Ruben Simonov

Five Letters of Farewell

The film is about the last months in the life of a professional revolutionary, the poet Alexander Vermishev.

First-Person Story

The dramaturgical concept is based on the principle of a monologue. The play takes the form of reflections on issues related to raising children in middle school.

Harisa

75 years old Hamlet is the head of a big Armenian family. He lives alone and every year he cooks a traditional Armenian dish Harisa for his anniversary. And this time he cooked Harisa and is waiting for the children to visit. Finally, the family is assembled, toasts are sounded, but grandfather has planned the unexpected - something that everyone knows about, but no one believes in.

The Gadfly

Italy, XIX century. The country is occupied by Austrian troops, the resistance movement is actively developing. Student Arthur Burton is involved in the activities of the underground organization “Young Italy”, envies its leader, Giovanni Bolla, and is jealous of his bride Gemma. He talks about this at a confession to a priest, as a result of which gendarmes take revolutionaries under arrest...

Guest from the Future

6-grader Kolya Gerasimov discovers a time machine in a basement of an old house in Moscow and gets transferred into the 21st century. There he is allowed to look around. Accidentally, Kolya witnesses two space pirates who arrive from Saturn and later try to steal a device called a "Mielophone" (which can read thoughts) from Alisa Seleznyova - a girl that performs experiments with this device and animals. Kolya manages to save the device from the pirates and brings it back to the 20th century. But both pirates and Alisa get there too. Alisa knows where Kolya studies but doesn't know what he looks like. Pirates saw Kolya, but don't know anything about him. Written by Boris Shafir

Bomb for the Bride

The fashion magazine "Svetskie Khroniki" urgently needs a high-profile event to increase its popularity in the conditions of tough competition. And now the magazine's leading reporter has to leave urgently. An international journalist who accidentally dropped by the house agrees to replace him.

Personal Matter

About the everyday work of the rural Komsomol district committee.

Director Alexander Dunaev. On the Proposed Circumstances of the Soviet Theater

Alexander Dunaev was the chief director of the Malaya Bronnaya Theater from 1967 to 1984.