Valentin Bukin

Ring of the Heir to the Dynasty (2007)

A unique ring has been stolen from the Hermitage! A rare artifact that has been passed down from generation to generation of the imperial dynasty has disappeared! A detective agency, 'Michelle,' has taken on the search. However, they face unprecedented pre ...

Everybody Dance Now! (2006)

A musical retro drama. The story of the heroes of the film "Everyone is Dancing!" is inspired by the poetry of Leningrad lyricists of the 50s and 60s and partly by the motives of Fazil Iskander's story "Retribution". The film tells about the Ligovka distri ...

Day Watch (2006)

A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event. ...

Russian Ark (2002)

A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history. ...

My Darling Star (2000)

When the war, going somewhere far away, becomes ordinary, you begin to notice it only when it comes to the house, killing and mutilating the young and the best. The hero of the film, who has returned from the Chechen war as a cripple, rejects his former lo ...

Lost Paradise (2000)

The former head of the city of Artem Sapieha takes a geological expedition to the taiga. During a storm, he is separated without fire or weapons and must face dangerous wildlife. ...

I Want To Go To Prison (1998)

After Semyon helps a man commit a crime, he learns the gravity of his actions and decides to go to jail. But he chooses to get imprisoned in the Netherlands to get some comfort. ...

From Hell to Hell (1997)

Focuses on the lives of two married Polish couples (one Jewish, one Catholic) and the personal and social devastation wrought by the Holocaust and its aftermath. ...

Chetvyortaya Planeta (1995)

Three astronauts (two Russians and American) find a very Soviet-alike small town on the fourth planet from Sun. ...

Everything Will Be All Right (1995)

This charming comedy tracks the lives of several romantic pairs through trials and tribulations. The main focus of the story is a young soldier with a good heart but little ambition and his fiancée, who feels torn when a charming and sophisticated intelle ...

Lucky Loser (1993)

A 1993 Russian comedy film directed by Valeri Bychenkov, based on Vadim Shefner's poetry. ...

Window to Paris (1993)

Nikolai (played by Sergei Dontsov) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay. Finally, he gets a communal room in the apartment of Gorokhov (Victor Mikhalkov). The room's previous inhabitant, a ...

Razborchivyy zhenikh (1993)

You Are My Only Love (1993)

A love story of two people which turns out into triangle... So the steady family walls do not seem so steady anymore... ...

And the Wind Returns... (1992)

The director's story about his life in the Soviet Union before his departure to Israel in 1971. The movie interweaves chronicle-documentary footage and fragments of Mikhail Kalik's films. ...

Gadzho (1992)

A lonely, defenseless, unsettled man meets a beautiful gypsy woman and falls in love with her. Having left the service, having left home, he sticks to the camp, but even here he finds neither home nor love — only pity. So he remains a "gadjo" for everyon ...

Get Thee Out (1991)

In Russia at the turn of the century, a wealthy Jewish merchant enjoys the best of relations with his Russian neighbours, while his respected home forms the obvious social centre of the entire community. However, the atmosphere grows more tense as the loca ...

Ha-Bi-Assy (1991)

Masha is a young, energetic girl, who has decided to make an adventurous journey across mountain Crimea. On the road she meets a funny man in a bowler hat and vest, who is trying to start his old car with a sledgehammer. Masha decided to become a fellow tr ...

Demon (1991)

A modern farcical mystical parable in which the Demon loses a competition with a person in small and large dirty tricks and leaves the Earth... ...

Killer's Seat is Vacant (1991)

In a provincial town, a dangerous maniac appears, hunting women. On his account already several victims. The police, alarmed by the panic in the city, understand that it is necessary to act somehow. And the innocent people were captured, one of them is al ...

Moscow Love (1991)

An adventurous melodrama about a classic love triangle: a poor man, a wealthy bank director, and Katya — young, yet wise beyond her years. ...

Winter Cherries 2 (1990)

Olga, married to a reach American businessman, returns to Russia after six years. ...

Klim Voroshilov-2 Tank (1990)

In July 1941 during the retreat of Soviet troops Sgt. Mamin tries to rescue his Soviet heavy tank KV-2, which has fallen into a river. He gathers a motley crew of soldiers and civilians and readies the tank for battle. ...

I Love You, Petrovich! (1990)

Three boys and a girl go to another city to search for the father of one of them in order to get money from him as compensation for leaving the family. On the way they meet the homeless man Petrovich, and this meeting makes them think about many things. ...

Bird Flight (1989)

Thirties. Arriving from a provincial town in Moscow, Leka Khrapova did not enroll in law school, as her mother wanted, but entered acting. During her studies, she became interested in the "stargazer" and the sensualist from the observatory, but married a s ...

Nomad Bus (1989)

Travels from village to village broken old bus with a small troupe of actors to give a day two or three performances in front of a small audience. ...

Our Armoured Train (1988)

The events of the film take place in the first days of May 1966. Nikolai Kuznetsov, a distinguished veteran of the Great Patriotic War and former camp guard, accidentally meets one of his former prisoners. This encounter leads to new meetings—and new ins ...

Whose Are You, Old People? (1988)

A story about two old people living in the abandoned faraway village. ...

Katenka (1988)

A very old man comes to the provincial town where he spent his youth. The flood of memories takes him far from reality, to which a little girl returns him, like two peas in a pod like his first love. ...

A Lucky Man (1987)

The always easy-going, sensitive and responsive hero of the film turns out to be the very person whose meeting with whom changes the fate of people for the better. ...

Defeat (1987)

A 4-partmade-for-television feature film. Two young physicists, engaged in the problems of atmospheric electricity and the study of thunderstorm phenomena, both disciples of Professor Dankevich, a talented, straightforward, incorruptible man, unwavering in ...

Не забудьте выключить телевизор (1987)

The Wedding Is Accused (1986)

The wedding turns into a crime scene. The wedding is like the apotheosis of meaninglessness, a metaphor for society. The story of the generation of the eighties with a tragic ending. The film uses the true facts of the criminal case. ...

‎Summer Impressions of the Planet‎ Z (1986)

Felix, a 12-year-old boy from outer space, during the summer holidays gets admitted into a summer children's sports camp. Few people know in the camp that Felix is not there by chance, and a few days ago he was created in a school laboratory because a spac ...

Personal Interest (1986)

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Миф (1986)

Vera Skobelev is a talented ballerina and choreographer. Her life, seemingly unorganized, is filled with deep meaning and love for everything around her... ...

Eight Days of Hope (1985)

No More Jokes! (1984)

Dima Manokhin dreams of becoming a clown. But he does not enter the school, but goes to a sanatorium to amuse Lena, who has fallen ill. The sick recover literally before his eyes - and Dima knows that he will be a clown. ...

Fairies' Autumn Gift (1984)

A sad and funny story based on Hans Christian Andersen tales. ...

Without Family (1984)

A story about an orphan boy, abandoned by his family. He was raised by his kind adopted mother, and was sold by his adopted father in hardship to a traveling man who eventually, became his teacher and a father-figure. With his teacher, he learned to play m ...

Our Calling (1984)

White Dew (1984)

A funny story about Fyodor - the oldest person in the village - and his three sons. ...

This Scoundrel Sidorov (1983)

A funny adventures of Alyosha Sidorov in summer camp. ...

Ivan (1983)

Burn, Burn Bright (1983)

Match factory repairman Parfen Loktionov is offered to become a shift foreman. The new position, on the one hand, is associated with increased responsibility, and on the other, with less earnings (the salary is "ten" less). The mother-in-law and wife insis ...

Through the Fire (1982)

The war caught Pavlik and his mother far from Leningrad, where they lived. Soon they found themselves in the territory occupied by the Nazis. When his mother was arrested on the traitor's denunciation, Pavlik went on foot to Leningrad. The partisan scout S ...

The Only Man (1981)

The film's heroine, the director of a large scientific and industrial association, one day comes to the conclusion that her personal life has not worked out… ...

Golden Shoes (1981)

Artemy Zagoruiko and his friends Lyasya, the Negro Pepo and Kostya, familiar to the audience from the movie "The Magic Circle", but already grown up, find themselves in the thick of revolutionary events. ...

The Blue Carbuncle (1980)

Highly Dangerous (1979)

One of the southern cities of Russia during the NEP. The famous doctor and his wife are killed, the person living opposite Schwartz is kidnapped. The bandits were looking for gold. Then there is a diversion at the factory. The Chekists find out that a man ...

Obelisk (1977)

During the German occupation, Belarusian teacher Ales Moroz does not abandon his students, instilling in them a sense of determination and courage. One day, the students disobey their teacher and decide to avenge their parents. As a result of a failed atte ...

Sunday Night (1977)

A drama about tragical events which happened in remote village and were caused by jealousy. ...

One Night Only (1977)

A story of a crime which was committed and solved during one night only. ...

Equilibrist (1976)

Circus artist Yuri Ostashenko, who lost his arm during World War II, returns to his beloved city and manages to return to his beloved profession. ...

The Great Tamer (1974)

In one small provincial town lives Savva Kulikov. In ordinary life, he is an exemplary Soviet citizen and an up-and-coming economist, but Kulikov has an unusual hobby — he trains his own pets, teaching them many amusing stunts. Among the "pupils" Savva ...

We Are Tenacious Lads (1974)

The war is ending. In the Belarusian village of Pokolyubichi, liberated from the Germans, there are only women and old people, so teenagers have to work on an equal basis with adults. The boys Sanka and Ivan are constantly drawn to feats. When there were r ...

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev (1974)

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

Fear of Misery - No Happiness (1973)

A musical based on Russian folklore and fairytales. ...