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3) Oblomov
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Russian
Description
An adaptation of Ivan Goncharov's 19th century tragi-comic novel about a gentle aristocrat who would rather sleep than compete in a modern world of expanding industrialization.
Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
Russian
Description
Revolutionary drama centered on a young Mongol thought to be descended from Genghis Khan whom imperialists seek to use to further their expansionist interests. After a series of misadventures the young man rebels and leads his people against their oppressors.
7) Zemlia
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
Russian
Description
After the death of his grandfather, Vasil wishes the neighboring farmers to share the use of a tractor purchased by the village council. Struggling against superstition, rich landowners and nature itself, he becomes the victim of a tragic murder.
Series
Criterion collection ; 601
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Russian
Description
This absorbing tale of exploration and survival concerns four members of a geological expedition who are stranded in the bleak and unforgiving Siberian wilderness while on a mission to find diamonds.
10) Alexander Nevsky
Series
Language
Russian
Description
Biographical story of Prince Alexander Nevsky and his successful resistance against an attempt by the Teutonic Knights to invade Russia in 1242.
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
Russian
Description
Part I starts with the coronation of Ivan the Terrible and concludes with his return to power after the death of his wife. Part II covers the attempt to assassinate him in 1564. The third part of the saga was never made due to the death of Eisenstein.
