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Category: Documentary Movies
Pripyat
is a 1999 documentary directed by Nikolaus Geyrhalter, provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of those who have remained near the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Through carefully chosen scenes and interviews with local residents who have either chosen or been compelled to stay in this desolate and radiation-affected region, the film explores the everyday realities…
Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer
is a 2019 poetic documentary by Tarkovsky’s son Andrey A. Tarkovsky. The film is a heartfelt tribute that weaves together personal recordings, interviews, and rare footage, providing audiences with an unprecedented insight into Tarkovsky’s thoughts, philosophies, and the profound spiritual underpinnings that shaped his work. Through a series of revealing anecdotes and reflections, the documentary…
Euskadi, Summer 1982
is a 1982 documentary directed by Otar Iosseliani. “Euskadi, Summer 1982,” a 1983 film directed by Otar Iosseliani, is a unique cinematic exploration of the Basque region and its inhabitants, part of a series where foreign filmmakers portray different regions of France. In this insightful documentary, Iosseliani delves into the rich cultural tapestry of the…
Georgian Ancient Songs
is a 1969 documentary film directed by Otar Iosseliani. “Dzveli qartuli simgera” (Georgian Ancient Songs), a short film by Otar Iosseliani, delves into the captivating realm of Georgian religious chants, a unique form of vocal music deeply rooted in tradition and passed down through generations. While the film’s surface objective appears to be the preservation of…
Navalny
is a 2022 documentary film directed by Daniel Roher. Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery, he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
The Natural History of Destruction
is a 2022 documentary film directed by Sergei Loznitsa. Is it morally acceptable to use the civilian population as yet another tool for waging war? Is it possible to justify death and destruction for the sake of supposedly lofty ideals? The question remains as pertinent today as it was at the beginning of World War…
Stride, Soviet!
is a 1926 film directed by Dziga Vertov. Commissioned by the Moscow Soviet as a documentary and information film for the citizens of Moscow prior to municipal elections, film is a tableau of Soviet life and achievements in the period of reconstruction following the Civil War of 1917-1921.
The Anna Akhmatova File
is a 1989 documentary about the life of one of the greatest Russian poets of the 20th century, her battles with and tragedies under the Soviet regime.
State Funeral
is a 2019 documentary film directed by Sergei Loznitsa. The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 – 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.
Sergei Parajanov: The Rebel
is a 2003 documentary film directed by Patrick Cazals. This documentary is not a straightforward portrait of Armenian film director Sergei Paradjanov’s life, but rather a fluid celebration of his talent and creativity. Focusing on the collages he produced during his years in prison, and featuring interviews with the director himself, Cazals’ film demonstrates the…
Space Dogs
is a 2019 documentary film directed by Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter. Laika, a stray dog, was the first living being to be sent into space and thus to a certain death. A legend says that she returned to Earth as a ghost and still roams the streets of Moscow alongside her free-drifting descendants. While…
The Color of Armenian Land
is a 1969 Armenian (Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic) short documentary film directed by Mikhail Vartanov. In his wordless debut film, Mikhail Vartanov presents the ancient and modern art of Armenia through the post-impressionist painter Martiros Saryan’s silent commentary of gestures. Biblical landscapes, the ruins of temples, frescos, cross-stones, contemporary sculptures of Tchakmakchian (Chakmakchyan), the first…
Kuryokhin
is a biographical film about a visionary Russian entertainer, actor, composer, pianist, conductor, producer and director of several ground-braking cross-genre and cross-cultural projects in the Soviet Union and Russia. He stated that only insecure people may restrict their development by limiting their minds to one set of ideas, be it a political party, a religion,…
Larisa
Elem Klimov’s documentary ode to his wife, director Larisa Shepitko, who was killed in an auto wreck.
The Event
is a 2015 documentary film produced, written and directed by Sergei Loznitsa. It was screened out of competition at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival. In August 1991 a failed coup d’état attempt (known as Putsch) led by a group of hard-core communists in Moscow, ended the 70-year-long rule of the Soviets. The…
Rock
is a 1988 documentary feature film directed by Aleksey Uchitel. Footage has been taken from famous documentary about Russian underground music during Perestroyka.
Voyage in Time
is a 63-minute feature documentary that documents the travels in Italy of the director Andrei Tarkovsky with the script writer Tonino Guerra in preparation for the making of his film Nostalghia. In addition to the preparation of Nostalghia, their conversations cover a wide range of matters, filmmaking or not. Notably, Tarkovsky reveals his filmmaking philosophy…
Moscow Elegy
a 1988 documentary film directed by Alexander Sokurov, about the later life and death of Soviet Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. The film was originally intended to mark the 50th birthday of Tarkovsky in 1982, which would have been before his death. Controversy with Soviet authorities about the film’s style and content led to significant delays…
