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Rush Hour (2006 Film)
''Rush Hour'' () is a 2006 Russian drama film directed by Oleg Fesenko based on the novel of the same name by Jerzy Stawiński. Plot Every morning successful advertising specialist Konstantin Arkhipov hurries to yet another meeting with the unknown — a project that promises career growth, voices of women calling and beckoning on the phone, a new secretary chosen up to high standards. However, during the mad run, Kostya Arkhipov has lost control of his own life. At work, constant squabbles and intrigues, the relationship with his wife - at a dead end, his beloved daughter has become self-absorbed, his mother has not spoken to him for a long time. In an effort to push back all the difficulties, he constantly flies somewhere and is terribly tired of such a rush. He even suffers from insomnia. The crisis caused by the middle age coincides for the hero with an unpleasant discovery: after seeing the doctor's card in the course of a scheduled examination, the hero reads there that he ...
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Konstantin Khabensky
Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky, People's Artist of Russia, PAR (; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist. From 1997 he was part of the Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre cast until 2000, after which he transferred to the Moscow Art Theatre in 2002 where he is still active. Khabensky's first lead roles in cinema were in ''Women's Property'' (1999) and in the film ''In Motion (film), In Motion'' (2002). Among the Russian audience he gained recognition with the TV series ''Deadly Force (TV Series), Deadly Force'' (2002-2005), while his international breakthrough came with the films ''Night Watch (2004 film), Night Watch'' (2004) and ''Day Watch (film), Day Watch'' (2006) as the protagonist, Anton Gorodetsky. Other notable films with him in the lead role include ''Poor Relatives'' (2005), ''The Irony of Fate 2'' (2007), ''Collector (2016 film), Collector'' (2016), TV series ''Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was...'' (2013), ''The Meth ...
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Anna Kovalchuk
Anna Leonidovna Kovalchuk (; born 15 June 1977) is a Russian actress known for her roles in film, television, and theater. She gained widespread recognition for her performances in popular Russian television series and the critically acclaimed miniseries adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's novel, ''The Master and Margarita''. Early life and education Kovalchuk was born in Neustrelitz, German Democratic Republic (GDR). She comes from a family with a background in teaching, as her parents were hereditary teachers. Her mother worked as a kindergarten manager, while her father served in the military. Her grandfather was a school principal. Anna has an older brother named Pavel. Kovalchuk spent her school days in Leningrad, with some periods of her childhood also spent in Yerevan and Moscow. During her school years, she developed a fondness for the exact sciences, particularly mathematics. After completing her secondary education, Kovalchuk initially planned to pursue a career in cyb ...
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Andrey Merzlikin
Andrey Ilyich Merzlikin (; born 24 March 1973) is a Russian film and theater actor. Early life Andrey Merzlikin was born in Kaliningrad near Moscow. In the first education – radio engineer of space engineering, then earned a degree in economics. In parallel, he graduated from the acting department Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (workshop of Yevgeny Kindinov). While studying at the institute, he starred in the short film "How I Spent My Summer" (dir. Natalia Pogonicheva) and received the prize for best actor at the film festival VGIK. Personal life In March 2006 Andrey married Anna Osokina – psychologist. They have three children: son Fyodor (born 2006), daughter Serafima (born 2008) and daughter Evdokiya (born 2010). Four children (born January 2016). Career Merzlikin has appeared in over fifteen films and in several television productions. Filmography Political Activities Merzlikin supported the pro-Russian separatist movement during the war in Donbas, re ...
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Central Partnership
Central Partnership () is a Russian film distribution and production company founded in 1995. The distributor was acquired by Russian gas company Gazprom in 2014. History Central Partnership started as a TV content distributor in 1995–2000. Central Partnership also produces high-end TV series. Central Partnership is promoting the Russian titles overseas. In November 2005 the controlling stake of Central Partnership was acquired by Prof Media. In January 2009 Central Partnership became an official distributor of the Paramount Pictures lineup in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (excluding Ukraine). '' Shrek Forever After'', an animated comedy blockbuster by DreamWorks Animation, became the highest-grossing animation of all time in Russia. Library * '' On the Nameless Height'' (2004) * '' Shadowboxing'' (2005) * '' Volkodav from the Grey Hound Clan'' (2006) * '' Young Volkodav'' (2006–2007) * '' 1612'' (2007) * '' The Sovereign's Servant'' (2007) * '' You ...
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Cinema Of Russia
The cinema of Russia, popularly known as Mollywood, refers to the film industry in Russia, engaged in production of motion pictures in Russian language. The popular term Mollywood is a portmanteau of "Moscow" and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". It began in the Russian Empire, widely developed in the Soviet Union and in the years following its Dissolution of the USSR, dissolution. The Russian film industry would remain internationally recognized. In the 21st century, Russian cinema has become known internationally with films such as ''Hardcore Henry'' (2015), ''Leviathan (2014 film), Leviathan'' (2014), ''Night Watch (2004 film), Night Watch'' (2004) and ''Brother (1997 film), Brother'' (1997). The Moscow International Film Festival began in Moscow in 1935. The Nika Award is the main annual national film award in Russia. Cinema of the Russian Empire The first films seen in the Russian Empire were brought in by the Auguste and Louis Lumière, Lumière brothers, who ex ...
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Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, ...
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Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński (1 July 1921 – 12 June 2010) was a Polish screenwriter and film director. Beginning in 1957 he had written or co-written 29 films. He wrote a segment of the film ''Love at Twenty'', which was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. He grew up in the Żoliborz district of Warsaw. When World War II broke out, Stawiński fought in the Polish Army. In 1940 he joined the partisans and in 1944 he fought in the Warsaw Uprising. He was eventually incarcerated in Oflag VII-A Murnau. After being liberated Stawiński volunteered for the Polish Army in the West and served in Italy in II Corps of Gen. Władysław Anders. He returned to Poland in 1947. Selected filmography * '' Man on the Tracks'' (1956) * ''Kanał'' (1957) * '' Heroism'' (1958) * '' Bad Luck'' (1960) * ''Love at Twenty'' (1962) * '' Andremo in città'' (1966) * '' Jutro idziemy do kina'' (2007) Honours and awards *2010: Eagle Polish Film Award for Lifetime Achievement *20 ...
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Raisa Ryazanova
Raisa Ivanovna Ryazanova (; born 31 October 1944 in Petropavlovsk) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. She has performed in more than sixty films since 1969. She won the State Prize of the USSR (1981) and was the People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an honorary and the highest title awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation ... in 2005. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryazanova, Raisa Soviet film actresses Russian film actresses People from Petropavl 1944 births Living people Russian television actresses 20th-century Russian actresses 21st-century Russian actresses Honored Artists of the Russian Federation People's Artists of Russia Recipients of the USSR State Prize Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni ...
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Yekaterina Guseva
Yekaterina Konstantinovna Guseva (; 9 July 1976) is a Russian film, theater, TV actress and singer, Meritorious Artist of Russia. She became famous for her role in the 2002 television series '' Brigada''. Early life In Guseva's childhood, her father played the violin; it was his violin depicted in the series '' Brigada''. Her younger sister, Nastya, works as a methodologist in a kindergarten. By age four, she was already part of the modern gymnastics resource group for the Soviet Union's representative team. She also tried figure skating and swimming. Seven years before finishing school, Katya was involved in the Georgian dance ensemble ''Kolkhida'' and managed to perform in the Bolshoi. While planning to enroll at the Moscow Biotechnology Institute, she was approached by an assistant to theatre director Evgeny Simonov who suggested she should apply for the V.V. Shukina Performing Arts College. She gave it a try, prepared for the entry exam during three days, and made it with ...
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Andrei Zibrov
Andrei Yurievich Zibrov (; 5 July 1973, Leningrad, USSR) is a Russian actor. He has acted on stage on Lensovet Theatre. On the night of Friday, April 23 to Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the house No. 11 on Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt, Zibrov was seriously injured when he stood up for his wife, who was molested by hooligans after they left the bar on Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt. When Zibrov tried to protect his wife, one of them shot the actor in the head with a traumatic pistol and hit him in the eye, which had to be replaced with an eye socket after several operations.Хулигану, выбившему глаз Андрею Зиброву, дали три года к ...
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Russian Drama Films
Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a book by Hedrick Smith *Russian (comics), fictional Marvel Comics supervillain from ''The Punisher'' series *Russian (solitaire), a card game * "Russians" (song), from the album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles'' by Sting *"Russian", from the album ''Tubular Bells 2003'' by Mike Oldfield *"Russian", from the album '' '' by Caravan Palace *Nik Russian, the perpetrator of a con committed in 2002 See also * *Russia (other) *Rus (other) Rus or RUS may refer to: People * East Slavic historical peoples (). See Names of Rus', Russia and Ruthenia ** Rus' people, the people of Rus' ** Rus, a legendary eponymous ancestor, see Lech, Czech and Rus * Rus (surname), a surname found in ... * Rossiysky (other) * Russian Rive ...
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Films About Cancer
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ...
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