Mute Witness 1994 R, 97 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Anthony Waller Cast: Evan Richards, Fay Ripley, Marina Zudina, Alec Guinness, Oleg Yankovsky, Igor Volkov, Sergei Karlenkov, Nikolai Pastukhov, Stephen Bouser, Valerie Barakhtin
A slasher movie becomes all too real for a mute make-up artist (Marina Sudina) when she gets locked in the studio and becomes witness to a gruesome scene. She is rescued from the studio only to become involved in a plot involving the underworld and the KGB.
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Oblomov 1980 N/R, 142 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov Cast: Oleg Tabakov, Yuri Bogatyryov, Andrei Popov, Yelena Solovey, Avangard Leontyev, Andrei Razumovsky, Oleg Kozlov, Yelena Kleshchevskaya, Galina Shostko, Gleb Strizhenov, Nikolai Pastukhov, Ruslan Akhmetov
Set in 19th-century St. Petersberg, this story revolves around Oblomov (Oleg Tabakov) who spends most of his time lazing around, dreaming of the past. His life changes after his friend Stoltz (Yuri Bogatyrov) introduces him to the lovely Olga (Yelena Solovey) who determines to change Oblomov into an action-oriented individual. In the process, they fall in love. But, where does Stoltz fit into this new picture?
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A Slave of Love 1976 N/R, 94 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov Cast: Yelena Solovey, Aleksandr Kalyagin, Rodion Nakhapetov, Oleg Basilashvili, Konstantin Grigoryev, Nikolai Pastukhov, Vera Kuznetsova, Gotlib Roninson, Inna Ulyanova, Yevgeni Steblov
During the Bolshivik Revolution, a film crew, trying to quickly finish its job, becomes involved shooting illegal activities of counterintelligence forces, and the self-centered film star acting in the movie becomes involved in the political movements around her.
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An Unfinished Piece for the Player Piano 1977 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov Cast: Aleksandr Kalyagin, Yelena Solovey, Yevgeniya Glushenko, Kseniya Minina, Sergei Nikonenko, Yuri Bogatyryov, Antonina Shuranova, Sergei Guryev, Oleg Tabakov, Nikolai Pastukhov
Around the beginning of the 20th century, guests gather at a country estate for a reunion of friends and family. Among the guests are former lovers (Aleksandr Kalyagin and Yelena Solovey) who are now married to others. They remember the past, think about reliving it, and then reason takes over as they go on with their present-day lives.
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| 1. Mute Witness (1994)
2. Oblomov (1980)
3. A Slave of Love (1976)
4. An Unfinished Piece for the Player Piano (1977)
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