Leonid Yengibarov

In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.

Three guys are living in a Dagestan aul, and all three are in love with the blue-eyed Serminaz. According to a mountaineers’ tradition, a young man seeking the hand and the heart of a beloved girl has to make her a present that she would remember for the rest of her life. The friends set out in search of the special gift…

On their way to a Black Sea resort, a Siberian tractor driver and his wife make new friends and take a detour to Moscow.

An intermission begins during a circus performance. Life comes to a standstill, and a clown wanders through an emptied city, bringing its deserted streets back to life—until the next bell.

The film is based on the classic circus reprises of the famous mime Leonid Yengibarov. The game plot follows the twists and turns of the protagonist's inner state, which becomes a creative impetus for creating and performing the reprises.

In Africa, monkeys fell ill. This news was reported to Dr. Aybolit by the monkey Chichi, who escaped from the robber Barmaley. Aybolit and his assistants — Chichi and the dog Avva — are in a hurry to save the monkeys from the disease. But Barmaley and his robbers are trying to stop them.

Famous Soviet Armenian clown Leonid Yengibarov stars in this film about the artistic quest of a talented circus actor.