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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Taking Sides 2001 N/R, 108 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Istvan Szabo Cast: Harvey Keitel, Moritz Bleibtreu, Stellan Skarsgard, Birgit Minichmayr, Ulrich Tukur, Oleg Tabakov, Hanns Zischler, Armin Rohde, R. Lee Ermey, August Zirner, Robin Renucci, Jed Curtis
Based on the life of the 1930s' Berlin Philharmonic conductor, Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler (Stellan Skarsgard), this story involves American Army Major Steve Arnold's (Harvey Keitel) brutal, post-war investigation into the activities of Furtwangler during the Nazi era.
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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. Oblomov (1980)
2. Taking Sides (2001)
3. An Unfinished Piece for the Player Piano (1977)
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