Nataliia Naum

Acting

Nataliia Naum

Born — Died

1932-11-23 — 2004-03-22

Place of birth

Staryi Mizun, Stanisławów Voivodeship, Republic of Poland [now Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine]

Known for

Acting

Credits

44 titles

Ukrainian film and theater actress. Nataliia Mykhailivna Naum made her acting debut in the theater, and her first notable role in movies was in "Earth" (1954). She took part in 25 films during the Soviet era and also after Ukraine gained its independence. She was awarded the title National Artist of Ukraine (1974) for her contribution to culture.

Known for

Love Island poster
6.0

The series consists of ten films based on love and erotic works of Ukrainian literature from the middle of the 19th century to the present day. The films explore love as a multidimensional phenomenon. This is a kind of retrospective slice of the history of society, culture, and art. There are changes in the attitude towards a woman, mother, lover.

Love Island

1995

Oleksa Dovbush poster
4.7

The story of the "Hutsul Robin Hood" Oleksa Dovbush, an 18th century Carpathian Mountains outlaw who's a popular figure of Ukrainian legend.

Oleksa Dovbush

1960

Weeds poster
7.0

David Motuzka, demobilized Red Army soldier, returns to his native village, hoping to see the changes caused by the revolutionary events. But he cannot see no improvement. The village is ruled by the kulaks and David's childhood friend Kornii Matiukha helps them.

Weeds

1967

Main Avenue poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Main Avenue

1956

The White Bird Marked with Black poster
6.0

A family struggles to survive in an area that was claimed as part of Rumania, Poland and Ukraine, all within a short span of time. When World War II comes, various family members choose different masters; some even choose to work for the Soviets. War, struggle, marriages, births, deaths--all these events punctuate the story of this large family.

The White Bird Marked with Black

1972

The Dnipro Wind. On the Spit poster
NR

Based on the short story by Oles Honchar. A budding romance, on the verge of blossoming into love, develops between two young people—Petro and Olga—who are just beginning their independent lives. But an unexpected gunshot in the nature reserve, which kills a swan, shatters the young couple’s potential happiness...

The Dnipro Wind. On the Spit

1976

Film credits

1990s · 6 titles

Red Wine of Victory poster
NR

The last days of the Great Patriotic War take place in a military hospital.

Red Wine of Victory

1990

How the Blacksmith Sought Happiness poster
NR

A musical fairy tale for children about the adventures of blacksmith Mykhailo. On the way to the Zaporizhzhya Sich, the young blacksmith freed his beloved's brother. In the happy ending of the fairy tale, the main characters Mikhail and Lesya have a magnificent wedding.

How the Blacksmith Sought Happiness

1999

Executed Dawns poster
8.0

Bolsheviks aim to set their rules on the lands of the Western Ukraine repeatedly occupied by them. UPA - the partisan army - resists their policy. The civilian population becomes a hostage of this war "without rules", and above all – relatives of the insurgents. Invaders and their allies cruelly torture the Ukrainian people, but the struggle continues. Irritated, "bolshevists" start evicting people to Siberia. UPA tries to prevent this action, but the forces are not equal. Insurgents can only take revenge and punish the executioners.

Executed Dawns

1995

Passion poster
6.0

Based on the story of Marko Vovchok "Pavlо Chornokryl". Pavlo Chornokryl, passionate about young beauty Varka, kills his wife Anna for the opportunity to be with her mistress.

Passion

1999

The Woodcocks poster
NR

1930. A prominent figure of the Communist Party, the oppositionist Dmytro Karamazov, with his wife and a friend come to rest in a small provincial town on the banks of the Dnipro. Picturesque nature, neat houses with gardens - nothing portends trouble... Two beauties also come here, but not to rest. They should fulfill the plan of elimination of Karamazov.

The Woodcocks

1996

No artwork available
NR

The murder of an ordinary policeman happened in a provincial town Limansk. Police officer Lyubov Virtanen comes from Moscow to investigate the crime. Her appearance is troubling the local authorities.

Personal Weapon

1992

1980s · 6 titles

The Soldier poster
NR

A local veteran, Ilko Stepanovych, attaches himself to a visiting group of young filmmakers shooting a war film. He is determined to make sure everything is recreated down to the smallest detail—exactly as it was in his own life.

The Soldier

1985

Handfuls poster
NR

The film tells the story of the difficult and tragic fate of a Prykarpattia family over several generations. The events take place in the difficult 30s and 40s. Zhmeniak's father tries to gather more land in his possession by all means. But not everyone understands that he will divide all that land between his children when it comes time to die anyway, and they are simply jealous of his possessions. Meanwhile, the children have their own dramas and tragedies, because it's one thing to love someone, and another thing to know what the father thinks about it, and who he sees as wives for his sons. And then there are changes of government, and then there is the war...

Handfuls

1987

The Stone Soul poster
5.5

The events take place in the XIX century, in the Carpathian mountains. It is the screen adaptation of the novel by Hnat Khotkevych based on the legend of brave leaders who fought against the Austrian Habsburgs and the Polish magnates for the happiness and freedom of its people. And also it is a romantic story about a fatal overwhelming love.

The Stone Soul

1988

High Pass poster
4.8

World War II scattered the Carpathian peasant family of Yaroslava Petrin. She is a dedicated communist, and her husband, son and daughter support OUN-UPA.

High Pass

1982

The Distant Voice of the Cuckoo poster
NR

Dramatic, lyrical and production problems in the life of village people.

The Distant Voice of the Cuckoo

1985

Prelude to Fate poster
10.0

A case brings together Donetsk Polytechnic Institute student Ivan Krasko, owner of a beautiful strong voice, with former singer Korobeichenko. Contrary to the will of his father, a hereditary miner, the hero refuses graduate school in Moscow and, under the guidance of a new friend, begins to seriously prepare for his first solo performance.

Prelude to Fate

1984

1970s · 12 titles

The White Bird Marked with Black poster
6.0

A family struggles to survive in an area that was claimed as part of Rumania, Poland and Ukraine, all within a short span of time. When World War II comes, various family members choose different masters; some even choose to work for the Soviets. War, struggle, marriages, births, deaths--all these events punctuate the story of this large family.

The White Bird Marked with Black

1972

The Dnipro Wind. On the Spit poster
NR

Based on the short story by Oles Honchar. A budding romance, on the verge of blossoming into love, develops between two young people—Petro and Olga—who are just beginning their independent lives. But an unexpected gunshot in the nature reserve, which kills a swan, shatters the young couple’s potential happiness...

The Dnipro Wind. On the Spit

1976

Silent Shores poster
9.0

The fishery supervision employee is killed. During the investigation the public law enforcement official has looked out on the trace of the illegal grouping which has serious reasons for the commission of more considerable crimes than the illegal animals killings.

Silent Shores

1973

One-Two, Soldiers Were Going... poster
7.1

The families of 18 soldiers who heroically died in 1944 are meeting at the place of the squad last battle.

One-Two, Soldiers Were Going...

1976

She is waiting for him, she is waiting... poster
NR

Based on the short story of the same name by Valerii Shevchuk. During World War II, soldiers arrive one after another at the home of a lonely mother to inform her that her sons will not be coming back. They struggle to find the words. She refuses to hear them.

She is waiting for him, she is waiting...

1973

Reapers poster
NR

Combine harvester operator Vasyl Bylan decides to leave for the Volga region for the harvest right after his wedding. There he receives a commemorative gift for his labor. He wants to return to his wife, but the guys call him to the Altai - snow has fallen there and the grain is perishing. He helps harvest the grain and it becomes clear that without him everyone would drag it off to their personal barns...

Reapers

1979

The Way to the Heart poster
5.0

Professor Andrey Prikhodko is working on the problem of heart transplantation. On one of his happier days, the doctor decides to sort out his personal life and propose to his beloved Valentina. However, his son, who is still struggling to come to terms with the death of his mother, is against his father getting married. Realizing the complexity of the situation, Valentina breaks up with her beloved friend. Prykhodko finds the strength to overcome his depression and prepares for his first heart transplant operation.

The Way to the Heart

1971

Natalka Poltavka poster
1.0

An iconic Ukrainian play of the same name meets TV.

Natalka Poltavka

1978

The Applicant poster
8.0

After failing to get into college, Galya finished flight attendant training and started flying with navigator Viktor, who happened to witness her failures and supported her during difficult times. A year passed quickly, and she became a college student. But on her last flight, there were two gangsters among the passengers.

The Applicant

1974

Channel poster
NR

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Ivan Hryhurko. The story is about the difficult life of young mechanics working on an irrigation canal in the steppe. Each of them has his own problems: a long-standing enmity, a prison past, family problems, and a complicated love for a single mother with a child. But the difficult remote work in the steppe forces everyone to change their outlook on life.

Channel

1975

The Tale of a Woman poster
NR

The film tells the story of a woman, Natalka Nechay, who works as a rolling mill operator. Her personal life hasn't worked out — she's separated from her husband. Her adult children are also facing difficulties: her son has divorced his wife, and her daughter, who is supposed to be preparing for her exams, has decided to get married...

The Tale of a Woman

1975

Living Water poster
NR

The love story of the beautiful Danko and the forester Anton, their struggle for their love and for the old grove – the beauty and pride of the Carpathian village, where the sound of axes is heard more and more often.

Living Water

1972

1960s · 14 titles

Oleksa Dovbush poster
4.7

The story of the "Hutsul Robin Hood" Oleksa Dovbush, an 18th century Carpathian Mountains outlaw who's a popular figure of Ukrainian legend.

Oleksa Dovbush

1960

Weeds poster
7.0

David Motuzka, demobilized Red Army soldier, returns to his native village, hoping to see the changes caused by the revolutionary events. But he cannot see no improvement. The village is ruled by the kulaks and David's childhood friend Kornii Matiukha helps them.

Weeds

1967

Chasing Two Hares poster
7.7

Svyryd Petrovych Holokhvosty has his own barbershop in town and a reputation of a dandy. Once, after losing everything he had at cards, he decides to remedy his financial situation by a profitable marriage. A rich but ugly girl named Pronia Sirko falls for the illustrious suitor’s courtship.

Chasing Two Hares

1961

A Dream poster
5.5

Poetic treatment of the early life of Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko. A biopic made on the occasion of his 150th anniversary. It dwells on the first part of the Shevchenko's life leading up to the writing of his rebellious poem "A Dream" (A comedy).

A Dream

1964

Save Our Souls poster
5.0

The vessel "Zaporozhets" sails on another overseas voyage. When the ship was already in the open ocean, radio operator Lesya Gordienko received an SOS radio message from a yacht carrying the daughter of English shipowner Alice Masefield and her fiance Michael Payton. After taking away Alice's life belt, Michael plunged into the water, leaving Alice on the burning yacht. Drowning Alice is rescued by Yuri Tsymbalyuk, a cadet at the naval academy. The intern and Lesya had a long-standing friendship, but Yuri's frivolous actions prevented them from explaining themselves to the end. Will Yuri take advantage of the current situation, in which he certainly proved to be on top?

Save Our Souls

1960

Roman and Francesca poster
6.5

A Soviet trading ship sank into the Italian port. Sailor Roman went ashore. In one of the squares he heard singing. It was sung by Francesca. The sailor was delighted with her voice and beauty. They wandered for a long time that day on ancient streets and squares. And the next morning the war began. The Soviet ship had to urgently return to their homeland. It was difficult to part in love, but they believe that they will definitely meet.

Roman and Francesca

1961

Only the Statues Are Silent poster
NR

Soviet specialists are building a hydroelectric power station in a Middle Eastern country. To continue the work, it is necessary to carry out an explosion... But no one even suspects that an old German ammunition depot is hidden nearby, underground. An accidental explosion would suit the British company that lost the order to the Russians. Weber, Greerson, and Gedda are faced with a problem: they need to warn the Russians about the danger. Each of them has had encounters with Soviet people in their lives...

Only the Statues Are Silent

1962

The Kyiv Direction poster
7.5

Historical and military film about the exploits of fighters during Kyiv defense against the onset of the Nazi troops. In virtually hopeless situation soldiers fulfilled their duty to the end. Capture of Kyiv was the first Pyrrhic Hitler’s victory that in the end led to defeat of Germany during the war.

The Kyiv Direction

1968

The Burdened Grain poster
NR

The protagonists of the film meet at the Republican Agricultural Exhibition of Advanced Practices in Kyiv. Among them is Pavel Zarechny, a talented plant breeder, passionately devoted to his work, and Timofey Khizhnyak, the director of a scientific testing station, for whom personal gain is the ultimate goal in life. Also present are Dasha, Zarechny’s lab assistant, who becomes his love, and Dyachenko, a fellow scientist whose envy of Pavel’s success leads him to forget about decency and honor...

The Burdened Grain

1969

It Was in the Spring poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

It Was in the Spring

1960

A Bag Full of Hearts poster
5.0

Many years brings the collective-farm postman Arina post to home folks. This village in one corner is calledl; Chistuy Kolodets; in other ; Chistaya Krinitsa Russians and Ukrainians live there. Arina's stories about village people and the contemporaries create big story which in many recalls their favourite songs.

A Bag Full of Hearts

1964

Among Good People poster
NR

In the first days of the war, the mother lost her little daughter. Mikhailina found her and took her in, no doubt that she could become her real mother. All subsequent years she lived for the sake of the girl. But as time went on, the real mother continued to look for her child...

Among Good People

1962

Fortress on Wheels poster
6.0

A story about an armored train, number 56, and its actions during WWII.

Fortress on Wheels

1960

No artwork available
9.0

The action takes place in the Ukrainian provinces of Austria-Hungary at the end of the 19th century.

Into The Light

1968

1950s · 4 titles

Series credits