Lyubov Rudenko

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The heroes of Soviet melodramas courageously overcame all obstacles in the name of love. They fought and conquered disease and even death. But in real life, the actors who embodied these melodramatic images were often helpless before the traps of fate. What challenge was filming a film about happy motherhood for Natalya Gundareva? Why did Zarechnaya Street become a dead end for the leading actress?

1940s Arctic, a new boss arrives to build a port. They are waiting for him impatiently, they greet him with joy, but the one who arrives is not the one they were expecting. He begins his acquaintance sternly: "Less chatter, we must get down to business!" - proclaims the new government.

The Fool is a movie about a simple plumber. An honest man, he is up against an entire system of corrupted bureaucrats. At stake are the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dorm that is at risk of collapsing within the span of the night.

Olga is almost forty, and she has long stopped believing in fairy tales about the prince. The three daughters decide to restore their mother's faith in a miracle and arrange the holiday she dreamed of.

A Russian criminal steals a giant diamond from the Mafia, hides it, and suddenly runs into his unknown brothers; unexpected, absurd events with participation of the mob, doctors, musicians, Americans, militia, and gypsies ensue.

Nadya was widowed young and raised two children on her own. Long ago she gave up hope of finding personal happiness, and now it seems even more impossible — she is already a grandmother. Nadya works in a flower shop, where Lyonya, her peer and also a widower with two grown children, often stops by. For his young lover, it is Nadya who prepares the beautiful bouquets. One day, however, Lyonya catches his girlfriend with another man. Disillusioned, he firmly decides never again to get involved with younger women. Instead, he chooses something unexpected: he proposes to Nadya. Nadya is bewildered. She knows Lyonya does not truly love her, and his children oppose the marriage. Yet for her, this might be the last chance at personal happiness — and she decides to take it.

The lovers are already over forty. Each of them has children who represent two warring factions. The situation is banal as in Shakespeare, but not dramatic in the Shakespearean way, although it evokes pity for the parents who have passed away.

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The naive hero, having read clever books, marries a prostitute with the aim of re-educating her and collides with the famous Sergei Eisenstein, ending in the most unexpected and fatal way...

After coming out of jail a sneak thief "Chibis" plans a big afaire.

The characters of the play do not know that tomorrow there will be a war, that many people have only a few days left to live. They enthusiastically fight with the teacher, fall in love, cry and laugh, have fun, fight, mischief and impudence, but they seem to be just children, although - the paradox of that time! - their souls mature and develop much faster than their bodies. And when their friend's father is arrested by slander or mistake, they are ready for the first trials, for the initial lessons of injustice and grief, mutual assistance and mutual understanding. The tragedy that happened in the classroom was a kind of test of readiness for tomorrow's sacrifices and tomorrow's exploits.

The film is based on Sergei Narovchatov’s poem. Vassily Buslayev is an epic Russian hero who rose to defend the freedom and independence of his people. The strength and power of this son of a Novgorod governor, his friendship with simple folk enraged and scared the rich, fat merchants of the city. When they learned that the young man was setting out on a march to save his native land from the enemy, they couldn’t be more happy: how could he defeat a foe so mighty! But Vassily overcomes all intrigues and brings his expedition to a victorious end. He returns home a hero, and not alone but with a sweetheart. When a threat of enemy invasion again looms over Novgorod, people come and beg Vassily to defend their native land.

On the life and activities of N.I. Podvoysky (1880-1948), a professional revolutionary and commander of the Red Army.

Katya and Gleb are happy in marriage, their charming little son Yegor is growing up. Nothing threatens their love until a young woman recovers with her baby and friend at sea. Gleb, busy with urgent work, forced to stay home.

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