Videoteca

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A Dangerously Free Man 2004
Roman Shyrman's documentary details the life and work of Sergei Paradjanov, who was no less vibrant and extravagant in everyday life than in his films. His personal life was itself a piece of art. This film is a tragicomic story about this great improviser and fantasist.

Вічний хрест 2003

Любов небесна 2001

Sergey Paradzhanov. Postponed premiere 1995
The Kyiv period of the work of the outstanding director Serhiy Paradzhanov is a tragic page of his life. Full of creative ideas, but accused of ignoring the laws of realism, he was fired. This happened when the film "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" was recognized as the "pearl" of modern cinema.

Around Chess 1990
On the example of situations that arise with chess pieces, one can discover diverse unflattering traits of a human character. Three short stories about own benefit and the desire to become the most important and unfair fight. So, we have a chess board, and one of the pawns begins its journey...

Small Rope 1990
Playing hide and seek game comes to a sticky end for the cat Tutti and the hippo Topa. Tutti stuck in a well, as the idea to hide there seemed quite reasonable. But Topa would not leave his friend in trouble and pulled his friend out with a rope, but first he needed to overcome many obstacles to find it.

Meeting With The Father 1990
Maria Kampf is on a train for her last prison visit to her father Ivan, a Nazi criminal, one of the last Soviet death row inmates. In intimate dialogues in the compartment and hotel, she mentions the biography of her father and the circumstances of his crime - involvement in the murder of more than 816 Jews in Ivano-Frankivsk near Zhytomyr during World War II. At the same time, Rachel Kachanovska, a Jew from the same village who managed to survive, remembers these events half a century ago.

Interpretation of Dreams 1990
Using extensive quotes from several Freudian works still banned by the Soviet censorship at the time the film interprets the pivotal points of European history of the past century from a psychoanalytical point of view.

Funny Pot 1990 star_border 6
Once a potter made a pot that could laugh. Whoever takes it in their hands immediately starts laughing.

Three from Pankivka Keeps the House 1990
Continuation of the comic adventures with the heroes of the previous issues of the series of cartoons about three strange friends from Pankivka.

Come Back, Kapitoshka! 1989 star_border 5.7
A wolf cub misses his friend Kapitoshka and wants to see him again and have fun with him. Kapitoshka is an unusual creature that is completely made of the water, which wears a funny beret and loves to sing and play. A letter brought by a crow will help shed light on whether Kapitoshka will be able to return to the wolf.

Autumn Waltz 1989 star_border 10
A cheerful bear, who tries to see the positive aspects in all that happens, wants to persuade a little frog that it should smile more often. The bear accidentally falls and can not get home on his own, so the frog stays with him and takes care of the sick. Now they switch roles and the frog encourages him.

My Family 1989 star_border 7
A student must do his homework, writing a story about his family. As the boy was watching a program about animals, he inadvertently added fantastic facts, such as the number of a million people, and described special feature of relatives using phrases that inform about the different birds and animals. The writing, of course, turned out to be funny and ridiculous.

What Is Going On Here?!! 1989 star_border 6.6
About a boy and his lyrical perception of reality. At night, he, along with his cat writes poetry and notices unusual things that always happen to those who believe in them and are waiting for the magic to happen. Imagination draws amazing pictures that give the main characters a lot of experience and good mood.

Ancient Ballad 1989
Based on the Scottish folk ballad "Tam Lin".

Uncradled 1989 star_border 6
About a fastidious beauty who could not decide who can become her husband. Her younger sisters decided get married, and Marussia still can not be determined. And no one knows how much more time she would remain alone with such a personality if a young man didn’t decide to conquer the impregnable girl...

Naughty Mom 1989 star_border 7
A story about a naughty mother, based on a poem by Alan Alexander Milne.

The Last Battle 1989 star_border 7.5
Two military men, who live in the neighborhood, lack the past battles and exciting events. And they manage to avoid routine. For example, one uses his ability to control cockroaches, and the second pushes his army of flying insects against the first one. A crushing battle begins.

Mosaics 1989
An animated user’s guide to Soviet children’s analog game, which suddenly turns into an experimental animation à la abstract films by Hans Richter or Walter Ruttmann.

Why Uncle Jem Limps 1989
The story about Uncle Jem, who worked in the wardrobe of the theater, and about his leg, which possessed an unusual ability to sing.

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Doctor Aybolit 1984 star_border 7
An old sea captain and his student decide to take part in the international regatta. At the same time an amateur thief steals a statue of Aphrodite from Louvre and boards their yacht by mistake. A long, fun adventure is ahead.

Adventures of Captain Vrungel 1980 star_border 8.1
An old sea captain and his student decide to take part in the international regatta. At the same time an amateur thief steals a statue of Aphrodite from Louvre and boards their yacht by mistake. A long, fun adventure is ahead.