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Category: Comedy
Son of a Rich
is a 2019 Russian comedy directed by Klim Shipenko. Grigory, an arrogant and entitled heir to a wealthy oligarch, spirals out of control with his reckless behavior. To save him from a self-destructive path, his father devises an unorthodox punishment: an elaborate social experiment. Stripped of his luxuries and placed in a meticulously recreated 19th-century…
Seagull
is a 2024 Russian comedy directed by Polina Lazareva. A cynical writer entangled in a love triangle. As he moves between two women—one devoted, the other more elusive—Valentin must ultimately make a choice. The film presents the emotional dynamics of his relationships and the consequences of his indecision, set in the backdrop of a large,…
Yug
is a 2024 Russian series directed by Ivan Sosnin. 14-year-old Yug Kipen embarks on a life-changing journey across Russia to find the father he never knew. Raised by his grandmother after his mother’s death, Yug has always been quiet and sheltered, burdened by numerous phobias. But when he stumbles upon a stash of money from…
Petersburg: Selfie
is a 2016 Russian comedy directed by Aksinya Gog, Natalya Nazarova, Oksana Bychkova, Anna Parmas, Natalya Kudryashova, Renata Litvinova, Avdotya Smirnova. Set against the vibrant backdrop of St. Petersburg, the film portrays the city not as a distant, romanticized fantasy, but as a living, dynamic character intertwined with the lives of its residents. Through tales…
The Long Recess
is a Soviet 1972 TV miniseries in 4 episodes. It is loosely based on Georgy Sadovnikov’s novel Walk towards people (Иду к людям). A young teacher named Nestor Petrovich is assigned to teach at a night school for adults. Many of his students are older than him, leading to humorous and challenging situations as they…
Offered for Singles
is a 1984 romantic comedy drama film directed by Samson Samsonov and written by Arkady Inin. A story set in a Soviet dormitory for single workers. The film follows Vera, a compassionate and determined woman who lives in the dormitory and takes it upon herself to help her fellow residents find love and happiness. As…
RAYtsentr (Season 1)
is a 2023 Russian series directed by Irina Pivovarova. n the village of Varmaley, former classmates reunite for their twentieth graduation anniversary, only for the celebration to take a dark turn when a car, submerged since their graduation night, is dredged from a pond. Inside, a corpse and a mysterious meteorite are found, sparking an…
No Looking Back
is a 2021 Russian dark comedy crime film written and directed by Kirill Sokolov. The film centers on a young woman who, fed up with her oppressive family life and the abuse at the hands of her father, decides to take an extreme step towards freedom. With her boyfriend in tow, she embarks on a…
Five Bottles of Vodka
is a 2001 Russian movie directed by Svetlana Baskova. “Five Bottles of Vodka” is an intense, raw portrayal of post-Soviet Russia’s underbelly, where the lines between legality and lawlessness are blurred. The film centers around a group of friends in a small Russian town, who make a pact involving five bottles of vodka, setting the…
Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird
is a 1970 Georgian (Georgian SSR) comedy-drama film directed by Otar Iosseliani. Gia is a carefree young percussionist who works at a theater in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. He lives in a small apartment with his mother. Gia spends his days flitting from friend to friend, lover to lover, avoiding any responsibility, and never staying…
The Unamenables
is a 1959 Soviet comedy, directorial debut of Yuri Chulyukin. Two foolish and frivolous guys cause suffering for the whole youth union at the factory. It was already decided to dismiss Anatoly Grachkin and his friend Victor Gromoboev but they are taken under the wing by Nadia Berestova, a diminutive funny woman, known as the…
Chebi: My Fluffy Friend
is a 2023 Russian live-action and computer-animated children’s comedy film directed by Dmitry Dyachenko. The film is an adaptation of the 1960s Eduard Uspensky’s children’s book Gena the Crocodile and His Friends. It’s Soviet cartoon adaptation about adventures of Gena the Crocodile and Cheburashka. The story revolves around the adorable and mysterious creature, Chebi, who…
Ivanov
is a 2018 Russian movie directed by Dmitry Falkovich. A successful top manager of an investment company, Ivanov, is fleeing the harassment of security officials from Moscow to Kiev, a city without rules, and is trying to find a place for himself there. He discovers the opportunity for easy money, as everything around can be…
The Dog in the Manger
is a 1978 Soviet musical-comedy film directed by Yan Frid. A musical comedy based on classical play by Felix Lope de Vega.
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
is a 1974 Soviet-Italian comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov and Franco Prosperi. In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. Other people (who were around when she died) also learn about it. Thus several people arrive in Leningrad trying…
Winter Cherries
is a 1985 Soviet romantic comedy directed by Igor Maslennikov. Olga, is a young intelligent woman who raises a young son. She ends up falling in love with a married man who does not dare to leave his family.