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Andrei
Rublev - Criterion Collection (1966), 2 DVD
Immediately suppressed by the Soviets in 1966, Andrei Tarkovsky's
epic masterpiece is a sweeping medieval tale of Russia's greatest
icon painter. |
List Price: $35.96 |
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Anna
Karenina (1967)
The classic novel by Leo Tolstoy comes to life in this sweeping,
romantic epic, a tragic story of love, infidelity, and the destiny
of a woman who irrevocably changes her life for the sake of passion.
Driven into the arms of another man, Anna Karenina is separated
from her son and denounced by high society for following her heart
and paying a very high price. |
List Price: $44.99 |
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A
Cruel Romance (1983)
Unforgettable music and songs highlight this beloved favorite of
Russian cinema. The beautiful Larissa, daughter of an impoverished
noblewoman, lives in a small town on the Volga River. |
List Price: $44.99 |
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Burnt
by the Sun (1995)
Russian filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov is also the star of this tragic
1994 drama about the last happy season in the life of a Bolshevik
hero's family. |
List Price: $26.96 |
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The
Irony of Fate, or "Enjoy Your Bath" (1975)
n unforgettable New Year's Eve provides the backdrop as four friends
embark on their annual get-together at a local bathing house, where
too much steam and plentiful vodka result in hilarious and charming
consequences. |
List Price: $44.99 |
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Ivan
Vasilievich - Back to the Future (1973)
Inventor Shurik has constructed a time machine in his humdrum Moscow
apartment. Accidentally the contraption sends the inventor, the
apartment house manager, and a thief to the palace of Ivan the Terrible,
while the notorious monarch switches places with them in time. Hilarious
complications ensue in this giddy mixture of science fiction and
comedy. |
List Price: $26.99 |

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Kidnapping
Caucassian Style (1966)
Shurik, a naive student of the rites and traditions of the Caucas
region of the Soviet Union, falls in love with Nina, "a Komsomol
member, an athlete, an activist, and just a beauty," who is
"kidnapped Caucasian style" with a bit of his help to
be forced to marry a senior local official. But as soon as Shurik
finds out what is actually going on, he bravely rushes to the rescue
in this madcap comedy. |
List Price: $26.99 |

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Operation
"Y" & Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)
This eccentric comedy includes three sketches united by the main
character, cranky Shurik, who often finds himself in the most incredible
situations. He attempts to rehabilitate a bully over a grueling
15-day sentence, prepares to take a daunting exam, and tries to
save a warehouse from certain burglary. |
List Price: $26.99 |

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The
Diamond Arm
One of the most beloved Russian comedies, this eccentric farce
from celebrated director Leonid Gaidai (based on a newspaper article)
concerns a criminal operation which smuggles gold and diamonds inside
a plaster arm cast.
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List Price: $26.99 |

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Alexander
Nevsky (1939)
Sergei Eisenstein's landmark tale of Russia thwarting the German
invasion of the 13th century was wildly popular and quite intentional,
given the prevailing Nazi geopolitical advancement and destruction
at the time |
List Price: $22.99 |

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Autumn
Marathon (1979)
The main character in "Autumn Marathon," Buzykin, is
a kind, gentle person, helping others without a concern for himself,
rejecting no one. |
List Price: $26.99 |

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Barber
of Siberia
The film's action takes place over a hundred years ago, during
the rule of Alexander III.
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Price: from $14.99 |

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Beware
of the Car! / Beregis' Avtomobilya (1966)
Detochkin, an insurance agent, with an extremely sensitive feeling
of justice is the comedy hero. He hijacks the cars acquired (to
his mind) in a dishonest way. |
Price: from $17.99 |

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Business
Romance (Sluzhebnyi Roman) |
Price: from $20.99 |

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Garage/
Garazh - Russian Soundtrack Only (1979)
When a talented cinematographic ensemble gets down to business,
even an ordinary meeting of the garage-construction co-operative
members turns into an extremely funny and rather didactic show. |
Price: from $20.99 |

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Gentlemen
of Fortune (1971)
A kindly kindergarten teacher finds himself chasing stolen treasure
to thwart dangerous robbers who have stolen Alexander the Great's
helmet. |
Price: from $26.99 |

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Hello,
I Am Your Aunt / Zdravstvuyte, Ya Vasha Tyotya
By the motifs of V. Thomas play Charly's Aunt. The action takes
place at the beginning of XX century. Bubs, the unemployed, gets
into a rich house where he is compelled to play the role of the
aunt, a millionaire (having disguised himself as a woman) in order
to help two young boys to marry their beloved ones. |
Price: from $21.99 |

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Mikhail
A. Bulgakov Heart Of a Dog (Sobachie Serdtse)
Professor Preobrazhensky, Poligraf Polirgrafovich Sharikov, Shvonder,
doctor Bormental et al... It seems impossible to create screen images
of M. Bulgakov's genius phantasmagoria. But the current attempt
of the film creators resulted in a brilliant success... |
Price: from $19.99 |

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The
White Sun of the Desert (1970)
Army clashes with counter-revolutionary robber bands. |
Price: from $26.99 |

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The
Idiot (4 DVD Set)
Based on the novel of Fyodor Dostoevsky "The Idiot" Count
Myshkin comes back to Russia from Switzerland where he was under
care in psychiatric hospital. He meets Parfen Rogozhin on a train
on his way to St.Petersburg. |
Price: from $37.00 |

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The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (6 DVDs Gift Edition
- Russian Import PAL) (1986) |
Price: $119.99 |

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Mimino
(1977)
In this outrageous cult comedy, Valiko Mizandari – nicknamed "Mimino"
(the falcon) – services small villages in the mountains of Georgia
with his helicopter. |
Price: from $26.99 |

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I
Am Walking Along Moscow / Ya Shagayu Po Moskve (1963)
The genre of a lyrical comedy is the one where Georgi Daneliya's
talent was displayed in its full glory. He began his rise to the
popularity heights with the film "I am walking along Moscow". |
Price: from $16.99 |