Movies: Dmitri Shostakovich

  • 1940
    The Tale of the Silly Little Mouse

    The Tale of the Silly Little Mouse (1940)

    The Tale of the Silly Little Mouse

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    A mouse sings a lullaby to her baby. Since he doesn't want to fall asleep, she turns to her neighbors for help....

    The Tale of the Silly Little Mouse
  • 1955
    The Gadfly

    The Gadfly (1955)

    The Gadfly

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    Italy, XIX century. The country is occupied by Austrian troops, the resistance movement is actively developing. Student Arthur Burton is involved in the activities of the underground organization “Young Italy”, envies its leader, Giovanni Bolla, and ...

    The Gadfly
  • 1939
    Friends

    Friends (1939)

    Friends

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    The Soviet classic based on the biography of one of the main October Revolution leaders - Sergey Kirov....

    Friends
  • 1951
    Farewell, America!

    Farewell, America! (1951)

    Farewell, America!

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    An unfinished film by Oleksandr Dovzhenko, the film is a political lampoon based on the book entitled The Truth about US Diplomats, written in 1949 by the American writer Annabel Bukar. It exposes the underhanded actions of US Embassy personnel in Mo...

    Farewell, America!
  • 1953
    Belinsky

    Belinsky (1953)

    Belinsky

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    A biopic based on the life of Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky (1811–1848). The production of the film was completed in 1951, but it was not released until 1953, following the reshooting of various scenes demanded by Stalin....

    Belinsky
  • 1938
    The Defense of Volotchayevsk

    The Defense of Volotchayevsk (1938)

    The Defense of Volotchayevsk

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    Japanese forces land in the port of Vladivostok during Russian civil war, supporting anti-communist forces, while local population joins Far Eastern Republic and partisans in the struggle against the intervention and White army....

    The Defense of Volotchayevsk
  • 1949
    Meeting on the Elbe

    Meeting on the Elbe (1949)

    Meeting on the Elbe

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    Soviet and American soldiers are meeting on the shores of the Elbe river in Germany in 1945....

    Meeting on the Elbe
  • 1944
    Zoya

    Zoya (1944)

    Zoya

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    The true story of one of Russia's most beloved national heroines. During the Nazi siege of Moscow, a fearless 18-year-old girl named Zoya risked her life as a partisan fighter. Captured by the Germans, Zoya endured unspeakable tortures at the hands o...

    Zoya
  • 1997
    Sky. Last Dream

    Sky. Last Dream (1997)

    Sky. Last Dream

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    Soviet film reels were found in an abandoned cinema and decided to be projected onto a white screen like a slide film....

    Sky. Last Dream
  • 2020
    Blockade Architecture

    Blockade Architecture (2020)

    Blockade Architecture

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    The documentary tells about the feat of Leningrad residents, the work of architects and mountaineers, the masking of the city and the preservation of monuments. Thanks to the unique chronicle, drawings and photographs, eyewitness accounts and analysi...

    Blockade Architecture
  • 1929
    The New Babylon

    The New Babylon (1929)

    The New Babylon

    5.91929HD

    In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test....

    The New Babylon
  • 2021
    The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks

    The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks (2021)

    The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks

    7.12021HD

    An exploration of 20th century Russia, following the fusing of the Party and the state after the Russian Civil War, which opened the doors to corruption, resulting in the exiling of the left and right opposition. Described using a combination of hist...

    The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks
  • 2015
    London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

    London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 (2015)

    London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

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    The LSO’s Principal Guest Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas celebrated his 70th birthday in 2015 with a concert focusing on British and Russian music, but with a nod to his native USA. He’s joined by the sensational young Chinese pianist Yuja Wang in G...

    London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
  • 1947
    Pirogov

    Pirogov (1947)

    Pirogov

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    A biopic based on the life of Russian scientist and doctor Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov (1810-1881), famous for being the founder of field surgery....

    Pirogov
  • 1966
    Katerina Izmailova

    Katerina Izmailova (1966)

    Katerina Izmailova

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    Katerina Izmailova is a filmization of Dmitry Shostakovich's long-suppressed 1936 opera. Galina Vishnevskaya stars as Katerina, a bored 19th century farm wife. At the behest of her grungy lover, Katerina murders her husband and her father-in-law. She...

    Katerina Izmailova
  • 1965
    Year as Long as Life

    Year as Long as Life (1965)

    Year as Long as Life

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    The film takes place in Europe in the 19th century. The film shows the popular uprisings that took place there, as well as the search for truth and the confrontation of Karl Marx and opponents of the revolution....

    Year as Long as Life
  • 1991
    No Return

    No Return (1991)

    No Return

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    Information about the upcoming coup d'etat falls into the hands of a TV reporter. At his own risk, he begins an investigation......

    No Return
  • 1933
    The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda

    The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda (1933)

    The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda

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    A mostly lost Soviet Union stop-motion version of this classic fairytale. The only surviving scene is called "Market"....

    The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda
  • 1969
    Сыны отечества

    Сыны отечества (1969)

    Сыны отечества

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    Сыны отечества
  • 1938
    Great Citizen

    Great Citizen (1938)

    Great Citizen

    4.11938HD

    A biography drama about Sergey Kirov, a prominent early Bolshevik leader in the Soviet Union....

    Great Citizen