Aleksandr Kalyagin

The New Adventures of Leopold the Cat. Avalanche from the Mountains (2015)

Gogol the Bird (2009)

This biographical picture that was made for the 200th anniversary of Nikolai Gogol,is filmed in the unique style of the author Leonid Parfyonov. Documentary shows that the author of "Dead Souls", "The Inspector General" and "Taras Bulba" is not the founder ...

Rud and Sam (2007)

Retirees Rud and Sem come into possession of a suitcase full of mob money... a comic adventure ensues. ...

Boulevard Binding (2003)

Photo (2003)

About the fates of two friends who got carried away with photography: one became a successful businessman and buys a steamer, the other, after serving his sentence on an unfair charge, does not expect good from the future, does not believe the present. ...

Lady for One Day (2002)

What should I do if life has failed? What should I do if my daughter's happiness depends on the future visit of the groom — the heir of the Spanish grandee? What should I do if the groom's father is obsessed with titles and wealth? The only way out is to ...

The Scoundrel 2 (1994)

Ivan & Abraham (1993)

In 1930s Poland Christian boy Ivan goes to live with a Jewish family to learn a trade. He becomes friends with Abraham, the son of the family. However, anti-Semitism is rife in their environment, and they flee to escape an upcoming conflict. Journeying tog ...

The Children of Iron Gods (1993)

The films hero is a metal worker named Ignat who is as strong and tough as the steel that his sprawling factory produces in the Ural Mountains. Its a great cheerless environment; life is arduous and dangerous; conditions at the plant are nearly subhuman. T ...

Grandmother's Tales (1993)

A lot of events take place in the Jewish town on the eve of Saturday. We must have time to visit everywhere and see everything. Only the story of the prophet remains untold. Ukrainian animation based on Jewish folklore. ...

The Key (1992)

St. Petersburg. Winter of 1917, the eve of the February Revolution. The maid finds in the room the corpse of the murdered tenant. In his pocket, a hotel account was found in the name of Karl Fischer, a well-known banker. An investigation is beginning. In t ...

The Gamblers: XXI (1992)

A filmed version of Nikolai Gogol's "The Gamblers", transposed into modern-day Russia and performed by an all-star cast. ...

Rubinchik And... (1992)

Isaac Rubinchik, like a biblical old man who has lived a long and dramatic life, feels the need for moral reflection on his experiences. Disputes with long-dead relatives, a glance into the future, which he sees in the ruins of civilization - all these mem ...

How Is It Going, Crucians? (1991)

A retired KGB colonel, having collected at his country house a file cabinet of people who had cooperated with the Committee in previous years, calls them back to his house and makes them perform certain tasks. But even on it there are bigger sharks - repre ...

We Strangely Met (1990)

A year ago they met on the same bench, he introduced himself as Yura. At night, Yura left Vera, promising that he would return soon. Now, a year later, he did not recognize her, he said that her name was Nikolai, then Alexei. But Vera still hopes for somet ...

Tartuffe (1989)

Comedy of Lysistrata (1989)

Lysistrata led the women of ancient Greece in forcing men to stop the war, that was devastating the land for 21 years. At secret assembly of the women delegates from both sides of the conflict, Lysistrata declared: "We must refrain from the male altogether ...

Vaska (1989)

In 1934, Margarita Chugueva, nicknamed Vaska for her large frame and masculine strength, was working on the construction of the Moscow Metro. One day, among the newcomers to the brigade, she recognized Osip, her tormentor, who had mocked special settlers i ...

Kreutzer Sonata (1987)

A revelatory discussion on a train. Based on Leo Tolstoy's novel of the same name. ...

Leopold the Cat's Car (1987)

Leopold the Cat takes his personal car to the countryside to paint landscapes from life. The mice put a magnet in the trunk. ...

Another Life (1987)

Psychological drama about a university dean who leads a double life. ...

Mu-mu (1987)

Poetic screen version of the story of I.Turgenev about mutual relations of landowner's old wife and her mute yard keeper Gerasim. About Gerasim's attachment to a dog with nickname Mu-mu. ...

The Last Road (1986)

About the death of Aleksandr Pushkin, the leading poet and writer of Russia, who was shot on a duel and died when he was 37. ...

Leopold the Cat's Polyclinic (1986)

Leopold the Cat undergoes a medical examination at the clinic. The mice try to sedate him and give him an injection. ...

Goldfish (1985)

The action takes place in the hotel "goldfish", the administration of which fulfills the various wishes of its guests. ...

Dead Souls (1984)

Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to "dead souls" and use them as collateral to obtain a large loan. He comes to a small provincial town and begins to proposition the local landowners. These landowners are revealed to be so petty and avaric ...

Park (1984)

Marat meets a girl named Vika in St. Petersburg.The girl wants Marat to take her to Baku. Marat's love for Vika is growing day by day. The movie is about relations between Marat, Vika and his friend Mikail. ...

The Scoundrel, or Running On the Spot (1984)

Comedy of manners with elements of grotesque. The hero of the tape - an employee of a solid research Institute San Sanych lubomudrov - an extraordinary personality. Charming trickster and subtle psychologist, he is fluent in the art of communicating with t ...

Leopold the Cat Asleep and Awake (1984)

Leopold the Cat sunbathes and reads Robinson Crusoe, while the mice try to scare him. When he falls asleep on the beach, he dreams that he has landed on a desert island. ...

Koe-chto iz Gubernskoy Zhizni (1983)

A television film based on vaudeville and early short stories by Anton Chekhov, "The Proposal", "The Wedding", "The Anniversary", etc. The scene is a provincial ball. ...

Leopold the Cat's Birthday (1982)

It's Leopold the Cat's birthday. The mice are trying to ruin it for him as best they can. ...

Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin (1981)

As an adviser to the emperor Nicholas II, mystic Grigori Rasputin holds great influence over the empire. However, many in St Petersburg begin to regard Rasputin, with his strange practices and mesmerizing qualities, as a liability and plot his assassinatio ...

A Fairy Tale Told at Night (1981)

A story based on the tales "The Marble Heart" and "The Spessart Inn" by Wilhelm Hauff. ...

In Front of a Closed Door (1981)

Murad, the favorite of the entire court, has just returned from prison, where he ultimately took the blame for his friend's crime. All this time, his fiancée Gul waited for him, and now they are getting married. Meanwhile, behind one of the doors overlook ...

Esop (1981)

Это веселая и поучительная история о греческом рабе Эзопе, подарившем мировой литературе свои гениальные произведения, и о его глупом хозя� ...

The Treasure of the Cat Leopold (1981)

The mice received a treasure map in the mail. In the place indicated on the map, a chest really turned out to be buried, but it also turned out to be something that the mice did not expect. ...

Leopold the Cat's Television (1981)

Leopold the Cat bought a TV, but the mice are preventing him from watching it. ...

And I'm With You Again... (1981)

The film illustrates individual episodes showing the life of Alexander Pushkin. The script is based on the testimonies of contemporaries, as well as on poems, drawings, and letters of the poet. ...

The Old New Year (1980)

Two families are trying to fix their problems during the celebration of the New Year. ...

Snapshot Around the Family Table (1980)

The exploits of an odd adulterous couple ...

The Appointment (1980)

A soft and gentle man suddenly starts to change after being appointed to the manager position. ...

Adam Marries Eve (1980)

A fictional court has to decide whether Adam and Eve can become spouses. ...

Interrogation (1979)

The investigator Seyfi Ganiyev runs the case of an illegal mercery shop's head Murad Abiyev, who confessed in embezzlement of one million rubles from public funds. Abiyev is also accused of the murder of an underage girls that occurred in Riga shortly afte ...

Tale of Tales (1979)

Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted. ...

By Faith and Honor (1979)

The question is what to build — palaces designed to last for centuries, or cheap concrete blocks that offer a quick fix to the housing crisis. Behind each of these choices stand scholars, architects, and Party officials. ...

Players (1978)

The play is about the Game, about creativity, which this time turned into the form of a brilliant speck. Skillfully, talentedly and artistically, the victim of the same players as himself, Ikharev does not suffer a catastrophe, because his "Adelaide Ivanov ...

Confusion of Feelings (1978)

A young man tries to make everybody happy including the girl he's in love with and her divorcing parents. ...

Ordinary Children (1978)

Four years ago, Igor, Olya's father, fell in love with another woman, Tatyana, and left his wife. Tatyana has a son, Dima, whom Igor is adopting. And one day Igor can not meet Olya, and sends Dima instead. Children get acquainted. There is a paradox. Olya ...

Заседание парткома (1977)

In Profile and Full Face (1977)

An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano (1977)

On a summer day in late 19th century Russia, a group of bourgeois friends and acquaintances gather at a dilapidated country estate. ...

The Orphans (1977)

A story about a group of Russian boys who have lost their fathers in the World War II. ...

Who Am I? (1977)

The Princess and the Pea (1976)

In one of the realms, there was time for the prince to get married, but the bride would have to be a real princess. A sign was put up on the gates: " A Princess Wanted". But in response to it there appeared only a small girl, wet to the bones after the rai ...

A Slave of Love (1976)

During the Russian Civil War, the production of a silent melodrama runs into numerous complications. ...

Vesnukhin's Fantasies (1976)

A first-grader dreams to perform with his cat in the circus. ...

Jarosław Dąbrowski (1976)

A film biography of Jarosław Dąbrowski, a Russian officer, Polish independence activist, and communist. ...

Hello, I'm Your Aunt! (1975)

A funny comedy based on famous Brandon Thomas' play "Charley's Aunt". ...

Taste of Khalva (1975)

For many years the great Emir of Bukhara has not known happiness - he has lost the taste to delightful khalva, and now life is as sour as a lemon for him. The house of poor pot-maker Shir-Mamed, however, is full of happiness - his little son Hodzha Nasredd ...

The Little Animals of Anthony van Leeuwenhoek (1975)

Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch naturalist of the 18th century, the founder of scientific microscopy, makes a lens in his workshop. He is visited by an English scientist, a member of the Royal Society of London. Leeuwenhoek shows the scientist his "micros ...

At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own (1974)

Following the Russian Civil War, a loyal Red, Shilov, must prove he is at home among strangers as he attempts to recapture a shipment of gold that he was supposed to deliver to Moscow. Needed as a means of buying food for the people, the gold Shilov was en ...

Every day of Dr. Kalinnikova (1974)

The story of a talented woman who dedicated her life to surgery. Patients from all over the country go to her orthopedic laboratory — the doctor's unique methods of treatment are so effective. However, an anonymous complaint is received by the metropolit ...

Long-Haired Wonder (1974)

A story based on life events of famous gymnast Olga Korbut. ...

Night of the Mistakes (1974)

Black Prince (1973)

In the second movie colonel Zorin is trying to find a stolen "Black Prince" diamond. ...

A Man Before His Time (1973)

Engineer Yakov Bogomolov is a workaholic who is carried away by his work it so much that he does not notice what is happening around him. Young wife Olga is cheating on him, friends betray, companions do not understand and deceive... ...

Rabbit Reservation (1973)

Negligent, but the enterprising workers of a forest area "Rabbit reserve" unexpectedly wiped out all the rabbits. Now it remains only to wait for a scolding. But suddenly, in the possession of the hapless crooks right from the ground begins to beat the fou ...

Childhood. Boyhood. Youth (1973)

In this three-part series, Nikolai Irteniev reminisces and reflects on his life; he is eager to find answers to the most important questions of life. "How to be? how to do the right thing? What goals to strive for?" Based on Lev Tolstoy's autobiographical ...

The Pickwick Papers (1972)

A two-part television play based on the novel by Charles Dickens featuring songs by poet David Samoylov. ...

The Fifteenth Spring (1971)

Fifteen years old Sasha is dreaming about adventures, falling in love and doesn't know that WWII is approaching... ...

Justification of Paganini (1969)

About the great violinist and composer Niccolo Paganini. ...

Unfinished Symphony (1968)

Lights (1968)

A TV play based on Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov's operetta "Ogonyki" (libretto by L. Trauberg). It tells the story of the revolutionary struggle of the workers at the Narva Gate in St. Petersburg in the spring of 1903. ...

The Scoundrel 2 (1994)

My Friend (1985)