Today I present you the all-time classic Soviet TV series: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The series became a cultural phenomenon and to this day remain a legendary masterpiece of Soviet television. In the West, the reception of the series was warm, especially in the United Kingdom. British critics have pointed out … Read more
Another two perfect examples of Russian/Soviet culture. I think that our vision of Winnie-the-Pooh is much better, than Disney’s one. And as for “Office Romance”… well, I love it. Almost all movies by Eldar Ryazanov are masterpieces, but this one is very warm personally for me. Feel free to share if it will touch you … Read more
Let me make your lockdown a little bit brighter. I really liked this movie in my childhood, especially songs… Приключения Электроника / Priklyucheniya Elektronika / The Adventures of Electronic (1979) Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime iMDB Rating: 7.6 out of 10 (based on 1632 ratings) Director: Konstantin Bromberg Starring: Yuriy Torsuev, Vladimir Torsuev, Vasiliy Skromnyy Video … Read more
Better later, than never, huh? And you have to watch something while locked down at home and waiting for DOOM Eternal repack, right? Хардкор / Hardcore Henry (2015) Genre: First-person, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi iMDB Rating: 6.7 out of 10 (based on 82141 ratings) Director: Ilya Naishuller Starring: Sharlto Copley, Tim Roth, Haley Bennett Video format: … Read more
Pretty interesting Soviet sci-fi movie with a non-standard (for USSR cinema) plot. The most beautiful part of this movie is the soundtrack. Per Aspera Ad Astra / Через тернии к звёздам (1981) Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery iMDB Rating: 5.9 out of 10 (based on 1122 ratings) Director: Richard Viktorov Starring: Yelena Metyolkina, Vadim Ledogorov, Uldis … Read more
War.. war never changes. May 8/9 is a Victory Day, you obviously know it. That’s why today’s Russian Movies Weekend is devoted to the largest war in humanity’s history. The first movie is relatively old, it’s from 1985 and it’s one of the hardest flicks I ever watched. But it’s the movie every person should … Read more
Long time no see, товарищи! After a two months hiatus your lovely RMW returns, with a vengeance! This week I present you an not very ordinary Soviet movie, named “An Ordinary Miracle”, which I personally like very much. It’s accompanied by another animated masterpiece, “The Old Man and the Sea”, based on a renowned Ernest … Read more
Long time no see, товарищи! After a two months hiatus your lovely RMW returns, with a vengeance! This week I present you an not very ordinary Soviet movie, named “An Ordinary Miracle”, which I personally like very much. It’s accompanied by another animated masterpiece, “The Old Man and the Sea”, based on a renowned Ernest … Read more
I know, I know, it’s been a while. But all those new games keeping falling and lack of properly subtitled/voiceovered Russian movies online… this all is making this “series” harder and harder… Beware of the Car (Uncommon Thief) / Beregis Avtomobilya / Берегись автомобиля (1966) Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance iMDB Rating: 8.1 out of 10 … Read more
Warm wooly dramedy by the great Georgian director Daneliya. If you liked Kin-Dza-Dza, you may also like this one. Mimino / Мимино (1977) Genre: Comedy, Drama iMDB Rating: 8.2 out of 10 (based on 5398 ratings) Director: Georgiy Daneliya Starring: Vakhtang Kikabidze, Mher Mkrtchyan, Elena Proklova Video format: YouTube Languages: Russian Audio, English subtitles … Read more
