Konstantin Antropov

The Barbarian and the Heretic

Based on the novel The Gambler by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky.

Kruzhilikha

Based on the novel of the same name by Vera Panova. The story takes place at a major defense plant in the final days of the Great Patriotic War and in the first months following the victory. The war has brought together very different people at Kruzhilikha — the name of the plant — united by a common goal: to support the front and do everything they can for the sake of victory.

The School for Scandal

A television performance based on the play by R. Sheridan, presented by the National Academic Theatre of Russian Drama named after L. Ukrainka (Kyiv).

Chasing Two Hares

The ruined barber Svirid Petrovich Golokhvosty decides to improve his situation by marrying the unattractive daughter of the wealthy merchant Prokop Serko. However, at the same time, he encounters the beautiful Galina.

A Plague O' Both Your Houses!

What happened to the Montague and Capulet families the day after the death of the lovers...

Tsar Ivan the Terrible

The TV version of the play by A.K. Tolstoy, staged by the Maly Theatre.

Eccentrics

TV version of the performance by the Maly Theatre. Based on the eponymous play by M. Gorky.

The Devil is Not Scary to a Gypsy

One of the neighbors, Viktor Efimovich Rachkov, was repeatedly visited by the devil. He went to the police, but they asked for a description of the offender. Well, what kind of description can you give for the devil? So, he had to move out of his apartment, and in his place settled his mysterious nephew – a soloist of a gypsy ensemble. And where there's one gypsy, there are others. But let’s not reveal the whole intrigue...

The Hour of Life

About the life and revolutionary activities of the Ulyanov family members in Kyiv during the period leading up to the 1905 Revolution.

Who? What? How? A Story About the Third All-Union Festival of Youth Plays

About the festival that took place in Tbilisi in 1987.

The Seagull

Based on the play by A.P. Chekhov. TV version of the performance by the Maly Theatre.

Foma Opiskin

A young man arrives in a village to visit his uncle, a retired colonel, and finds the local community "enslaved" by a man who, according to him, "will remain in history." The situation develops into a tragicomedy and takes on elements of phantasmagoria.

Boris Godunov

Based on the eponymous drama by A.S. Pushkin. TV version of the performance by the Drama and Comedy Theatre on Taganka (director Yuri Lyubimov).

Dedication to Eve

Extraordinary and mysterious events begin very ordinarily: journalist Larsen arrives at the home of the famous writer, Nobel laureate Znorco, to conduct an interview. The writer lives alone on an island in the Norwegian Sea. During the interview, details of Znorco’s life and work are revealed. The writer's new novel is a genuine correspondence between Znorco and his lover, who later became Larsen's wife. Several years ago, she passed away, yet letters from her continued to arrive.

It's Dangerous to Deal with You

Teleplay. Based on the play by A. Arbuzov 'Old-Fashioned Comedy'. The film is based on the performance of the Lesya Ukrainka Russian Drama Theater in Kyiv. The video recording of the performance was made on the stage of the State Academic Maly Theatre of Russia in 1998.

The Reserve

A television performance based on the works of Sergey Dovlatov. Recorded and edited performance by the Mossovet Theatre, initially directed by M. Sonnenstral, and completed after his sudden death by O. Anokhina.

Love on A Raft

Based on the story by M. Gorky 'On a Raft'.

The Old Man's Case

A television play by Konstantin Antropov, staged by the 'School of Contemporary Drama' theater, based on the stories by Vasily Shukshin: 'Grief,' 'How the Old Man Died,' and 'Uncle Yermolai.'

The Moscow Nest

The story of a Moscow academic family, rapidly "falling apart" after the death of its head. Yet, the family members strive to preserve their inner nobility and find a foundation in their new life.

The Queen of Spades

Based on the eponymous short story by A.S. Pushkin, performed by the "Monplaisir" Theatre (St. Petersburg).

My Dear Ones, My Good Ones

Based on the works of S. Yesenin, staged by the Moscow Art Academic Theatre of the USSR named after M. Gorky. The performance incorporates documents, letters, and memoirs of A. Blok, S. Gorodetsky, M. Gorky, B. Pasternak, A. Yesenina, E. Yesenina, A. Lunacharsky, V. Mayakovsky, V. Meyerhold, and A. Miklashevska.

My Sweet Dream

A young woman, who has lost faith in life and love, comes to see a psychiatrist with the intention of changing her gender. However, this meeting radically changes both her plans and her perception of life.

Red Wine of Victory

The last days of the Great Patriotic War take place in a military hospital.

At the Gate of the Kingdom

The story is about how Ivar Kareno tries to publish his philosophical work, refusing to remove radical passages at the professor's request, and fails, being left without a publication, a doctorate, money and a wife.

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