Stalker: immersive film of beauty and ugliness, self-doubt and renewal of faith
Andrei Tarkovsky, “Stalker” (1979) For Western audiences used to fast action science fiction movies, “Stalker”
Andrei Tarkovsky, “Stalker” (1979) For Western audiences used to fast action science fiction movies, “Stalker”
Eastern European Films | Northern European Films | Russian and Soviet Films
Marek Pestrak, “Pilot Pirx’s Inquest” / “Test Pilota Pirxa” / “Doznanie Pilota Pirksa” (1979) A joint
Sergei Parajanov and David Abashidze, “Ashik Kerib” (1988) The last completed film by Georgian /
Carol Reed, “The Third Man” (1949) Here’s an excellent movie character study about the testing
Georgiy Kropachyov and Konstantin Yershov, “Viy” (1967) A rare 1960s Soviet film in the horror
Renny Harlin, “5 Days of War” aka “5 Days of August” (2011) Directed by Renny
Vladimir Chebotaryov and Gennady Kazansky, “Chelovek-Amfibiya” aka “Amphibian Man” (1962) An unusual science fiction /
Akira Kurosawa, “Rashomon” (1950) For this film, director Kurosawa used a blend of two short
Mitsuyo Seo, “Momotaro’s Divine Sea Warriors” (1945) Japan’s first full-length animated movie is a World
Joel Coen, “Fargo” (1996) A kidnap plot cooked up to save a car salesman’s hide