The Mark of Cain (dir. Alix Lambert): excellent documentary on prisons and prison life in Russia
Alix Lambert, “The Mark of Caïn” (2000) Ostensibly a film about the declining custom of
Reviews of films from Russia and from the Soviet period (1917 – 1991) including all films made during that time in countries that are now independent.
Alix Lambert, “The Mark of Caïn” (2000) Ostensibly a film about the declining custom of
Fyodor Khitruk, “Vinni Pukh” (1969) / “Vinni Pukh idyot v gosti” (1972) / “Vinni Pukh i
Andrei Shushkov, “Invention of Love” (2010) Came across this elegant and melancholy film short by
Alexander Sokurov, “Russian Ark” (2002) At last a film was made with just one take
Dziga Vertov, “Man with a Movie Camera” / “Chelovek s Kino-apparatom” / “Liudyna z Kinoaparatom”
Konstantin Lopushansky, “Dead Man’s Letters” / “Pisma myortvogo cheloveka” (1986) Depressive in tone but with
Vasily Zhuravlov, “The Space Voyage” / “Kosmicheskiy reys: Fantasticheskaya Novella” (1936) In the 1930s, the
Alexander Dovzhenko, “Aerograd” (1935) It’s a well-made film with stunning shots of wilderness and planes flying
Mikhail Karyukhov and Alexander Kozyr, “The Sky Calls” / “Nebo Zovyot” (1959) A visually stunning
Northern European Films | Russian and Soviet Films
Risto Orko and Alexander Ptushko, “The Sampo” (1959) A joint Finnish-Soviet fantasy production aimed at