Directing

Aleksandra Macheret

Born April 1, 1919 · Moscow, Soviet Russia

Died September 2, 2012 · aged 93

No biography available.

Known For

Andrei RublevAndrei Rublev · 1966
Andrei Rublev
★ 7.91966
MovieDramaHistory
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
SampoSampo · 1959
Sampo
★ 4.61959
MovieAdventureFantasy
Based on Finnish mythology; Lemminkäinen woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her brother to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.
The Story of Asya Klyachina, Who Loved, But Did Not MarryThe Story of Asya Klyachina, Who Loved, But Did Not Marry · 1966
The Story of Asya Klyachina, Who Loved, But Did Not Marry
★ 5.21966
MovieDramaRomance
Asya, a lame collective farmer, is in love with the father of her unborn child. However, he does not reciprocate, forcing her to choose between a loveless marriage to another suitor, or single motherhood.
Byelorussian StationByelorussian Station · 1971
Byelorussian Station
★ 6.71971
MovieDrama
Four former soldiers reunite 25 years after the war. Last time they saw each other on the Byelorussian railway station in the summer of 1945. Now they've come together to mourn the death of a friend.
Beginning of an Unknown EraBeginning of an Unknown Era · 1967
Beginning of an Unknown Era
★ 5.81967
MovieWarDrama
Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' (Olesha) speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' (Platonov) captures its haunting grotesquery.
The Life and Death of Ferdinand LuceThe Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce · 1977
The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce
★ 7.51977
MovieDrama
A West German concern is conducting secret negotiations on the production of an atomic bomb with an interested state. The son of the head of the concern, realizing the monstrosity and scale of his father's activities, interrupts the negotiations and returns home with the intention to publicize his father's activities.
The CommunistThe Communist · 1958
The Communist
★ 6.11958
MovieDramaHistory
A young ordinary communist, Vasiliy Gubanov, was among many who took part in the construction of the most important facility for the young republic, the power plant. He did his job in a way that was beyond human ability. He could love, too, with a passion and a passion for self, but his life was cut short very early.
Polyushko, polePolyushko, pole · 1957
Polyushko, pole
★ 8.01957
MovieDrama
Agronomist Valya Chernysheva fell in love with the new chief agronomist of the MTS Savitsky, a widower with two small daughters. During the illness of one of the daughters, whom Valya was nursing, he realized that she had become a close person for him. But the girl left to work in another distant collective farm.

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