Directing
Alexandr Vartanov
Born March 13, 1977 · Moscow, USSR (Russia) (age 49)
Aleksandr Rubenovich Vartanov (born March 13, 1977, Moscow, USSR) - Russian director, screenwriter and actor. In 1995-2000 he studied at Moscow State University. MV University at the Faculty of Journalism. In parallel with his studies at Moscow State University, he entered VGIK on directing to the workshop of Gennady Poloka. Education in VGIK - unfinished. One of the first participants of “Teatr…
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The Spacewalker · 2017The Spacewalker
★ 7.02017
MovieAdventureDrama
March 1965. In the heat of the Cold War, the USA and the USSR are competing for supremacy in space. What both superpowers aim for in this race, is to be the first to have a man walk in outer space. To accomplish that, no price is too high and no risk is too great. Now it’s up to the unlikely duo of a seasoned war veteran and a hot-headed test-pilot to fulfill this mission. Two men in a tiny spaceship, without proper testing, facing the complete unknown. They were supposed to do what no man has done before—and no man imagined what would happen next.
Highway M8 · 2008Highway M8
2008
MovieComedyCrime
Young and talented programmers Andrey and Marina have created a unique computer program of great commercial value. By a tragic coincidence, Marina dies. To complete the program, Andrey needs an access key for Marinin. Andrey is faced with the task of unraveling the secret of Marina's key. Only one photo serves as a clue - a photo of Jose, an old friend of Andrei and uncle Marina. In search of a clue, Andrei sets off on the road along the M-8 Highway, which leads to Vologda, where Jose lives. Lena, the lover of an oligarch who wants to take over the program, becomes Andrey's fellow traveler. On their trail are several more interested persons: a former "super agent", a gangster music lover, a distraught politician, stoned bikers and many others.
Bullet Collector · 2012Bullet Collector
★ 6.52012
MovieDrama
A haunting, violent tale of a youth lost in an uncaring world, Bullet Collector is visual, nightmarish masterpiece. A shy 14-year-old boy, disconnected from home life and school, and sent to a hellish reform school, eventually lashes out on the injustices of his life.
Infanta's Birthday · 2007Infanta's Birthday
★ 1.02007
MovieDocumentaryDrama
WishMaster, Clever Lil, New, Skunk, Fox, Foxy, CatÖ this is a group of people who reckon that their invented life is much more important and real than what their birth held in store for them. They practice a sado-masochism, creating around their passions the romantic image of another world visible only to them. From the position of ordinary citizens they are no more than perverts with mental deviations. And still, who are they? How do they survive in a world that they call ìvanillaî? And why do they use these strange nicknames and carefully chosen, ominous attributes: flogging scourges or latex suits? What do they see in their hobby that we do not see ñ and never shall see, if we limit ourselves by a documentary approach?
Romance For A French Horn · 2019Romance For A French Horn
2019
MovieDramaComedy
A tragicomedy about a talented, but not very successful musician, Kolya, who plays the French horn and desperately tries to find a place in a well-known orchestra. He defends his right for victory with a complicated deal with his own conscience…
Loafers · 2011Loafers
★ 4.82011
MovieDramaRomance
The film is based on the early songs of Viktor Tsoi. This is a story about a young slacker, easy and fun going through life. He strumming a guitar and composing songs. Drinks with idle friends. The usual, almost domestic, history of betrayal changes everything radically. So the poet is born.
Dubrovsky · 2014Dubrovsky
★ 4.72014
MovieDrama
A modern take on the classic novel by Alexander Pushkin. Vladimir is a successful banker and a regular at trendy night clubs. Masha is a diligent graduate of a British college and a loving daughter. It looks like they have bright future ahead. However, an unexpected quarrel between two eccentric fathers forces their offspring to live through the conflict of Pushkin's novel.
You I Love · 2004You I Love
★ 4.32004
MovieComedyRomance
Vera and Tim are successful young professionals. Everything changes one night when Tim hits a young Kalmyk immigrant to Moscow, Uloomji, with his car. The two men begin a affair while Vera struggles to comprehend their bond and her boyfriend's erratic behavior. She is dragged reluctantly into a love triangle.
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Escape · 2010Escape
★ 4.42010
SeriesCrime
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