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From despair to mercy

February 13, 2012 Elena Bobrova, Nora FitzGerald
"Siberia Monamour," a film by emerging director Slava Ross, portrays life on the taiga in all its brutality and compassion

Dancing through perestroika

January 25, 2012 Xenia Grubstein
Russian director Dmitry Povolotsky remains connected to Moscow despite his two decades in New York

The 11 best Russian films of the year

January 10, 2012 María Fadeeva
The 2011 year saw a lot of controversial movies that attracted attention in Russia

Vladimir Vysotsky: Hamlet with a guitar

December 14, 2011 María Fadeeva, Francisco Martinez
Vladimir Vysotsky, the Soviet prominent musician, became a cult figure in Russia like his western counterparts Jonny Cash or Bob Dylan did in America. The recent movie about his life indicates that his popularity has grown over the years

The Irony of Fate:a great decade for film

December 12, 2011 Nora FitzGerald
Nora FitzGerald outlines the modern trends of the Russian movie-industry for the last decade

“Khodorkovsky” again defies the authorities

December 7, 2011 Xenia Grubstein
The decision by Russian theaters to not show the film backfires after demand for it grows

The great Oscar debate

November 12, 2011 Ekaterina Mtsituridze
Russia that gave the world several film directors who changed the history of the art, from Sergei Eisenstein to Andrei Tarkovsky, cannot figure out who in Russia deserves an Oscar

What does Mikhalkov's recent Oscar nomination mean?

November 7, 2011 Stephen Norris
The decision to nominate Mikhalkov's “Burnt By the Sun 2: Citadel” as the country’s official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film reflects an ongoing fight over what sort of Russian film should be

A viewfinder on the politics of change

October 27, 2011 Anastasia Denisova, Special to Russia Now
The Fifth Russian Film Festival brings to London a collection of contemporary pieces reflecting a country undergoing a seismic shift

A tale of ‘good and evil, truth and lies’

October 21, 2011 Irina Shulga
A new film based on Joseph Brodsky’s philosophical poem Gorbunov and Gorchakov has been screened in London

Independent directors try filming on donation

October 12, 2011 Nora FitzGerald
Interview with Yan Vizinberg: The producers hope to raise enough money via Kickstarter, an Internet fundraising platform, to take it into distribution

A Russian girl’s road trip through hell

October 12, 2011 Nora FitzGerald
One director explores a painful and often overlooked reality

Sokurov reminds Venice about the deal with the devil

September 11, 2011 Galina Masterova
In Venice, Alexander Sokurov releases his culminating film, “Faust,” a meditation on the corruption of power

Geraldine Chaplin: To be a public person is part of an actor's career

August 29, 2011 Anna Protsenko
The actress and daughter of film legend Charlie Chaplin talks about her life and career

The political is personal in "My Perestroika"

August 22, 2011 Paul Dean
Documentary take a look at five ordinary Muscovites who came of age as the Soviet Union fell apart

Russian Film “Chapiteau Show” scores as festival darling

July 18, 2011 Veronika Dorman
The Moscow film festival closed earlier this month after showcasing some strong international films and honoring mature actresses Geraldine Chaplin and Helen Mirren

Russian animation icon faces uncertain future

July 14, 2011 Lucia Bellinello
Russia’s iconic cartoon production studio celebrates its 75th birthday amid a drastic financial crisis

Summer movies

June 24, 2011 Russia Beyond the Headlines
33rd Moscow International Film Festival opening ceremony (slideshow)

Titan of typecasts

June 9, 2011 Anna Redyukhina
Elya Baskin has made a career of being a Russian in Hollywood

Movie classics roll into the digital era

June 3, 2011 Maria Pasholok
British Film Institute season launches a six-month celebration of the Russian film industry
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