Leonid Kanevsky

Hot! (2019)

Russian pop stars are flying to Baku for the "Heat" festival. Among them is Dasha Steklova, a talented debutante whose fame began with a victory in a popular musical TV show. Dasha doesn't want to play by the rules and craves creative freedom. In Baku, hav ...

What Men Talk About 3 (2018)

This time Lesha, Slava, Kamil and Sasha go to St. Petersburg. And three of the four do not even know why they go there. But at some point it becomes clear that it does not matter - why. It is important that they go. ...

Ilfipetrov (2013)

To ensure that the viewer guessed in the name of Ilfipetrov that Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov were separate, the authors collected an impressive evidence base: live testimonies were obtained in Moscow, Odessa, Yaroslavl, Paris, New York; in the exact repeti ...

The Master and Margarita (2011)

The Master is a talented writer in Moscow working on a manuscript about Jesus and Pontius Pilate. The Moscow authorities are harassing Master by surveillance and intimidation. His assistant and muse, Margarita, tries to help the Master through the supernat ...

Roots (2005)

Shameless slimeball Eduard "Edik" Letov - clad in an everpresent Hawaiian shirt - puts the sting on alien travelers hoping to connect with their roots, by having local phonies pose as the visitors' long-lost relatives. Complications abound when Letov attem ...

Rutenberg (2003)

Cohen takes an elliptical approach in telling the story of Pinchas Rutenberg, a visionary, complex, and larger-than-life figure, who, amongst other things, brought electricity to Jewish Palestine in the early 20th century by building a hydroelectric power ...

Late Marriage (2001)

Zaza is a 31-year old Israeli bachelor, handsome and intelligent, and his family wants to see him married. But tradition dictates that Zaza has to choose a young virgin. She must be beautiful and from a good family, preferably rich. Zaza's parents, Yasha a ...

Jewish Vendetta (1995)

Russian immigrant Natan finds out that his wife had an affair with his best friend. He travels to Russia intending to kill his friend and regain his honor, but his son and the local "mafia" bring it all to a romantic end. ...

Death in Cinema (1991)

Ex-Gulag prison guard investigates murder on the movie set. ...

Candidate (1987)

Based on novel "The Great Man" by Al Morgan. Ted Stevens receives a task to prepare a TV special about his colleague Tony Bradley, recently died in car accident. But the further he studies this case, the more suspicious this accident is becoming. ...

The Victims Have No Grievance (1986)

A man was killed in the fight, another was seriously injured. The perpetrators confessed to what they had done. The investigator of the prosecutor's office Ilyas Sadykov had only to issue documents. But something in the testimony of the defendants alerted ...

Pippi Longstocking (1984)

Peppi-the-Longstocking, a super-strong redheaded little girl, moves into her father's cottage Villa Villekulla, and has adventures with her next-door neighbors Tommy and Annika... ...

Monsieur Lenoir, Who... (1984)

After Monsieur Lenoir commits a terrible crime, his family members gather together to discuss their damage control options. ...

Pippi Longstocking (1984)

"Pippi Longstocking" is a Soviet two-part musical children's television film based on the story "Pippi Longstocking" (1945) by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. ...

Mary Poppins, Goodbye (1983)

A family hires a babysitter who seems to possess magical powers. ...

Along Unknown Paths (1982)

Going to vacation at his grandmother's in a village, the boy Mitya could never imagine that he would become a participant of the extraordinary adventures in a fairy-tale land. ...

Almanzor's Rings (1977)

The queen of a magic kingdom is trying to marry her two daughters... ...

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained (1977)

The thirty-year-old decathlete leaves the big sport and becomes a stunt performer in the cinema. About how the movie is shot, and about the development of personal relationships between the main characters. ...

Amazing Berendeev (1976)

After starting learning in a technical school a young student Sergey Berendeev proves to everybody that he's a real inventor. ...

The Magic Skin (1975)

Struggling with financial loss, a poet receives a shagreen leather from an antiquities shop, fulfilling his wishes ...

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 ...

Give Me Back My Rex (1975)

The doctor hides the death of the dog from Serezha and gives the boy a new friend. A poignant story of loyalty and friendship. ...

Homeboy (1974)

A young girl known for being "Homeboy" for everybody is dreaming to become more feminine. ...

The Wizard of the Emerald City (1974)

A cartoon about a girl, Ellie, of her little dog Totoshka, who, because of the evil Gingema, ended up in the Magic Country, where incredible adventures awaited them. ...

Adventures in the City which Doesn't Exist (1974)

Young schoolboy Slava Kurochkin suddenly finds himself in a town where books characters live. ...

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev (1974)

After researcher Yuri Sergeev fails to report to work, local police officer Ilya Sergeev opens an investigation into his disappearance. ...

Night of the Mistakes (1974)

Nylon 100% (1973)

An adventures of a 100% nylon "fur" coat traveling between various people. ...

Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière (1973)

Episodes from the life of Molière with scenes from his play, revealing the tragic picture of the confrontation between the great playwright and the authorities. ...

Land, Poste Restante (1973)

Based on a true story about Soviet spy Lev Manevich. He lives in Italy and operates in the Nazi Germany and Austria. Manevich, who is posing as a businessman, collects information about the latest German airplanes made by Messerschmitt for Luftwaffe. On hi ...

The Train Stops for Two Minutes (1972)

A doctor arrives from work in a provincial town from Moscow. At first, he yearns for the capital and friends. In addition, there are no patients. Igor decides to return to Moscow, but getting to know the locals, and even more the feeling that arose between ...

Summer Is Gone ... (1972)

This is a last day before starting a first grade so seven year old Tyoma has a lot of important things to do. ...

The Pickwick Papers (1972)

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

Physics at Half Past Nine (1971)

A physicist, a director of popular-science films, and a sports fan talk about the structure of the atom between periods of a hockey game they watch on TV. ...

The Amazing Boy (1971)

After professor creates a robot who looks like blue-eyed boy the criminals become very interested in the invention. ...

Vaudeville On Vaudeville (1970)

Lost comedy, something like a stylization of an old Russian musical. ...

New Year's Abduction (1970)

The fire department is preparing for the New Year. Three activists of amateur performances decide to kidnap professional artists for a New Year's concert. A police captain investigates the kidnapping and listens to complaints from the "unkidnapped" artists ...

The Red Tent (1969)

Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic expedition aboard the airship Italia. ...

Commandant of Lauterburg (1969)

Follows the service of Lieutenant Colonel Lubentsov as commandant of the German city of Lauterburg in the first days after the end of the Great Patriotic War. ...

The Diamond Arm (1969)

A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds. ...

Punisher (1968)

A sad story about a series of tragic events which happened in Greece during the seventies. ...

Mitya (1967)

The chief engineer of a large enterprise is waiting for a meeting with the minister on an important issue and at the same time is trying to return the woman he loves. ...

The Life and Ascension of Yuras Bratchik (1967)

In ancient times of famine and Tatar raids, the satirist Yuras Bratchik appears to the people in the guise of Christ, and the people believe in a miracle. The cunning monk Bosyatsky decides to use this event. Arrested by order of the Cardinal, Yuras and hi ...

На два часа раньше (1967)

When the Harpsichord Plays (1966)

A student falls in love with a girl detained on a false suspicion of speculation. ...

The City of Masters (1965)

After their town is occupied the citizens are trying to fight the enemy. Based on Tamara Gabbe fairy tale. ...