Dersu Uzala

Dersu Uzala 1961

6.30

Dersu Uzala (Russian: Дерсу Узала) is a 1961 Soviet film, adapted from the books of Vladimir Arsenyev, about his travels in Russian Far East with a native trapper, Dersu Uzala.

1961

Big Boy

Big Boy 1982

8.00

Follows the famous Oryol trotter, multiple champion of the beginning of the century. Then - in sharp battles on the tracks of hippodromes - the fate of domestic horse breeding was decided. The world of animals and people is shown through the perception of a horse named Big Boy.

1982

The Mathematician and the Devil

The Mathematician and the Devil 1972

8.00

A mathematician offers to sell his soul to the devil for a proof or disproof of Fermat's Last Theorem. Based on "The Devil and Simon Flagg" by Arthur Porges.

1972

Hunters in Siberia

Hunters in Siberia 1959

6.00

Egorov, a young hunter, dreams of catching a tiger. Traveling through the remote corners of the Soviet Union, Egorov comprehends the difficult profession of a trapper.

1959

The White Fang

The White Fang 1946

5.30

According to the story by Jack London. The history of the wild wolf, who picked up the boy and raised an Indian. After falling to the evil man - the owner of the bar, White Fang turned into a ferocious evil beast, coming out victorious from all the dog fights, which suited his enterprising owner. But once it strangled, snatched from the jaws of the bulldog engineer Weedon Scott. His kindness has transformed the beast.

1946

Rys Follows the Path

Rys Follows the Path 1982

6.70

A wilderness drama about a Russian forest ranger and his tame lynx. Man and lynx aid each other in their survival and mission to protect wildlife against poachers. Sequel to Tropoy beskorystoy lyubvi.

1982

Nocturne 1931

Nocturne 1931 1989

1

...Although he signed a confession to what he was accused of, he remained the honest and decent person he had been all his life.

1989

The Kuleshov Effect

The Kuleshov Effect 1969

6.00

An excellent 1969 documentary, S. Raitburt’s The Kuleshov Effect, made about a year before Lev Kuleshov died, and interviewing him at length, both about his filmmaking and his far lengthier career as a teacher (including some fascinating remarks about Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo). Also interviewed is the father of Russian Formalism, Viktor Shklovsky, who worked with Kuleshov as a screenwriter on a Jack London adaptation, By the Law, in 1926.

1969

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi 1976

7.30

Rikki is a young mongoose who is adopted by a human family after nearly drowning in the river. He returns the favour by protecting them from two murderous cobra.

1976

King of the Mountains and Others

King of the Mountains and Others 1970

1

The film consists of three short stories: “King of the Mountains” - about a giant bear; “Loyalty” is a touching love story between two storks; “The Loop” is about a proud deer.

1970

In the Footsteps of Bigfoot

In the Footsteps of Bigfoot 1988

1

The film is dedicated to the problems of the origin of man and the existence of bigfoot. The film includes interviews with anthropologists from different countries, eyewitness accounts, photo and film materials.

1988

Aylanpa – World in a Vortex

Aylanpa – World in a Vortex 1989

1

Just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, perestroika gave Chinghiz Aitmatov the opportunity to reflect on the goals and ideals of socialism and how it itself had denied them. In this essayistic film, starting with his personal life story (his father was shot as an enemy of the state, he himself was a highly respected student and artist in the Soviet Union) and the history of the Kyrgyz people (bearers of a vibrant and distinctive culture destroyed by socialism), he eventually arrives at big questions about the goal of human progress and the fate of humanity in the 21st century. "What will life be like for people in the 21st century?" he asks, not least in view of looming ecological catastrophes, and answers: That is the sole responsibility of humanity. Long difficult to find, the film has now been uploaded to YouTube in a restored 4K version by Kyrgyzfilm.

1989

I Was a Sputnik of the Sun

I Was a Sputnik of the Sun 1959

5.20

Soviet Scientist Petrovich pioneers the way to the Sun, but his spacecraft is never heard from again. Later, Andrew's laboratory investigates means of protection from deadly radiation. Andrew repeats Petrovich's journey, and offers his life to rescue an orbiting science laboratory, which holds the solution to the problem.

1959

Vacations in the Stone Age

Vacations in the Stone Age 1968

6.00

A group of young scientists conducts an experiment, putting themselves in the conditions of the people of the Stone Age. With the help of stone tools, they procure food and fire, and make themselves comfortable in nature.

1968

King of Diamonds

King of Diamonds 1959

1

Sasha and Katya love each other. The wedding has already been scheduled, Sasha is just about to go on a business trip...

1959

The Path Towards Uninterested Love

The Path Towards Uninterested Love 1972

6.30

On one of his trips through the nature reserve, the ranger Michailytsch found a young lynx whose mother was killed by a bear. He takes it with him to his log cabin and calls it Kunak, which means friend. The young lynx gets used to the human environment. He grows up to become a stately lynx. When he attacks a rooster one day, he is sent away. On his wanderings through the Siberian forest, he is caught in a poacher’s trap. Only after a long search does Michailytsch find Kunak and frees him. But the lynx came to the attention of thieves who catch it and sell it to a circus in the city…

1972