Olga Lerman

Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anželika Cholina, this multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina tells the story of Tolstoy’s classic novel entirely in contemporary dance. In this way, Cholina succeeds in finding the equivalent of Tolstoy's words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The distinctive music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the inner turmoil of the characters and their depth. Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.

Little Elizabeth thought her future was predestined: she was to marry Louis XV and become the Queen of France – that was the promise given to her by her father, Emperor of Russia Peter the Great. When Peter dies in 1725 without naming a successor, an era of palace coups and power struggles begins in Russia. For some tumultuous years it remains to be seen whether the young Russian Empire and its new capital St. Petersburg would stand, and what future lies in store for the country of Russia. Peter's widow, Catherine I, becomes Empress - the first woman to rule Imperial Russia. She wishes to fulfil the promise her late husband had given to their daughter, but fails. Young Louis XV refuses to marry Elizabeth after learning that she was born before her parents were officially married. That, in his eyes, made her illegitimate.

After a series of life troubles Anya decides to completely change her life. She takes out a dusty bicycle, puts her dachshund Kapa in the trailer and sets o! to the most remote town in Russia to reconcile with her mother whom she has not been in touch with for 13 years. A resident of big city, Anya is not tough enough for a 10,000-kilometer road, injured feet, dangers and trials. Will she be able to cope with the di"iculties that a long road full of incredible meetings and amazing landscapes has prepared for her?

The era of palace coups in Russia ended with the coronation of a prominent historical figure: Catherine the Great. She could have settled for the role of Emperor’s wife, but her persistence and determination eventually proved that her rightful place was on the throne. She was still a child when she learned that she was to marry Peter III and produce an heir. Catherine, however, wanted to rule Russia herself. She saw the potential of the Russian Empire, and she wanted to implement the ideas of the Enlightenment. Will Russia experience a renaissance of culture and sciences under Catherine? Will her ideas eventually play to her detriment?

Artyom and Natasha are hospital clowns, they keep a blog about their volunteer experience. The girl varia has been in hospital for a long time. they are concerned about her because no matter how hard they try to help her, nothing seems to work. once artyom learns that the girl’s mother has stopped coming to see her. he realizes that only mom can help overcome the disease.

The main character of the movie is a young man from downtown Moscow. He got everything from his father - his money, car, university. Sasha wants to live his life differently, but doesn't know how... He dreams of being Tsoi or van Gogh. One day Sasha meets Masha, an extraordinary and complex woman. Her mother, an aged actress, is an alcoholic and trying to take her own life. Sasha decides to help the girl

The main characters of the film are residents of different places of this country, most common people, with whom most uncommon things, pure wonders, happen. Semyon and Lyuba, a family of fireguards, have a chance to fulfill a dream – to go to Moscow to take part in their favorite TV show “Field of Miracles” (“Pole Chudes”), where they should make a life choice “trophy or money?” An inexperienced officer of Patrol-Guard Service and at the same time an experienced loser Sanya will have to not only survive his first day of service but also to accept his wife’s labors and to reanimate his partner. Four newly acquainted fellows must by any means fly to Moscow in non-flying weather, and a couple of young lovers must reconcile their irreconcilable parents by some mysterious way. Valera has to decide on a dilemma: to save mankind from the Deluge or just to fly with his karaoke-alien-friends in their old UFO? All these things can happen only once a year – on December, 31!

Following her divorce, Marina thinks that she’ll never meet love again. Little does she know that one day, she’ll find the love of her life in freediving, one of the most extreme sports in existence, built on diving as deep as possible on a single breath. In the vast, mysterious realm of the sea, Marina not only regains her sense of peace and well being, but also redefines her existence.

A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line. While recovering in the hospital, he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the world’s most legendary weapons. A self-taught inventor is only 29 when he develops the now iconic assault riffle — the AK-47. Shot in occupied Crimea.

Tells about the events of November 1945 when the first Post War championship of the USSR winners, Dynamo-Moscow, went on the historic tour of Britain. Soviet football players won not only on the football fields of England. They managed to win the hearts of the English audience, transforming the view created by the Western press and propaganda about the Russian people and the Soviet country.

Slava Lebedev is a member of the fan-loved rock band "Heart of the City". One day he meets a nice young girl Lily Fialko, who does not even suspect that the guy is a celebrity. Between them mutual feelings arise, but there is one very big problem: under the contract Slava not only has no right to marry, but also to have serious relationships with girls, because it can destroy his stage image and deprive him of the love of a huge number of fans. Will the young people be able to overcome all the trials and be together?

An inspiring biopic about the legendary skier Elena Vyalbe. Born in a small town in the north of Russia, she had the courage and dedication to overcome a slew of obstacles on her way to becoming the very best in her sport. The film captures a historic skiing event at the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, where Elena Vyalbe made skiing history by winning five out of five gold medals, which to this day remains a record achievement.

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1981. Cherkasov investigates a complicated case. And, as always, his superiors are dissatisfied with him. They reprimand him at meetings and threaten to remove him from his position. It is quite difficult for Cherkasov to imagine himself in retirement. But he understands that he has started to tire quickly and miss important information. In short, he is getting old. Then a young investigator appears who knows how to work with the new computers and brings a lie detector to the department. Ivan Petrovich decides to give in. But in his last case, he must put an end to it himself.

USSR, Odesa, 1980s... Young Kostik wants to escape USSR so he tries to get money for that in a very adventurous way...

The story is about a father who, after learning about his wife's infidelity, decides to take his twelve-year-old son and raise him on his own. In order to increase his chances of leaving a child in a divorce, he embarks on the path of becoming a demonstrative father – he joins the parent committee of the class. There he meets his former classmate, Sveta Surkova, who has changed a lot in twenty years. She turned from a gray nerd into a purposeful and self-confident woman who harshly directs moms from the parent committee, and even the school principal is afraid of her. Only one thing remained unchanged – her dislike for Shmelev, who did not give her a quiet life as a child. To stay on the parent committee, he must find a common language with Surkova and the rest of the moms.