Direction: Andrei Konchalovsky

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Vladimir Samoylov · Vitali Solomin · Nikita Mikhalkov · Natalya Andreychenko

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Bolot Beyshenaliyev · Natalya Arinbasarova · Idris Nogajbayev · Darkul Kuyukova

Synopsis The First Teacher (1966) is set in a remote Soviet village near the Chinese border in 1923. A mysterious newcomer arrives, a teacher dispatched by the Communist Party with the mission to educate the unlearned locals. The villagers, however, are...

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Irina Kupchenko · Leonid Kulagin · Beata Tyszkiewicz · Tamara Chernova

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Yuliya Vysotskaya · Vladislav Komarov · Alexander Maskelyne · Andrei Gusev

Synopsis Dear Comrades! (2020) is set in Novocherkassk, USSR, during the tumultuous year of 1962. The story revolves around Lyudmila, a devoted member of the local Communist Party, who is unwavering in her support for the Communist regime and its principles....

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Yuliya Vysotskaya · Yevgeny Mironov · Sultan Islamov · Stanislav Varkki

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Irina Anisimova-Wulf · Sergei Bondarchuk · Irina Kupchenko · Yekaterina Mazurova

Synopsis Uncle Vanya (1971) is a film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play, set on a rural estate where a retired academic, Professor Serebryakov, resides with his second wife, the enchanting Yelena. The estate, once owned by his first wife, is now...

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Iya Savvina · Lyubov Sokolova · Aleksandr Surin · Mikhail Kislov

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Yuliya Vysotskaya · Christian Clauss · Philippe Duquesne · Peter Kurth

Synopsis Paradise (2016) is a film that intertwines the lives of three individuals during the tumultuous period of World War II. The story revolves around Olga, a Russian aristocrat who has fled to France and becomes involved with the French Resistance....

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Jon Voight · Rebecca De Mornay · Eric Roberts · Kyle T. Heffner

Synopsis Runaway Train (1985) follows the intense journey of two fugitives and a female railway employee who become stranded on a locomotive that has lost its brakes and is devoid of a conductor. As the train hurtles through the wilderness, the...

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Aleksey Tryapitsyn · Irina Ermolova · Valentina Ananina · Timur Bondarenko

Synopsis The Postman's White Nights (2014) portrays the isolated existence in a remote Russian village, where the sole link to the outside world is a dedicated postman who traverses the lake by boat. This close-knit community, despite the presence of advanced...

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Nikolay Burlyaev

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Tom Hulce · Lolita Davidovich · Bob Hoskins · Bess Meyer

Synopsis The Inner Circle (1991) follows the journey of Ivan Sanshin, a man who, despite not being a soldier or a spy, finds himself thrust into the heart of Soviet power. On a fateful night, the KGB abducts Ivan and his...

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Jill Clayburgh · Barbara Hershey · Martha Plimpton · Merritt Butrick

Synopsis Shy People (1987) follows Diana Sullivan (Jill Clayburgh), a renowned Manhattan writer and photojournalist, who is unaware of her daughter Grace's (Martha Plimpton) severe cocaine addiction. Diana receives an assignment from Cosmopolitan magazine to explore a long-lost branch of her...

Direction Theodoros Angelopoulos · Olivier Assayas · Bille August · Jane Campion

Cast Cindy Beckett · Audrey Dana · Jacques Frantz · George Babluani

Synopsis To Each His Cinema (2007) is a 2007 cinematic tribute, curated and produced by Gilles Jacob, honoring the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. This unique film is an anthology of 35 short films, each lasting three minutes, crafted...

Direction Abbas Kiarostami · Hugh Hudson · David Lynch · John Boorman

Cast Romane Bohringer · Pascal Duquenne · Bruno Ganz · Neil Jordan

Synopsis Lumière and Company (1995) is a unique cinematic endeavor marking the centennial of the Lumière brothers' pioneering films. Directors Sarah Moon and Philippe Poulet invited 39 esteemed international filmmakers to create a 52-second short using the original Cinematographe camera, replicating...

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Armand Assante · Greta Scacchi · Isabella Rossellini · Bernadette Peters

Synopsis The Odyssey (TV Miniseries) (1997) presents a faithful adaptation of Homer's renowned epic poem, chronicling the adventures of the legendary hero Odysseus as he endeavors to return home after the decade-long Trojan War. The narrative adheres to the Greek naming...

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Glenn Close · Patrick Stewart · Andrew Howard · Antal Konrád

Synopsis The Lion in Winter (TV) (2003) presents a gripping historical drama set in 1183, where the aging King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) grapples with his legacy as he selects an heir from his three sons: John (Rafe Spall), Geoffrey (John...

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Julie Andrews · Alan Bates · Max von Sydow · Rupert Everett

Synopsis Duet for One (1986) follows the poignant journey of Stephanie, a renowned violinist married to a composer, whose life takes a dramatic turn when she is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The illness abruptly halts her flourishing career, and her world...

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Nastassja Kinski · John Savage · Robert Mitchum · Keith Carradine

Synopsis Maria's Lovers (1984) follows the story of Ivan Bibic, who returns to his Pittsburgh, PA, suburb after enduring the horrors of a Japanese POW camp, leaving him with persistent nightmares. Throughout his captivity, Ivan remained steadfastly devoted to his childhood...

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Kurt Russell · Sylvester Stallone · Jack Palance · Teri Hatcher