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Russian
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"Fathers and Sons" is not only a portrait of individual characters but also a reflection of the broader societal changes taking place in 19th-century Russia. Turgenev's narrative captures the tension between traditional aristocratic values and the rise of revolutionary ideas that would shape the course of Russian history. He offers a poignant critique of both generations, showcasing their strengths, weaknesses, and their struggle to adapt to the shifting...
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Russian
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“The Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekhov is a timeless classic that continues to captivate audiences from around the world. An iconic play set in pre-revolutionary Russia, it tells the story of a family struggling with the impending loss of their beloved home and orchard. It is a bittersweet tale of love, loss, and longing, full of humor and poignancy. The play is often read as a dramatization of the decline of the aristocracy and other socio-economic...
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Russian
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In a land torn apart by war, two men on opposite sides are about to find out they have one thing in common. Wounded and emotionally tortured, they are taken in by Anni, a young war widow. None of them understands the others' languages, but it doesn't seem to matter. After a hard day at work on Anni's farm, who needs words?
8) The mirror
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1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 1/2 in.
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Russian
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Tarkovsky's looking glass is not merely cracked but shattered and we see the jagged, jumbled reflections of its shards, images of Tarkovsky's childhood mixed with fragments of his adult life -- a child's wartime exile, a mother's experience with political terror, the breakup of a marriage, life in a country home -- all intermingled with slow-motion dream sequences and poetic chunks of stark newsreels.
Series
Criterion collection volume 601
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Russian
Description
After mapping a new diamond mine, four geologists are trapped by a fire in the woods of Siberia.
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Russian
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When Veronica's lover, Boris, goes to war, she moves in with Boris' family. His cousin seduces her and out of guilt she marries him. Unhappy in her marriage and still in love with Boris, she leaves her husband to wait for Boris to return. Later she learns Boris has been killed in the war.
12) Come and see
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1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Russian
Description
An innocent young farm lad goes off to join the partisans fighting the Nazis and comes to experience, if not understand, the horrors of war.
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1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Russian
Description
Founded in 2011 after Vladimir Putin was given a third term as Russian president, Pussy Riot is a feminist art collective/punk band based in Moscow. The group's protest inside the cathedral was intended to protest Putin's union of church and state. On Feb. 21, 2012 they participated in a 40-second "punk prayer protest" on the altar of Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral before being detained. Arrested and tried for trespassing, wearing "inappropriate"...
15) Stalker
Series
Criterion collection volume 888
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2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
Language
Russian
Description
Inside a mysterious realm called the Zone there is the Room, a place that will grant you your innermost desire. Stalker, a man that knows how to pass the deadly secrets of the Zone, escorts a group of people to the Room.
16) Two women
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1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Russian
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The beautiful Natalya is married to Arkadi, a rich but older landowner. Bored with her life, she catches the eye of the handsome Mikhail. Might this flirtation develop into something more? Not once the young, attractive Aleksei arrives as tutor to Natalya's son. Natalya falls for Aleksei, but so does her teenage step-daughter Vera. Suddenly Natalia's seemingly idyllic life has turned into a complex web of unrequited love, guilt, lust and jealousy....
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1 videodisc (177 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Russian
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Don Rumata is one of a group of Earth scientists who have been sent to the planet Arkanar with the proviso that they must not interfere in the planet's political or historical development. Treated by the planet's natives as a kind of divinity, Don is both godlike and impotent in the face of its chaos and brutality.
19) Tchaikovsky
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1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Russian
Description
Tchaikovsky demonstrates the inseparability of the composer's music from his life, as each moment of happiness and tragedy is expressed through the magnificent ballets, operas, symphonies and love songs that flow from his pen.
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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Russian
Description
A young Finnish woman escapes an enigmatic love affair in Moscow by boarding a train to the arctic port of Murmansk. Forced to share the long ride and a tiny sleeping car with a larger than life Russian miner, the unexpected encounter leads the occupants of Compartment No. 6 to face major truths about human connection.
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