Katya Ismailova (1994)
A bored young wife finds her life transformed after a torrid affair. Suffocated by a life with her meek husband and domineering mother-in-law, Katya starts a deadly liaison with the intense Sergei.
Actors: Aleksandr Feklistov
The Optimists (TV Series) (2017)
The early 1960s. The Soviet Union is experiencing a bright Khrushchev-era, full of hope. A group of young diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs come face to face with world-changing global events. Before long, these wide-eyed idealists find themselves deep in the breathtaking world of spy games, mortal dangers, and brilliant political maneuvering.
Prorva (1992) aka Moscow Parade
Set in 1930s Moscow. About an aristocratic woman married to a member of Josef Stalin’s secret police who embarks on an affair with a baggage handler. In this free-wheeling drama, dozens of little dramas center around an affair between the wife of an NKVD official and a baggage handler she has met. The woman, a former aristocrat, is relatively safe in Moscow in 1930, even though Joseph Stalin is running the country since she is […]
The Envy of Gods (2000)
Sonia, a faithful wife educated in the Soviet tradition of chastity, is pursued by a French translator of Russian descent.