Kira Muratova

A woman is paid a surprise visit by her long-forgotten classmate, who needs her advice: should he choose a wife or a lover? An outrageously ...

Two young orphan siblings travel to Moscow in search of their missing father. Scared of being separated and sent to orphanages, they hope to ...

This celebrated director’s “exquisite cruelty” appears front and center when the death of a stage actor turns a theatrical ...

One day, Grigori appears at the hospital in a state of excitement and informs her that his mother has died. Margarita, who also knew this ...

A young piano tuner befriends two rich old-ladies, and plots, with the help of his girlfriend, to betray their trust and steal from them.

The film is based on A. P. Chekhov’s play “Tatiana Repina” and short story “Difficult People”. At his wedding, the groom is horrified to see ...

The movie examines the lives of the not-so-fortunate dregs of society through absurdist comedy. The unfortunates of the title are mentally ...

A couple of post-Soviet slackers want to record a video message for their friends who have moved to the United States. Muratova’s view of ...

A man goes to see his former schoolmate working at a boiler house and persuades him to burn in the furnace the corpse of his communal flat ...

Blonde Lilia and brunette Violetta are fascinated by horse racing, and the young racers are more than a little attracted to them, too. However, ...

In this affectionate, leisurely paced comedy, an Odessa policeman is out walking his beat when he discovers an adorable infant abandoned in a ...

In the old days it was called hypochrondria, or black melancholia. Now, apparently, it’s termed the Asthenic Syndrome. Whatever it is, ...

A lawyer defends a wealthy woman accused of murder. She claims it was self-defense. The lawyer is not sure.

A single mother is confused by the changes in her teenage son, who has become distant since spending summer vacation with his father.

A judge is devastated after the death of his wife and is neglectful of his children. His son befriends the children of a street beggar who live ...