Eldar Ryazanov

Promised Heaven
7.1

Promised Heaven

Jan. 01, 1991

Promised Heaven

In the new Russia, former middle class citizens find themselves out in the dumps. Literally. They build homes, elect their own government, work, ...
A Cruel Romance
8.0

A Cruel Romance

Jun. 06, 1984

A Cruel Romance

Cinematographic adaptation of classical Russian play “Dowry-less” by A. Ostrovsky. Noble but poor widow seeks to arrange marriage for ...
Station for Two
7.8

Station for Two

Jun. 06, 1982

Station for Two

Platon Ryabinin, a pianist, is traveling by train to a distant town of Griboedov to visit his father. He gets off to have lunch during a twenty ...
The Garage
8.1

The Garage

Mar. 10, 1980

The Garage

An automotive highway is scheduled to be built through the territory of a garage cooperative. A special meeting of the cooperative takes place to ...
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar
8.0

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

The small town agog Hussars entry. Love between cornet and the young actress suddenly faces intrigue made by a St. Petersburg bureaucrat. The ...
Office Romance
8.3

Office Romance

Oct. 26, 1977

Office Romance

Anatoli Yefremovich Novoseltsev works in a statistics institution, whose director is an unattractive and bossy woman. An old friend of his, Yuri ...
The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!
8.1

The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!

A group of old friends have a tradition of going to a public bathing house on New Years eve. Occasionally too much vodka and beer makes two of ...
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
7.7

Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. Other people (who ...