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Alexander Nevsky
(1938)
Aleksandr Nevskii
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Director:
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Sergei Eisenstein, Pyotr Pavlenko
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| Starring:
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Nikolai Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov
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Prince Alexander Nevsky and his army repeal an attempt by the Teutonic Knights to invade Russia in 1242.
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Andrei Rublev
(1969)
Andrey Rublyov
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Director:
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Andrei Tarkovsky
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| Starring:
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Ivan Lapikov, Anatoli Solonitsyn
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The famed 15th Century icon painter survives the cruelties of medieval Russia and creates works of art.
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Burnt by the sun
(1994)
Utomlyonnye solntsem
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Director:
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Nikita Mikhalkov
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| Starring:
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Oleg Menchikov, Nikita Mikhalkov
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Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in 1936 in his dacha with family and friends, until Cousin Dmitri arrives on what may not be a social call.
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Come and see
(1985)
Idi i smotri
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Director:
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Elem Klimov
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| Starring:
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Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova
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A boy is thrust into the atrocities of war in WWII Byelorussia, fighting for the hopelessly unequipped resistance against the Nazis.
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Day watch
(2006)
Dnevnoi dozor
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Director:
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Timur Bekmambetov
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| Starring:
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Konstantin Khabensky, Mariya Poroshina
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A man serving in the war between the forces of Light and Dark gets a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.
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Dersu Uzala
(1975)
Derusu Uzara
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Director:
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Akira Kurosawa
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| Starring:
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Maxim Munzuk, Yuri Solomin
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A Russian army explorer renews his friendship with the Asiatic hunter in Siberia who once saved his life.
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Ivan the Terrible
(1944)
Ivan Groznyy
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Director:
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Sergei Eisenstein
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| Starring:
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Nikolai Cherkasov, Ludmila Tselikovskaya
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In 1547, Ivan IV, archduke of Moscow, crowns himself Tsar of Russia and sets about reclaiming lost Russian territory.
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Mother and son
(1997)
Mat i syn
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Director:
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Alexander Sokurov
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| Starring:
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Gudrun Geyer, Aleksej Ananishnov
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A simple narrative of love and patience told via a dying mother nursed by her devoted son is intertwined with spiritual images of the countryside.
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Russian ark
(2002)
Russkiy kovcheg
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Director:
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Alexander Sokurov
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| Starring:
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Sergei Dreiden, Maria Kuznetsova
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A modern filmmaker is transported to the 18th Century where he embarks on journey through 300 years of Russian history.
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Solaris
(1972)
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Director:
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Andrei Tarkovsky
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| Starring:
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Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchouk
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On the water planet Solaris, humans encounter a unique and radical intelligence.
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The Battleship Potemkin
(1925)
Bronenosets Potyomkin
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Director:
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Sergei Eisenstein
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| Starring:
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Grigori Alexandrov, Alexander Antonov
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The great 1905 Russian naval mutiny results in a street demonstration and a police massacre.
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The cuckoo
(2002)
Kukushka
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Director:
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Alexander Rogozhkin
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| Starring:
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Anny-Kristiina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo
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A young Saami widow takes in two wounded soldiers, one a Finn and the other a Russian.
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The Italian
(2005)
Italianetz
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Director:
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Andrei Kravchuk
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| Starring:
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Maria Kuznetsova, Kolya Spiridonov
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After discovering his mother is still alive, a six-year-old Russian boy escapes from his orphanage and sets out on a perilous journey to find her.
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War and peace
(1968)
Voina i mir
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Director:
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Sergei Bondarchuk
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| Starring:
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Lyndmila Savelyeva, Vyacheslav Tikhonov
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The lives of a group of Russian aristocrats cross during Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
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