Russian Cinema

[pgmatg]

Have any of you seen "Night watch"? It's a very good Russian Sci-Fi / Fantasy movie (think Lord of the Ring + Blade). It's been out on DVD for some time, but since Fox bought all American distribution rights, they have mandated to stop making NTSC formatted dvds of it. The disk has been slowly disappearing from even Russian stores in America. And Fox keeps postponing the release, while sequel "Day Watch" is already out in Russia. Ain't US movie studios great

Is anyone interested in talking about Russian Cinema in general?
If you are, what are your favorite Russian movies?
My favorites:
comedies: Ordinary miracle,
Prisoner of the Caucasus, or Shurik's New Adventures
The Diamond Arm, Ivan Vasilievich changes his occupation,
Pokrov Gates, The Very Same Munhgauzen, Kin-Dza-Dza,
Twelve Chairs, Gentlemen of luck,
Hello, I am your aunt!
Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures

dramas:
Solaris, Moscow does not Belive in Tears, The Mirror,
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among his own
The Star of Fascinating Happiness,
Prisoner of the Mountains, The Thief, The Lover

Romance: Ordinary miracle, Irony of fate or with light steam!,
A Railway Station for Two, Moscow does not Belive in Tears,
A Cruel Romance, Business romance, I am Walking Along Moscow,
Wizards, Truffaldino from Bergamo

War: Alexander Nevsky, Ballad of a Soldier, War,
Prisoner of the Mountains, Father of The Soldier,
100 Days Before The Command, Torpedo Bombers

Action: White Sun of the Desert, Brother

Horror: Viy or Spirit of Evil

History: Andrei Rublev, The Battleship Potemkin,
War and Peace, Ivan the Terrible, October, Russian Ark,
Strike, Cold Summer of 1953, Tchaikovsky

Musical Comedy or Costume Drama:
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers, Truffaldino from Bergamo,
Naval Cadets, Forward!

Sci-Fi: Solaris, Stalker, Kin-Dza-Dza,
Professor Dowell's Testament, Amphibian Man, Night Watch

Animation: Alice in Wonderland, The Secret of the Third Planet,
Adventures of captain Vrungel, Treasure Island,
Musicians of Bremen, Mowgli

[Digitaaliklosetti]

This thread isn't going to last long...

I used to watch a whole bunch of russian cartoons, when I was a kid. Can't remember any specific ones, though.

I thought I bought Battleship Potemkin in a flea market, once.

It had a porn flic with middle-aged women in it.

I wonder if I still have it around? Crotchfire might appreciate something like that.
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[PooperScooper]

The ones I've seen are The Return, Ivan The Terrible, Andrei Rublev and The Cranes Are Flying.

Hubby collects Criterion DVDs, so whicever ones he gets his mitts on, I watch.
Out of those four, I think I liked Andrei Rublev the best. I think I may have to rewatch them, since it's been a while... ah, nothing like a movie thread to remind one of nearly forgotten movies.
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[Holly Resurrected]

I rather like Morozko. Although I understand that's actually a Russo-Finnish co-production.

Eh, I haven't seen many Russian movies.
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[Sal]

i must say Nightwatch kicked ass in my opinion. looking forward to the sequels (god, don't let them fall into the Matrix-sequel-syndrome pit!)
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The only Russian films I've watched were old silent films like Battleship Potemkin and Aelita-Queen of Mars as well as some AgitProp stuff like Kino Eye-The Man With The Movie Camera and Three Songs For Lenin