Soviet Cinema

White Sun of the Desert (1970), dir. Vladimir Motyl

The Mystery of the Third Planet (1981), dir. Roman Kachanov

Konstantin Adashevsky, Soviet actor, People's Artist of the USSR (1985) and laureate of the Stalin Prize (1951), was born on this day in 1897. He was best known for his roles in the films Ivan Pavlov (1949), Mussorgsky (1950), and The Twelve Months (1973).

Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures (1965), dir. Leonid Gaidai

Giuli Chokhonelidze, Soviet and Georgian actor and director, Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR (1967) and People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1983), was born on this day in 1929. He was best known for his roles in the films Fatima (1958) and War and Peace (1965).

The Lady with the Dog (1960), dir. Iosif Kheifits

@elie_foube16925 Yeah, looks like it

@sovietcine Puskin print up there?

Classrooms in Soviet Cinema

Vsevolod Safonov, Soviet actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR 1974, was born on this day in 1926. He was best known for his roles in the films Belongs to the Taming of the Fire (1972), The Shield and the Sword (1968), and Belorussian Station (1970).

Could One Imagine? (1981), dir. Ilya Frez I Come From My Childhood (1966), dir. Victor Turov We'll Live Till Monday (1968), dir. Stanislav Rostotsky Old Man Khottabych (1956), dir. Gennadi Kazansky

Ago-Endrik Kerge, Soviet and Estonian director, actor, and dancer, People’s Artist of the Estonian SSR (1984), was born on this day in 1939. He was best known for his roles in the films Outlaws (1971) and Ball at the Savoy (1985).

Nostalghia (1983), dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

Nikolay Zasukhin, Soviet actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1956) and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1964), was born on this day in 1922. He was best known for his role in the film The Shield and the Sword (1968) and for playing the role of Vyacheslav Molotov in ten films.

Zvenigora (1928), dir. Aleksandr Dovzhenko

Happy Birthday to actor Stanislav Lyubshin! 93 years old today. He was named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1981 and is best known for his roles in the films The Shield and the Sword (1968), Five Evenings (1979), and Kin-dza-dza! (1986).

@def_not_GF Love it. All great and iconic movies.

@sovietcine The Fourty-First & Kidnapping, Caucasian Style. These are both categories with 2 entries each so they're winning by default.

White Sun of the Desert (1970), dir. Vladimir Motyl

@kafkaexport You best watch it, because I say so!

@sovietcine I don't think I have.

@def_not_GF Lol, nice. What are your first favorite of each?

@sovietcine My second favorite Soviet film set in Central Asia during the Russian Civil War. Also my second favorite Brezhnev-era comedy parodying marriage customs of Soviet Muslim minorities.

@krus_chiki No doubt about it

@sovietcine One of the greatest movies of all time

Have you seen Zhenya, Zhenechka, and Katyusha? 👇Super clever and funny. Motyl had the right stuff. x.com/sovietcine/sta…

@sovietcine Basmachi smoking Cubans was a good bit.