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1. Anna Karenina (I) (2012)
R | 129 min | Drama, Romance
In late-19th-century Russian high society, St. Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Matthew Macfadyen
Votes: 106,626 | Gross: $12.82M
2. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Approved | 145 min | Drama, Romance
Drama based on Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky's homonymous novel about the proud Karamazov family in 1870s Russia.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 3,059
3. Anna Karenina (1948)
Approved | 139 min | Drama, Romance
A married woman's affair with a dashing young officer has tragic results.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore, Hugh Dempster
Votes: 2,947
4. A Couple (2022)
63 min | Drama
The film follows a long-term relationship between a man and a woman. The man is Leo Tolstoy. The woman is his wife, Sophia.
Director: Frederick Wiseman | Star: Nathalie Boutefeu
Votes: 160
5. The Mystery of Henri Pick (2019)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
An editor discovers a novel that she considers to be a masterpiece in a library whose particularity is to collect the manuscripts refused by publishers. The text is signed "Henri Pick", a Breton pizza-maker who died two years earlier.
Director: Rémi Bezançon | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, Alice Isaaz, Bastien Bouillon
Votes: 4,787
6. Love (1927)
Passed | 82 min | Drama, Romance
A married woman compromises her social standing and family life when she falls for a young officer.
Directors: Edmund Goulding, John Gilbert | Stars: John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, George Fawcett, Emily Fitzroy
Votes: 1,160 | Gross: $0.95M
7. Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky (1981)
87 min | Biography, Romance
A biographical romance about the famous Russian writer.
Director: Aleksandr Zarkhi | Stars: Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Evgeniya Simonova, Ewa Szykulska, Nikolai Denisov
Votes: 141
8. Vesna na Zarechnoy ulitse (1956)
96 min | Drama, Romance
A newly appointed Russian literature teacher develops a strong connection with one of her flagging students.
Directors: Marlen Khutsiev, Feliks Mironer | Stars: Nina Ivanova, Nikolay Rybnikov, Vladimir Gulyaev, Valentina Pugachyova
Votes: 1,767
9. The Steppe (1962)
100 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In 19th century Russia, an 8 year-old boy is sent from his home village to the big city to go to school. On his long way there, he gets to witness the often harsh realities of life in the steppe. Based on allegorical novel by Chekhov.
Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Charles Vanel, Daniele Spallone, Cristina Gaioni, Pavle Vuisic
Votes: 31
10. The Demons of St. Petersburg (2008)
118 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biopic of the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Carolina Crescentini, Roberto Herlitzka, Anita Caprioli
Votes: 337
11. The Nose (2012)
2 min | Short, Comedy
Surrealistic take on the short novel by Nikolay Gogol, filled with healthy humor.
Director: Mykola Yeriomin | Stars: Yaroslav Kozak, Mykola Yeriomin, Leonid Syplyi
Votes: 18
12. Pasternak (1965)
9 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
This short film, a mini-biography of of writer and Nobelist Boris Pasternak, serves as something of a promotional film for the upcoming film version of his novel Doctor Zhivago (1965). It ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Craven | Stars: David Lean, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 111
13. The Gamblers (1950 TV Movie)
50 min | Comedy
Director: Claude Barma | Stars: Louis de Funès, Pierre Gallon, Jacques Grello, Daniel Lecourtois
Votes: 57
14. Why Should You Read 'The Master and Margarita'? (2019)
5 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Director: Drasko Ivezic | Star: Adrian Dannatt
15. Misao (1978 TV Movie)
79 min | Drama
In 1902 in St. Petersburg, Russia, loner scientist Anton Kerzhentsevi studies primates. He's attracted to Tatyana, his friend Alexis' wife. As Anton slowly goes mad, he starts planning on how to kill his friend and get away with it.
Director: Ljubomir Draskic | Stars: Nikola Simic, Svetlana Bojkovic, Irfan Mensur, Branko Cvejic
16. Klassnaya dama (1995 TV Short)
20 min | Short, Drama
Television adaptation of Aleksandr Kuprin's short story "Natalya Davydovna".
Director: Aleksandr Belinsky | Stars: Yekaterina Maksimova, Yelena Yunger, Georgiy Shtil, Izil Zabludovskiy
17. Vera (1982)
G | 27 min | Short, Drama
An adaptation of a short story by Anton Chekhov about an old man who remembers with regret the lost love of his youth.
Director: Dean Goodhill
18. Cinder Block (2017)
59 min | Adventure, Comedy, Horror
A crew of desperate filmmakers adapting an unfinished short novel by Nikolay Gogol discover that there's not much to adapt so they're trying to make for a feature film using scraps and leftovers from previous productions.
Directors: Sergey A., Georgiy Danilov, Evgeniy Mishukhin, Semyon Romanov, Mykola Yeriomin | Stars: Sergey A., Levyi Muzhik, Georgiy Danilov, Evgeniy Mishukhin
Votes: 52
19. The Darker the Night (2019 Video)
Short, Drama
Despite the technical imperfections, we have decided to publish this video. The reason: we were deeply touched by the sincerity of the presenter, Ash James Johnson, as he talks about his ... See full summary »
Director: Vitaly Sumin | Star: Ash James Johnson
20. What is 'Dostoevsky Reimagined'? (2018 Video)
Short, Talk-Show
Meet Torey Gerace, vlogger for VM Productions, as he follows the ongoing production adventures of 'Dostoyevsky Reimagined: The Making of Notes from The New World.' Find out about this ... See full summary »
Director: Vitaly Sumin | Star: Tony Gerace
21. Viy: The Story Retold (2004 Video Game)
Adventure, Horror
Russian FMV adventure game based on the classic short horror story Viy by Nikolai Gogol. Philosophy student Khoma Brut agrees to help a superstitious village and perform a funeral ceremony for a dead suspected witch during three nights.
Votes: 24
22.
Northern Exposure (1990–1995)
Episode:
War and Peace
(1991)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Everyone except Maurice welcomes a vacationing Russian; Holling has nightmares; Ed falls in love.
Director: Bill D'Elia | Stars: Rob Morrow, Barry Corbin, Janine Turner, John Cullum
Votes: 358
23.
Ukraine on Fire 2 (2022– )
Episode:
Everything for Victory: Russian writers support Ukrainian Army
(2022)
Documentary, Drama, War
After the full-scale invasion, Russian writers are turning in their books en masse for waste paper - the proceeds serve the victory of Ukraine: Hand in Russian books - support the Ukraine's Armed Forces.
Votes: 6
24.
Birds of a Feather (1989–2020)
Episode:
Tracey's Choice
(2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Dorien's Book group is coming round to discuss Crime and Punishment- Surprisingly Appropriate when Tracy warns Garth not Lead his younger brother astray. Source: TV program Information from the program it self.
Director: Martin Dennis | Stars: Erin Geraghty, Jan Goodman, Samuel James, Lesley Joseph
Votes: 26