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Moscow Vacation
''Moscow Vacation'' () is a 1995 Russian romantic comedy film directed by Alla Surikova. and written by Emli Braginsky. Starring Irina Seleznyova, Leonid Yarmolnik, Natalya Gundareva, Oleg Tabakov, Plot Italian heiress Luciana Farrini arrives in Russia to fulfill her grandmother’s last wish: bury her beloved dog on Russian soil. However, a misunderstanding at Sheremetyevo Airport leads the staff to believe the dog died mid-flight, resulting in a mix-up where Luciana is handed a stray dog instead. Confused but dedicated to the mission, Luciana encounters Grisha, a warm-hearted Moscow taxi driver who also works as a researcher at an institute. Grisha, intrigued by Luciana's eccentric request, agrees to help her. He takes her to a hotel, only for them to be turned away due to the dog’s lack of vaccination records. As Luciana hesitates to abandon the stray, which she whimsically names "Surprise", Grisha offers to accommodate her, though his modest communal apartment proves qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alla Surikova
Alla Ilinichna Surikova (; born November 6, 1940, in Kyiv) is a Soviet and Russian film director, writer, and teacher. She is a People's Artist of Russia (2000), winner of the Award of the Government of the Russian Federation (2009), and a member of the Union of Cinematographers the Russian Federation, Russian Union of Cinematographers. She is best known as the director of the Red Western comedy film ''A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines'' which starred famous Soviet actors including Andrei Mironov (actor), Andrei Mironov, Aleksandra Yakovleva, Nikolai Karachentsov, Oleg Tabakov, Leonid Yarmolnik, Mikhail Boyarsky and Igor Kvasha. Selected filmography * ''Fuss of the Fusses'' (Суета сует, 1979) * ''Be My Husband'' (Будьте моим мужем, 1982) * ''Look for a Woman'' (Ищите женщину, 1983) * ''Sincerely Yours...'' (Искренне Ваш..., 1985) * ''A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines'' (1987) * ''Two arrows. Stone Age Detective'' (Две с ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Nikonenko
Sergei Petrovich Nikonenko (; born 16 April 1941 in Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian actor, a film director and a screenwriter. He was awarded with People's Artist of the RSFSR (1991). He performed in more than eighty films since 1961. Selected filmography * 1967 ** '' The Red and the White'' (Звёзды и солдаты) as Cossack Officer ** '' The Journalist'' (Журналист) as Reutov * 1969 '' White Explosion'' (Белый взрыв) as Kolya Spichkin * 1970 ''Crime and Punishment'' (Преступление и наказание) as Nikolai * 1972 '' Liberation'' (Освобождение) as Sashka Golubev * 1973 '' The Sky Is Beyond the Clouds'' (За облаками — небо) * 1974 '' Birds over the City (Птицы над городом) as Vishnyakov * 1977 '' An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano'' (Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино) as Yashka, the footman * 1978 '' Father Sergius'' (Отец С� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Romantic Comedy Films
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Russian-language Romantic Comedy Films
Russian is an East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is the native language of the Russians. It was the ''de facto'' and ''de jure'' official language of the former Soviet Union. Constitution and Fundamental Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977: Section II, Chapter 6, Article 36 Russian has remained an official language of the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and is still commonly used as a lingua franca in Ukraine, Moldova, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and to a lesser extent in the Baltic states and Israel. Russian has over 253 million total speakers worldwide. It is the most spoken native language in Europe, the most spoken Slavic language, as well as the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia. It is the world's seventh-most spoken language by number of native speakers, and the world's ninth-most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Romantic Comedy Films
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1990s Russian-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Films
This is a list of films released in 1995. The highly anticipated sequel '' Die Hard with a Vengeance'' was the year's biggest box-office hit, and ''Braveheart'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1995 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records *The ''Batman'' franchise became the fifth film franchise to gross $1 billion with the release of '' Batman Forever''. **''Batman Forever'' is released in theaters and surpasses '' Jurassic Park'' for scoring the highest-opening weekend of all time, generating a total of $52.8 million. Film records * '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' has been running in theaters for 27 years, becoming the longest running film in theaters Context The theatrical box office of 1994 achieved record grosses, with nine films earning more than $100million and the highest attendance (1.29billion) since 1960 (1.3billion). By 1995, however, the average cost of making and marketing a film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyotr Podgorodetsky
Pyotr Ivanovich Podgorodetsky (; born 12 February 1957) is a Russian musician and showman. He was the keyboardist of the rock band Mashina Vremeni in 1979-1982 and 1990-1999, respectively. He also worked in the group Voskreseniye and led a program on television and radio. At the present time, he is leader of the group X.O. Biography Podgorodetsky was born February 12, 1957 into a family of musicians in Moscow. His mother, Victoria Ivanovna Podgorodetskaya, was a singer. His gradmother, Vera Fyodorovna, was a pianist. In 1976 he graduated from the conducting and choral department at the Music College at the Moscow Conservatory. Career In 1978-1979 he held the position of concertmaster at the Polyphonic Drama Theater. In 1979 he became a member of the "Time Machine" (Russian: «Машина времени») group. He was a keyboardist and vocalist until 1982. The band has released albums: * "Songs from the movie Soul" (Russian: «Песни из кинофильма Душ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyudmila Ivanova
Lyudmila Ivanovna Ivanova (; 22 June 1933 – 7 October 2016) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989). She was awarded the Order of Honour and the Order of Friendship. She composed many songs for the guitar. Biography Ivanova was born on 22 June 1933 in Moscow. She graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School in 1955 and was accepted into the troupe of the Moscow mobile drama. In 1957, Ivanova entered the Sovremennik Theatre. Author of many bard songs, she performed in concerts, with Anna German, Sergey Nikitin and Tatyana Nikitina. Artistic director and chief director of the Children's Musical Theater Impromptu. On 18 March 2014 accepted as a member of the Union of Writers of Russia. On 7 October 2016, Ivanova died at a Moscow hospital, aged 83. The cause of death was not disclosed. Filmography * 1958 – Volunteers * 1963 – Large and Small * 1965 – Build Bridges * 1965 – The Sleeping Lion * 1966 – Nasty Аnecdote * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Grammatikov
Vladimir Alexandrovich Grammatikov (; born 1 June 1942) is a Russian and Soviet theater and film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He was awarded as Honored Artist of the Russian Federation in 1995. Biography Vladimir Grammatikov was born on 1 June 1942 in Sverdlovsk. He graduated from the construction faculty of radio Bauman College in Moscow, and then decided to work in cinematography. Later, he got an education at the acting department Russian Academy of Theatre Arts, becoming an actor pantomime. In 1976 he graduated from the Directing Department of Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (class of Efim Dzigan). From 1976 he became actor and director of Gorky Film Studio. He directed sketches for the newsreel ''Yeralash'' and commercials. Since 1990, Vladimir became artistic director of the creative association Contact (from Gorky Film Studio). He is one of the founders and artistic director of the studio Starlight. He was the President of the ''Starlight-fest'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalya Krachkovskaya
Natalia Leonidovna Krachkovskaya (, née Belogortseva; 24 November 1938 – 3 March 2016) was a Soviet and Russian actress, Meritorious Artist (1998). Belogortseva was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. After graduation, she submitted documents to VGIK on the course of Vladimir Belokurov. In 1958, Natalia Belogortseva was married to sound engineer, Vladimir Krachkovsky. In marriage, their son Vasily was born (June 8, 1963). For more than 50 years of film career, Krachkovskaya starred in about 90 films. Usually she played minor, but characteristic roles. She became famous during the 1970s with roles in the movies ''The Twelve Chairs'' and '' Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future''. Natalia Krachkovskaya died on 3 March 2016 at the age of 77. Selected filmography During her career Krachkovskaya had appeared in more than 90 movies and TV series. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
