90s. The film with the music of the legendary group "Nautilus Pompilius" was so popular among the youth of that time that it was literally sorted into frames and quotes. Crime thriller, where the younger brother defends his older brother and ruthlessly destroys all his enemies. Sergey Bodrov, Jr., who played the main role, has become a symbol of an entire generation.        "Three Stories" is a crime film by the genius Kira Muratova. A criminal parable with Chekhov’s dialogs and Shakespeare’s passions. Three stories of relations between men and women with a tragic but logical ending. Renata Litvinova finally confirmed her status as a truly Muratova actress. As always, Oleg Tabakov’s game is brilliant. Also in 1997: the dramas "The Thief" and "Purgatory". 1998: "In That Land..." is the village drama of Lydia Bobrova. Since Lydia Bobrova no one else in the cinema shows Russia. A talented director will go down in history as a real poet of a Russian village. And it is no coincidence that the film is called: “In that Land”, and not “In this Land” and not “In our Land". Because we, living in big cities, do not know anything about the hard life of people in a small village in the Russian North. The main festival film of the year of Russia.        "Time of a Dancer" is the post-war drama of the talented director Vadim Abdrashitov. The Caucasus has always been, is and will be a hot spot on the planet, like the Middle East. And peace in the Caucasus is just a short truce between the recent past and the inevitable future war. Just in such a truce we live the heroes of this film. The joy of past victories gradually disappears, workdays come, but the past still catches up with the heroes of the film. Love is replaced by jealousy, friendship is replaced by revenge. Remarkable roles of the entire ensemble of actors, but above all, Chulpan Khamatova, Andrey Egorov and Yuriy Stepanov.         "The Outskirts" - a black and white multi-genre drama by Pyotr Lutsik according to the script of Aleksey Samoryadov. In this ingenious film, the authors have mixed so many genres of cinema that you wonder, this is a parable, a western, a road movie, and a retro film. 30s of the 19th century, the outskirts of Russia, a group of men not finding the truth at home, go to seek this truth in the capital, in Moscow. It is unfortunate that the fate of the authors of this masterpiece was so tragically, for various reasons early from the deceased.       "Khrustalyov, my car!" - The drama of the cult director Alexei German. Each new film by Herman is a phenomenon in world cinema. The director took 7 long years to produce this film. The attention of the authors of the film to the details of the difficult life of Soviet people in the postwar period is striking. The film literally dips the viewer in the terrible times of the 50s, when Stalin was sick and dying, and the NKVD put behind bars almost all the best doctors in the country. The top of the career of actor Yuri Tsurilo. Nick Prize for Best Film and Best Director. Also in 1998: the dramas "Checkpoint", "Day of the Full Moon", "Of Freaks and Men", "Country of the Deaf" and comedy ''Peculiarities of the National Fishing". 1999: “Moloch” is the first quadrology film by Aleksandr Sokurov. 1942, there is a war around, unleashed by the Nazis. One day from Hitler's ordinary life at his villa in the Alps. Against the background of tired and eternally gloomy Hitler without his usual mask and against the background of his inner circle, through fake Goebbels and Bormann, only Eve Braun can somehow sympathize with the viewer. After all, she loves the main villain of modern history. Also in 1999: the drama "Moon Father" and crime "Voroshilov's Shooter".

Top 5 of 119 in 1993 - Ramis's "GROUNDHOG DAY", Campion's "THE PIANO", Kusturica's "ARIZONA DREAM", Almodóvar's "FARAWAY, SO CLOSE!" and Mamin's "WINDOW TO PARIS". Best Comedy - "THE VISITORS", Best Crime - "TRUE ROMANCE", Best Thriller - "PERFECT WORLD", Best Action - "JURASSIC PARK", Best Cartoon - "THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS". In the list of 7 films from USA, 5 films from France, 3 films from UK, on 2 films from Spain and Russia, one film from Australia, China, Ukraine, Germany and Canada!

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