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Soviet Film

July Rain is a New Wave-esque Soviet classic about alienation and love | Film of the week

July Rain is a New Wave-esque Soviet classic about alienation and love | Film of the week

Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel is an Estonian sci-fi mystery set among snowy vistas | Film of the Week

Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel is an Estonian sci-fi mystery set among snowy vistas | Film of the Week

Elizaveta Svilova: the woman behind The Man With a Movie Camera

Elizaveta Svilova: the woman behind The Man With a Movie Camera

Soviet classic The Irony of Fate is getting a Hollywood remake

Soviet classic The Irony of Fate is getting a Hollywood remake

How Larisa Shepitko’s pursuit of truth produced a searing legacy of anti-war films

How Larisa Shepitko’s pursuit of truth produced a searing legacy of anti-war films

The Soviet Union produced countless hilarious comedies — so why have they barely made an impact in the West?

The Soviet Union produced countless hilarious comedies — so why have they barely made an impact in the West?

The women directors who led the Soviet Union’s silent movie era

The women directors who led the Soviet Union’s silent movie era

Cinema beyond borders: actor Justine Waddell on why cultural ties count

Cinema beyond borders: actor Justine Waddell on why cultural ties count

Get ready for a new celebration of cult Russian cinema in London

Get ready for a new celebration of cult Russian cinema in London

Kira Muratova: a tribute to the dazzling, controversial genius of Soviet and Ukrainian cinema

Kira Muratova: a tribute to the dazzling, controversial genius of Soviet and Ukrainian cinema

Russia at the Oscars: a journey down the red carpet, from War and Peace to Zvyagintsev

Russia at the Oscars: a journey down the red carpet, from War and Peace to Zvyagintsev

New Google doodle honours Soviet film visionary Sergei Eisenstein

New Google doodle honours Soviet film visionary Sergei Eisenstein

Russian TV reassures viewers after Soviet holiday special ‘cancelled’

Russian TV reassures viewers after Soviet holiday special ‘cancelled’

Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed as Soviet stunt actor

Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed as Soviet stunt actor

Yuliya Solntseva: revisiting the Soviet Union’s forgotten female auteur

Yuliya Solntseva: revisiting the Soviet Union’s forgotten female auteur

Copycat cinema: 5 Hollywood films the Russians did first

Copycat cinema: 5 Hollywood films the Russians did first

Soviet actor and director Aleksey Batalov dies aged 88

Soviet actor and director Aleksey Batalov dies aged 88

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