MestnyiGeroi's (aka Local Hero's) 1000+ Quintessential Russian Movies
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"This huge list is the result of about six months of work. I began thinking and digging in the summer of 2007, and then I posted the list in progress on the Classics forum at imdb, receiving many further contributions from numerous posters (but very special gratitude is due to the posters named Colomba, JeNeRegretteRien and WhiteFun for their generous assistance).
This list is an attempt at a fairly thorough compilation of films that I deem quintessential contributions to Russian cinema for one (or more) of three reasons:
1. Critical Acclaim — The film has met with national and/or international critical acclaim (e.g., Tarkovsky’s Mirror or Klimov’s Come and See). Films might also make the list if I feel they are overlooked gems that should have met with critical acclaim.
2. Popular Appeal in Russia — The film has garnered considerable popular appeal among Russians, measured either through initial box office, or by eventual status as a beloved classic (e.g., Diamond Arm or The Irony of Fate).
3. Historical/Cultural Importance – - The film has historical importance, either for its cultural or cinematic impact, or for its significance as a historical artifact. (Two examples: The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by most an example of egregious propaganda fairly lacking in artistic merit or historical veracity, but it is in the list nonetheless as an important reflection of Stalinism at its most absurd; on a different level, I personally feel that Night Watch is a rather painfully vapid film, but it is included because – - along with its record-breaking box office – - it has marked a sea change in Russian cinema.)
Some details about the list:
—The dates are taken from the imdb website for sake of a consistent point of easy reference (although this raises some problems, it solves the main one of consistency). The films are given chronologically, but within each year films are listed alphabetically by their English-translated titles.
— The list focuses on pre-Soviet, Soviet, and post-Soviet eras of Russian film. Some non-Russian Soviet films have also been included if they are at least partially in Russian, if they were produced in Russian studios, or, in a few cases, if they are considered an inextricable part of Russian culture.
— Genre is a particularly difficult matter when it comes to Russian cinema, as the lines of demarcation are so easily blurred. The list is primarily composed of feature-length, cinema-released movies. However, many beloved and important Russian films began in a form that in North America would be called television mini-series; several of these are included. At the compiler’s discretion, numerous short films (live-action and animated) were also included.
Please use the comments box below for any further suggestions or points of criticism, both of which are welcome.
Well, that’s it. Enjoy!"
Movies with no IMDb-entry:
Boris Godunov (unfinished; fragments of Pushkin’s play)(Drankov, 1907)
Years and Fates (Gody i sudby)(M. Litvyakov, 1988)
Glory of the Bolshoi / Vladimir Vasiliev, Galina Ulanova, Irek Mukhamedov, more
Glory of the Kirov / Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Makarova, Natalia Dudinskaya, more
The Time When Dreams Melt (A. Vakhrushev, 1996)
The Life of St. Sergius of Radonezh (Zhitie Prepodobnogo Sergiya)(T. Novikova, 2005)
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Usine à Astrakhan
1908 — a.k.a. Fish Preserving at Astrakhan, in 0 top lists Check -
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Na krasnom fronte
1920 — a.k.a. On the Red Front, in 0 top lists Check -
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Golod... golod... golod
1921 — a.k.a. Hunger... Hunger... Hunger, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kino-pravda no. 21 - Leninskaia Kino-pravda....
1925, in 1 top list Check -
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Kinoglaz
1924 — a.k.a. Kino Eye, in 3 top lists Check -
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Shagay, sovet!
1926 — a.k.a. Stride, Soviet!, in 1 top list Check -
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Mekhanika golovnogo mozga
1926 — a.k.a. Mechanics of the Brain, in 1 top list Check -
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Shestaya chast mira
1926 — a.k.a. The Sixth Part of the World, in 3 top lists Check -
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Padenie dinastii Romanovykh
1927 — a.k.a. The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty, in 2 top lists Check -
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Moskva
1927 — a.k.a. Moscow, in 0 top lists Check -
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Odinnadtsatyy
1927 — a.k.a. The Eleventh Year, in 2 top lists Check -
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Vesnoy
1929 — a.k.a. In Spring, in 2 top lists Check -
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Chelovek s kino-apparatom
1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check -
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Turksib
1929, in 6 top lists Check -
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Jim Shvante (marili svanets)
1930 — a.k.a. Salt for Svanetia, in 1 top list Check -
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Entuziazm (Simfoniya Donbassa)
1930 — a.k.a. Enthusiasm, in 7 top lists Check -
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Tri pesni o Lenine
1934 — a.k.a. Three Songs About Lenin, in 1 top list Check -
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Ispaniya
1939 — a.k.a. Spain, in 0 top lists Check -
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Den voyny
1942 — a.k.a. Day of War, in 0 top lists Check -
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Razgrom nemetskikh voysk pod Moskvoy
1942 — a.k.a. Moscow Strikes Back, in 1 top list Check -
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Leningrad v borbe
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pobeda na Pravoberezhnoi Ukraine i izgnaniye...
1945 — a.k.a. Victory on the Right Bank Ukraine, in 0 top lists Check -
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V peskakh Sredney Azii
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
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Stalingrad
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
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Zakon velikoy lyubvi
1945, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mastera russkogo baleta
1954 — a.k.a. Stars of the Russian Ballet, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pered sudom istorii
1965 — a.k.a. Facing the Judgment of History, in 0 top lists Check -
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Obyknovennyy fashizm
1965 — a.k.a. Triumph Over Violence, in 6 top lists Check -
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Zemlya lyudey
1966, in 0 top lists Check -
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Skizbe
1967 — a.k.a. Beginning, in 0 top lists Check -
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Menq
1969 — a.k.a. We, in 0 top lists Check -
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Obitateli
1970 — a.k.a. Inhabitants, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sport, sport, sport
1970, in 0 top lists Check -
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Vremena goda
1975 — a.k.a. Four Seasons, in 3 top lists Check -
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¡Que viva México! Da zdravstvuyet Meksika!
1979 — a.k.a. Que Viva Mexico, in 2 top lists Check -
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Mer dare
1983 — a.k.a. Our Century, in 1 top list Check -
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Elegiya
1986, in 0 top lists Check -
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Vai viegli but jaunam?
1986 — a.k.a. Is It Easy to Be Young?, in 0 top lists Check -
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Moskovskaya elegiya
1987, in 0 top lists Check -
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Augstaka tiesa
1988 — a.k.a. The Last Judgement, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lichnoe delo Anny Akhmatovoy
1990 — a.k.a. The Anna Achmatova File, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tolkovanie snovideniy
1990 — a.k.a. Interpretation of Dreams, in 1 top list Check -
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Peterburgskaya elegiya
1989, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sonata dlya Gitlera
1989, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ya sluzhil V apparate Stalina, ili Pesni...
1990 — a.k.a. How I Worked Under Stalin, or Songs of the Oligarchs, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tak zhit nelzya
1990 — a.k.a. You Can't Live Like That, in 0 top lists Check -
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Age 7 in the USSR
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bolshoi kontsert narodov, ili Dykhanie...
1991 — a.k.a. People's Gala Concert, in 0 top lists Check -
964 -
Rossiya, kotoruyu my poteryali
1992 — a.k.a. Russia That We've Lost, in 0 top lists Check -
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Anna ot 6 do 18
1994, in 0 top lists Check
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