Soviet films of Khrushchev's Thaw (1954-64)
Good Soviet films of this period, which I have seen.
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- DirectorKonstantin VoinovStarsGeorgiy VitsinLyudmila ShagalovaLidiya SmirnovaListening to the sweet sound of the crazy old woman's song "Dobraya, dobraya!" curly dreamer can't decide to marry."Женитьба Бальзаминова" (Balzaminov's Marriage)
http://youtu.be/DwOwloK6chA (I have translated this film, ask me for the link) - DirectorIvan PyrevStarsYuriy YakovlevYuliya BorisovaNikita PodgornyUpon Prince Myshkin's return to St. Petersburg from an asylum in Switzerland, he becomes beguiled by the lovely young Aglaya, daughter of a wealthy father. But his deepest emotion is for the wanton, Nastasia. The choices all are forced to make lead to great tragedy."Идиот" (Idiot)
This is the version directed by Ivan Pyryev.
https://youtu.be/qn8G-RYyfrM (subtitles in English, etc) - DirectorMikhail KalatozovStarsTatyana SamoylovaAleksey BatalovVasiliy MerkurevVeronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter."Летят журавли" (The Cranes are Flying)
http://youtu.be/v0yO6Q9NQyg (English subtitles) - DirectorYuriy ChulyukinStarsNadezhda RumyantsevaYuri BelovAleksey KozhevnikovA young, active girl from a factory is assigned to look after her workmates - two idlers who only waste everyone's time. Unexpectedly, they grew attached to each other."Неподдающиеся" (The Unamenables)
https://youtu.be/ljuXVHVbSHQ (with my subtitles in English, French and Russian) - DirectorYuriy ChulyukinStarsNadezhda RumyantsevaNikolay RybnikovLyusena OvchinnikovaSeveral romance stories - part funny, part sadly - set in a remote logging camp."Девчата" (The Gals)
https://youtu.be/8CYY8EM5xYE (subtitles in English, French, Russian, etc) - DirectorYuriy LysenkoStarsVasiliy ShukshinValeriy KorolVera Predayevich"Мы, двое мужчин" (We, Two of Men)
https://youtu.be/lZkunp6Trxw (my subtitles: English, Russian) - DirectorGrigoriy ChukhrayStarsVladimir IvashovZhanna ProkhorenkoAntonina MaksimovaYoung Russian soldier Alyosha earns a medal, but asks to visit his mother instead. His journey recounts various kinds of love during wartime."Баллада о солдате" (Ballad of a Soldier)
- DirectorVladimir ChebotaryovGennadiy KazanskiyStarsVladimir KorenevAnastasiya VertinskayaMikhail KozakovPeople living in a seaside town are frightened by reports about an unknown creature in the ocean. Nobody knows what it is, but it's really the son of Doctor Salvator. The doctor performed surgery on his son and now young Ichtiandr can live underwater. This gives him certain advantages, but creates a lot of problems."Человек-амфибия" (Amphibian Man)
- DirectorNikolai LitusAleksei MishurinStarsNadezhda RumyantsevaAndrei SovaAleksey KozhevnikovThanks to her kindness and optimism, a young girl turns a neglected gas station into a significant landmark."Королева бензоколонки" (Queen of the Gas Station)
- DirectorSergey BondarchukStarsSergey BondarchukPavel BoriskinZinaida KirienkoA Soviet soldier, Andrei Sokolov, has been separated from his family by World War II. Suffering in German captivity, he dreams of meeting his darlings after the victory. But cruel fate turned out otherwise."Судьба человека" (Fate of a Man)
- DirectorEldar RyazanovStarsIgor IlyinskyLyudmila GurchenkoYuri BelovA new chief of a "Culture House" is planning to hold a terribly boring New Year concert. A group of young amateur actors are doing their best to liven up the concert."Карнавальная ночь" (Carnival Night)
A well-known comedy by Eldar Ryzanov, starring Ludmila Gurchenko (her first role). A group of young people prepares a New Year concert in a local house of culture and outsmarts a bureaucrat, who wants to organise the celebration in his own way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_m017ebtD8 (English subtitles)
I have made a better translation. Ask me for the link. - DirectorVasili OrdynskyStarsLyudmila KrylovaLidiya Fedoseeva-ShukshinaMargarita KoshelevaStory about three young girls and their dreams and plans for the future."Сверстницы" (Female Age-Mates)
https://youtu.be/jqbaCD-Gv88 (no subtitles) - DirectorEldar RyazanovStarsLarisa GolubkinaYuriy YakovlevIgor IlyinskyA young girl decides to join a Husar squadron and fight against Napoleon. Dressed as a man she has a hard time adjusting to the rude Husar life styles."Гусарская баллада" (Hussar Ballad)
- DirectorEldar RyazanovStarsSvetlana KarpinskayaNikolay RybnikovErast GarinAll funny adventures of Pashka Gusarov started the moment he fell in love with Katya."Девушка без адреса" (The Girl without Address). I have translated this film into Russian. Ask me for the link.
- DirectorLeonid GaidaiStarsEvgeniy MorgunovGeorgiy VitsinYuriy NikulinThree criminals contrive the entire moonshine facility inside a wilderness hut. Their law-abiding dog is going to stop that outrage."Самогонщики" (Bootleggers)
https://youtu.be/Zf8JDmvyRx8 (with my subtitles in English, French, Swedish, Finnish, etc) - DirectorEvgeniy TashkovStarsAnatoliy PapanovEkaterina SavinovaBoris BibikovYoung girl from the country come to Moscow, she wants to get into University, but it's too late. Anyway, she won't give up and will do everything to get a meeting with dean and sing for him."Приходите завтра" (Come Tomorrow).
https://youtu.be/ngKm9i00lSg (Russian and Ukrainian subtitles)
https://youtu.be/-WkUNIhMtf8 (My subtitles: English, French, Swedish, Finnish, Russian) - DirectorMikhail KalatozovStarsVasiliy MerkurevBoris ChirkovAleksandr BorisovAlexander, Boris and Vasily are three old friends, who now rarely see each other as they are busy with their professional life. They embark on long-planned voyage on a raft down the Volga river, which turns into a series of comical accidents but also strengthens their friendship."Верные друзья" (True Friends).
I have translated this film into English. Ask me for the link. - DirectorNikita KurikhinTeodor VulfovichStarsNikolai KryukovVladislav MuratovMikhail GluzskiyA boy must reach civilization on a plane for saving his wounded father."Последний дюйм" (The Last Inch)
- DirectorAleksandr IvanovskyNadezhda KosheverovaStarsLyudmila KasatkinaPavel KadochnikovLeonid BykovThe story is about heiress of the circus family who organizes show "Let's get married" right in the cage for the tigers."Укротительница тигров" (Tiger Girl)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQQeSdVjPeE (Russian audio) - DirectorVladimir FetinStarsAleksey GribovIvan DmitrievMargarita NazarovaA comedy about tigers and lions running around a cruise ship full of passengers."Полосатый рейс" (Striped Trip)
- DirectorGenrikh OganisyanStarsNatalya KustinskayaNatalya FateevaAndrey MironovThree men vacation on a deserted beach near The Black Sea, trying to get away from women and society. However, two women arrive and try to claim the vacation spot as their own. The groups scheme to run each other off the beach."Три плюс два" (Three Plus Two)
- DirectorYuli RaizmanStarsZhanna ProkhorenkoIgor PushkaryovAleksandra NazarovaHigh schoolers Ksenia and Boris begin to understand that the feelings they share are more than just a friendship. But their first timid sentiment became apparent to people around them. They have to confront mocking schoolmates and hypocritical and rude grown-ups."А если это любовь?" (But What If It's Love?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOiK6AmqJWo (my subtitles in English, French, Russian)
https://youtu.be/-2IhHYRXExU (no subtitles) - DirectorEldar RyazanovStarsSergey YurskiyYuriy YakovlevAnatoliy PapanovIn a young anthropologist's dream, he brings a member of the imaginary mountain tribe called Tapi to Moscow, in order to save him from being eaten by other tribesmen as well as to prove the tribe's existence to academia."Человек ниоткуда" (The Man from Nowhere). The film was banned from 1961 to 1988.
- DirectorYuli RaizmanStarsValentina KalininaIvan PereverzevOlga ArosevaFriction between work and marriage."Урок жизни" (A Lesson in Life; a.k.a. Conflict)
https://youtu.be/u2S4ooB6ppg (no subtiltes) - DirectorViktor EysymontStarsLeonid KharitonovLeonid Davydov-SubochLyudmila ChernyshyovaThe middle of the 50s. A young man from a Siberian village goes to Moscow to enter the Agricultural Academy. He believes that all roads in life are open to him. But he does not know that Moscow completely differs Siberian village."В добрый час"