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The Idiot part 4

  Part 9 Aglae suffered a terrible insult: Prince Myshkin, filled with compassion for Natasya Filipovna, subsequently preferred Epanchina. Part 10 Natasya Filippovna and the prince are preparing for the Read More

The Idiot part 3

  Part 6 Natasya Filippovna wants to arrange a marriage between Myshkin and Aglaya in spite of their own feelings for the prince. Part 7 The prince is upset because Read More

The Idiot part 2

  Part 4 Rogozhin jealous of his beloved and Prince Myshkin. He plans to kill him. Part 5 The son of Pavlishchev, who had left the entirety of his estate Read More

Prisoner of the Mountains

  On patrol in the Caucasus mountains, Russian soldiers Vanya (Sergei Bodrov Jr.) and Sacha (Oleg Menshikov) become the prisoners of a Chechen village. Tribal leader Abdul-Murat (Jemal Sikharulidze) is Read More

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

  Living together in a workers’ dorm, Katerina (Vera Alentova) and her friends are determined to make it in Moscow. But when a boorish cameraman (Juri Wassiliev) forces himself on Read More

Luna Papa

  In a small village not far from Samarkand, seventeen-year-old Mamlakat dreams of becoming an actress. One moonlit night, she is seduced by a mysterious stranger who claims to be Read More

Autumn Marathon

  Andrei Pavlovich Buzykin, who makes a living by teaching at an institute and translating English literature, is cheating on his wife. Buzykin’s main problem is that he’s a kind Read More

The Idiot part 1

  Part 1 Prince Myshkin returns from Switzerland to Russia and enters the house of Elanchins. There he first sees the portrait of Nastasya Filippovna, whose beauty makes an indelible Read More

Bye Bye Brazil

  The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. Read More

Central Station

  Dora, a dour old woman, works at a Rio de Janeiro central station, writing letters for customers and mailing them. She hates customers and calls them ‘trash’. Josue is Read More