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Information & Chat => TV, Music, Books, Digital Media & Appliances => Topic started by: Gorky Guy on April 29, 2007, 06:07:39 PM
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Brill, Manny. 'Сам ты Наташа' should be compulsory viewing for any self-respecting sex tourist. The tune is quite catchy too. Naturally, Mrs Gorkster hates it.
;D
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What are your favorite Russian movies?
My absolute favorite is "A Zori Zdes Tikhie" or in english, "The Dawns Here Are Quite". One of the first films for the very beautiful Russian actress Olga Ostroumova.
http://www.youtube.com/v/P5sAQDyDXAQ
Set during the Great Patriotic War, a gunner Sergent (played by Yuri Sorokin) must go and investigate the report of a fascist reconnaissance patrol in his sector. He takes with him 5 female soldiers. They discover that instead of a patrol, it is a reconnaissance in force and they are seriously outnumbered. One-by-one the 5 women soldiers die heroic deaths stopping the fascist paratroopers. After the war, their sacrifice is remembered by the surviving Sergent.
It's an OUTSTANDING flick! Here it is on amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00092ZL0S/102-1048975-6614560?v=glance&n=130
:-)
Brad
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I haven't seen that many Russian films, but I really liked "Burnt by the Sun"
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Burnt_by_the_Sun/60010187?trkid=189530&strkid=1698194744_0_0
Col. Sergei Kotov, his wife Maroussia and daughter Nadia are enjoying life at their idyllic country estate when a mysterious man arrives, shattering their hopes for a peaceful existence. Mitia, who once was Maroussia's lover, seems perfectly charming at first -- but it soon becomes clear he has a sinister agenda. Nikita Mikhalkov's powerful portrait of viciousness during the Stalin era won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
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I`ll just post the ones you can order on Netflix:
1) BURNED BY THE SUN (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Burnt_by_the_Sun/60010187?trkid=189530&strkid=706357786_0_0) (Utomlyonnye Solntsem)
Portrait of viciousness during the Stalin era won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
2) Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Moscow_Does_Not_Believe_in_Tears/60035718?trkid=96185) (Moskva Slezam ne Verit).
An Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, this drama centers on three women struggling to establish themselves in Moscow. Their pursuit of professional and domestic bliss begins in 1958, then jumps ahead 20 years to see how many of their dreams came true.
The old stuff:
3) The Diamond hand (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Diamond_Arm/60024887?trkid=540) (Brilliantovaya ruka), 1968.
One of the most beloved Russian comedies, this eccentric farce concerns a criminal operation that smuggles gold and diamonds inside a plaster arm cast. Modest economist Semyon Gorbunkov and a swindler named The Count embark on a wild series of smuggling adventures peppered with comic dialogue that spawned several popular catchphrases.
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In case this is of interest I will post a link. You should be able to download movies and programs in Russian. Some are free and some are $ 1.99. I have not tried it myself yet and just found this site.
http://www.memocast.com
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2) Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Moscow_Does_Not_Believe_in_Tears/60035718?trkid=96185) (Moskva Slezam ne Verit).
An Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, this drama centers on three women struggling to establish themselves in Moscow. Their pursuit of professional and domestic bliss begins in 1958, then jumps ahead 20 years to see how many of their dreams came true.
Excellent movie!
For those that like "guy" movies "Brat (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Brother/60025136?trkid=189530&strkid=573186602_3_0)" & "BRAT 2" are cool action adventure flicks where the dialog is half in English and half in Russian so even those with very limited language skills can follow the story.
http://www.youtube.com/v/YewLBN43HqI
Another one that you can rent or even catch on TV now and then is "Everything is Illuminated (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Everything_Is_Illuminated/70023964?trkid=73)" again half in English and half in Russian and subtitled. The first half of the story is incredibly funny and the second half is incredibly sad. (About an American born teenager who heads to Ukraine to learn about his ancestry.
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Another one that you can rent or even catch on TV now and then is "Everything is Illuminated (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Everything_Is_Illuminated/70023964?trkid=73)" again half in English and half in Russian and subtitled. The first half of the story is incredibly funny and the second half is incredibly sad. (About an american born teenager who heads to Ukraine to learn about his ancestry.
Casting and post production studio work for the movie was done in Prague
Go here and click on the preview, watch 2 short movie adds while it loads and you will then see a preview.
http://a.videodetective.com/?PublishedID=830330
If you loved the movie, you must get the soundrack. There is an amazing site for fans at www.whoisaugustine.com
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Excellent movie!
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I like Andrei Tarkovsky's films :)
The Genius of Andrei Tarkovsky
Alan Pavelin
http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/Article_Tarkovsky2.html
"Andrei Rublev"
(http://www.russianculture.ru/Culture_img%5Ca_rublevm.jpg)
(http://www.volovik.com/kino/oldfilms/andreyrublev.jpg)
(http://books.interros.ru/cinema/images/h255/b_Page_23.jpg)
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Widely recognized as a masterpiece, Andrei Tarkovsky's 205-minute medieval epic, based on the life of the Russian monk and icon painter, was not seen as the director intended it until its re-release over twenty years after its completion. The film was not screened publicly in its own country (and then only in an abridged form) until 1972, three years after winning the International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Calling the film frightening, obscure, and unhistorical, Soviet authorities edited the picture on several occasions, removing as much as an entire hour from the original. Presented as a tableaux of seven sections in black and white, with a final montage of Rublev's painted icons in color, the film takes an unflinching gaze at medieval Russia during the first quarter of the 15th century, a period of Mongol-Tartar invasion and growing Christian influence. Commissioned to paint the interior of the Vladimir cathedral, Andrei Rublev (Anatoli Solonitsyn) leaves the Andronnikov monastery with an entourage of monks and assistants, witnessing in his travels the degradations befalling his fellow Russians, including pillage, oppression from tyrants and Mongols, torture, rape, and plague. Faced with the brutalities of the world outside the religious enclave, Rublev's faith is shaken, prompting him to question the uses or even possibility of art in a degraded world. After Mongols sack the city of Vladimir, burning the very cathedral that he has been commissioned to paint, Rublev takes a vow of silence and withdraws completely, removing himself to the hermetic confines of the monastery. Rising quickly out of this mire, the film's final section (a short story in its own right) concerns a boy named Boriska (Nikolai Burlyayev) who convinces a group of travelling bell-makers that his father passed on to him the secret of bell-making. The men take Boriska along, mostly because they pity and are amused by him, but they are quickly enthralled by the boy's ambition, determination, and confidence that he alone knows how to build the perfect bell. Boriska is soon commanding an army of assistants and peasant workers, and, indeed, his fierce temperament and refusal to accept anything but the best possible work and materials from the men fools the viewer — possibly Boriska himself is fooled — into thinking that he does in fact possess the secret, and that on the appointed day when the silver bell is lifted from the ground and its mallet set in place, it will ring. Amid this maelstrom of activity and confusion, Rublev appears; at first standoffish and mistrustful of the boy, he finds himself drawn to Boriska's courage and unselfconscious desire to create. Moved to put aside his vow of silence, Rublev serves finally as the boy's confessor, and he finds that, through Boriska, his faith, and art, have been renewed.
http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:2236
http://www.freeonlineresearchpapers.com/andrei-rublev-film
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Andrey Tarkovsky
"Mirror"
http://www.youtube.com/v/SBiRKoZhUtc
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http://www.youtube.com/v/dMGpuOQSIDs
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Anything by Andrei Tarkovsky, particularly Solaris.
https://www.youtube.com/v/PSEGTBBHqgw
Of course, I really like Russian Ark too. For fun, Piter FM is a nice silly St. Petersburg take on Sleepless in Stl Pete's.
Oh well, and Hunting for Piranha if you want a completely bloody mess of blow ups and explosions Hollywood style.
www.russiandvd.com for the best.
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Has anyone heard of a film called "Moscow does not believe in Tears" (translation may be slightly different) when I was in Kiev, Ukraine in October it was on TV, I didn't watch it but my lady says it is a good film.
I am going back in 2 weeks and she asked if I could find it, or download it to take with me. I am taking a few other romantic type films with me, mostly British/American, but I couldn't find that one anywhere online.
Thanks
Chris
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Hi ChrisMC,
try this link:
www.kinoshow.ru/films/380.html
The film indeed is considered being a classic. Tells a story of village girl, coming to Moscow and having a baby from some stud.
Then she makes it alone to a managing director of some factory; and, when her daughter turns about 17, and the mother fells in love with some "simple but good" guy, the runaway father appears (obviously attracted by his ex-girlfriend wealth).
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Yes that's the one Olga and your explanation is just how she told it to me too. Unfortunately I tried downloading it and the two download links do not work, but thanks anyway.
Chris
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Sorry to hear that the links do not work... I very rarely download music or video, so am very far from being a specialist in that particular domain.
You can purchase 2 different DVD-releases from Ozon.ru:
http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/956734/ (564 roubles)
and
http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/2287522/ (354 roubles)
They ship in Europe, too :innocent:
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Thanks for that Olga, it is much appreciated.
Rgds
Chris
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I don't suppose anyone knows where to get an English version of this film do they?? My lady now tells me she has managed to get a Russian version and will translate it for me, but if we had an English version it would be good for both of us ;)
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and the simple ( and nice) boyfriend has a deep dislike of Executives, so the girlfriend tries to hide the fact that she is the top Executive in her firm. He finds out, feels betrayed, takes off, but in the end he comes back and they live the Soviet version of *happy ever after *...I hope I didn't ruin it for you Chris ;D
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and the simple ( and nice) boyfriend has a deep dislike of Executives, so the girlfriend tries to hide the fact that he is the top Executive in her firm. He finds out, feels betrayed takes off, but in the end he comes back and they live the Soviet version of *happy ever after *...I hope I didn't ruin it for you Chris ;D
No thats OK Don, it saves me watching it now :laugh: I will tell my UW I have seen it :chuckle:
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"ChrisMC,"
You can get it from Amazon, and you could try searching the torrents as well.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FPRB2XY5L._AA240_.jpg)
http://www.amazon.com/Moscow-Does-Not-Believe-Tears/dp/B00019G4TQ/ref=pd_bxgy_d_text_b
HTH,
ECR844
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Thanks Eric.
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Anytime, "Chris,". I'm sorry I didn't check "Amazon UK," as I forgot you were a 'limey' :) ; those of us who are 'yanks' can be a bit forgetful this time of year...Must be all of that extra eating we're doing.
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Anytime, "Chris,". I'm sorry I didn't check "Amazon UK," as I forgot you were a 'limey' :) ; those of us who are 'yanks' can be a bit forgetful this time of year...Must be all of that extra eating we're doing.
Its OK Eric :) we get used to it, I sometimes think some (at least) of you Yanks, don't know anyone exists outside the US by some of the things that are posted on these boards at times :laugh:
Thanks for your help.
Chris
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Its OK Eric :) we get used to it, I sometimes think some (at least) of you Yanks, don't know anyone exists outside the US by some of the things that are posted on these boards at times :laugh:
Thanks for your help.
Chris
WHAT?!! :o
There is life outside of the US? I can't believe it. I was wondering why everyone was talking strangely here in Ukraine. Now that I know this isn't a part of the US it now all makes sense. ;D
Thomas
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WHAT?!! :o
There is life outside of the US? I can't believe it. I was wondering why everyone was talking strangely here in Ukraine. Now that I know this isn't a part of the US it now all makes sense. ;D
Thomas
LOL How did you escape Thomas :happy0023:
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Visiting Russia is like.....awhole other planet, dude...I mean they have beautiful creatures, but they sure do talk strange, man.. :smokin: :reading: 8) :party0031:
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The film indeed is considered being a classic. Tells a story of village girl, coming to Moscow and having a baby from some stud.
Perhaps the film could be updated. Young village girl goes to Moscow, has a baby with a stud that moves on. Young girl then goes to a marriage agency to find a foreign husband :chuckle:
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LOL How did you escape Thomas :happy0023:
Mate, I feel like I am trying to escape. Ukraine just won't let us go. :chuckle:
Thomas
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Some shots from movie.
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We watched a few movies Sunday night. Mila wanted me to watch Hot Chick and Madagascar because she had seen them and I hadn't. She thought it was funny that she was showing ME American films.
During the evening I got to wondering, since every Russian movie I have seen is dubbed into Russian, how could they actually translate some of the cultural references that were western.
For instance...in Madagascar when the lemurs find out the new big animals are from New York...the king introduces them as "The New York Giants". For anyone from North America would be funny as the name of a football team as well. I asked Mila how they translated that into Russian...and they called them "The New York Band". She said it was some movie about a band from New York or something.
I wonder what else gets lost in translation along the way.
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Good topic Froid. Over the weekend I was working on a radio program for the Kiev Symphony Orchestra and Chorus who completed a fall tour of the USA recently. One of the ladies (a cello player) commented on how different she found the West from her impression in movies. And she was from Lvov which is more 'western' than most regions.
Most movies I watch in Russia are as you say overdubbed. As many are pirated copies, I find humour not so much in the story line but in the typical 3-4 Russian voices trying to cover all the cast and parts of a Hollyweird movie.
There's nothing like a fast paced scene with multiple actors and suddenly Tom Cruise has a female voice! :laugh:
It seems to me that you are absolutely correct in that much of what we understand, or vice versa, gets lost along the way.
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My favourite channel to watch while in Penza was the NHL channel. Watching hockey games they could not keep up with the announcers and I could hear most of the english.
The funniest thing I heard was watching the Simpsons...I was just amused by the strange Russian voices overdubbed and watched a little. I fell on the floor laughing when I heard Homer say "doh" in the background and then the Russian Homer repeat "DOH!" right after. Haha.
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I was just about to start a new thread on russian movies, but whaddya know... there already was one! :nod:
I think the only Russian movie I have seen is Solaris, which I liked. I'll see if I can get hold of more movies from Tarkovsky or some of the other movies mentioned in this thread already, but I'm all ears if anyone has more recommendations.
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Stubben, welcome to RUA! We watch a lot of Russian movies on YouTube with their feature where the segments are programmed to automatically play in sequence.
Lots of titles are available, for example just type in "Russian movies with English subtitles" and see how many populate.
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Thanks for the tip! I'm off to YouTube... :travel:
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Watched "Planet of Storms" yesterday, old sci-fi movie. I liked it! A little bit cheesy like most old Sci-fi, but enjoyable.
Will try "Burnt by the sun" or "Moscow does not believe in tears" next if I can find them on YouTube.
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Admiral is a great Russian movie if you do not have a rapidshare account and have patience in downloading it then its worth the trouble.
CD1
http://rapidshare.com/files/167311482/paladKouCD1.part1.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/167360896/paladKouCD1.part7.rar
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CD2
http://rapidshare.com/files/167373680/paladKouCD2.part1.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/167391744/paladKouCD2.part3.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/167411686/paladKouCD2.part6.rar
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English Subtitles
http://rapidshare.com/files/167416096/AdmiralEngSub.rar
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Guys your wives should know this one Eralash here is 200 series
http://rapidshare.com/files/212687124/Eralash-200.seriy.part01.rar
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Moscow does not believe in Tears
http://rapidshare.com/files/138122578/Vladimir.Menshov.Moskva.slezam.ne.verit.1979.r00
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Burnt by the sun
http://rapidshare.com/files/226149145/utomlyonnye__solntsem-nikita_mikhalkov.part01.rar
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Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
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Title : Night Watch
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Resolution : 656x288
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Thanks! I'll make sure to grab some of these! tiphat
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Stubben,
There is one "top of mind" movie which will go far to help you understand some things regarding Russian culture and worldview, especially as it relates to traditions around the New Year.
It is "The Irony of Fate" and is a movie which Russians and Ukrainians watch every new years eve. Its a national tradition. The first 2:47 is taken up in what appears to be a short cartoon. That is supplying background so that the view understands that during that period massive housing apartment housing were the same from city to city and a complex in St Petersburg could look the same as a complex in Moscow, down to even similar street names and building facades.
http://russianreport.wordpress.com/russian-movies-%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%D1%8B/the-irony-of-fate/
A few years back a sequel was released (it's okay but not great like the first) so make sure that you are watching the original first.
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Thanks!
I watched the first part but upon starting the next I got pretty confused, not sure if they are in the corrected order? The labeling isn't clear, is it 11 episodes - each split into two parts? I looked for a "Part 2 of 2 (1/11)" but couldn't find it. ???
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Understandable. The original YouTube poster broke the movie into 2 halves, labeling the two halves as Part 1 and Part 2.
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Thanks a million, that makes a lot more sense! I feel dumb though, I should have figured that out on my own... :-[
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Hey, "Irony of Fate" looks like a source for some Russian songs too! Nice! :party0031:
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Try this as well guys can watch alot of stuff here for free as well
http://russianremote.com/
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Irony of Fate
http://rapidshare.com/files/146807898/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r00
http://rapidshare.com/files/146807310/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r01
http://rapidshare.com/files/146807503/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r02
http://rapidshare.com/files/146807582/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r03
http://rapidshare.com/files/146807490/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r04
http://rapidshare.com/files/146808030/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r05
http://rapidshare.com/files/146806849/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r06
http://rapidshare.com/files/146812439/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r07
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http://rapidshare.com/files/146812600/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r09
http://rapidshare.com/files/146812230/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r10
http://rapidshare.com/files/146812650/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r11
http://rapidshare.com/files/146812074/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r12
http://rapidshare.com/files/146808351/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.r13
http://rapidshare.com/files/146814386/Ironiya.sudby.1975.xvid.rar
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Sorry guys cant upload the pictures today this site will not let any pictures upload
All fixed now
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Schastlivyj, moved your excellent music video suggestions to the music thread. tiphat
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Schastlivyj, moved your excellent music video suggestions to the music thread. tiphat
No worries Mend i was debating on whether to put them here or one of the music threads ;D
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Mongol (2007)
http://rapidshare.com/files/142691791/Mongol.2007.DVDRip.XviD-TDM.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/142691808/Mongol.2007.DVDRip.XviD-TDM.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/142691790/Mongol.2007.DVDRip.XviD-TDM.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/142691807/Mongol.2007.DVDRip.XviD-TDM.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/142692255/Mongol.2007.DVDRip.XviD-TDM.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/142717737/Mongol.2007.DVDRip.XviD-TDM.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/142722251/Mongol.2007.DVDRip.XviD-TDM.part7.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/142691799/Mongol.2007.DVDRip.XviD-TDM.part8.rar
Pass: Rapidsharedownload.Net
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I watched Mongol tonight (have had it sitting on my BluRay shelf for a few weeks), and thought it was very good. Well worth seeing!
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Internet TV on your normal Television
As some of you know before my wife and daughter arrived back at the beginning of 2007 I experimented a lot with trying to get all the Ukrainian and Russian TV channels here in Australia.
As Australia is on the other side of the world we cannot pick up the satellites over Europe so the only way to get all the TV channels from Russia and Ukraine is through the Internet.
I wanted to be able to watch all the channels on my normal TV not just on the computer.
The first thing I had to do was buy A Television that had a (DB9) RGB port which for those that don’t know is the port for installing a computer monitor the same as your normal computer screen on your home or office computer.
The 2nd thing I had to get was a stand-alone computer powerful enough to be able to stream live video through. I also had to buy a cordless keyboard and mouse.
The 3rd thing to do was to set up a network switch to run the ADSL2 (broadband) and computers through so that you could not only watch TV when you wanted but also be able to use the computer and internet in my home office.
It took me awhile to set it all up and get it all right but it was well worth the effort.
The advantages of doing it this way allow us to not only watch our normal TV stations & cable TV but also all the channels from Ukraine and Russia in real time as if we had Russian & Ukrainian satellite TV.
By having A PC installed together with the Television it then allows you to surf the internet from your TV (really good if you have a party as you can switch on You Tube for all your music) It opens up a new world as you also have no restrictions on what Region DVD’s you play as your using a PC to play them, you virtually have everything on your normal Television as if you were sitting at your normal computer.
We also installed Skpe, Web cam and cordless headset/mic so we can talk to our overseas friends on video from the luxury of our living room as well as having the ability to walk around the house while talking.
It’s also great for our daughter as she can play Internet & Computer games from the normal TV as well.
Throw in a home theatre system, hard drive DVD player, VHS player, normal Aus cable TV and you have a very powerful media centre that you can do everything on all from the luxury of your living room.
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After trialing many online russian tv sites the best one i have found is this one it has the best quality for watching internet tv.
www.bestrussiantv.com
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For you guys that love comedys here is You dont mess with Zohan in Russian
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Name: You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
Date: 2008
Genre: Action | Comedy
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Ido Mosseri, Rob Schneider
Plot:
An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.
This is the story about a Mossad agent Zohan Dvir, who fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist. He romances his clients by giving them “special services” in the back room. However, he is eventually recognized, and risks losing his newfound life and career.
Language: Russian/Dubbed
File:
Codec: XviD
Quality: DVDRip
Video: 1356 kb/s, 672×352
Audio: AC3, 448 kb/s (6 ch)
Size: 1,399 MB
Download | Rapidshare.com
http://rapidshare.com/files/131222434/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131222735/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131223055/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part03.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131223637/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part04.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131223908/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part05.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131224140/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part06.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131224382/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part07.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131224578/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part08.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131224835/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part09.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131225090/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part10.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131225391/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part11.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131225627/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part12.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131225915/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part13.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/131226082/YDMWTZ_www.warezrocker.net.part14.rar
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After trialing many online russian tv sites the best one i have found is this one it has the best quality for watching internet tv.
www.bestrussiantv.com
Thanks for the info, do you remember if any of the services you have tried also have support for Mac?
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For you guys that love comedys here is You dont mess with Zohan in Russian
Do you know what is common in Russia with regards to movies at the Cinema, do they show western movies? If they do, are they usually dubbed or subtitled?
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Stubben, lots of Western movies. From the kino (cinema theatre) to rental kiosks. Some are subtitled and many are over dubbed.
Sometimes the overdubbing can be a source of entertainment itself. To avoid license fees, some overdubs leave the English at low volume and try to overdub Russian at a louder volume.
Most comical are the films where you have a cast of 3-4 Russian voices trying to play all the spoken parts in a fast paced movie. I've heard Sylvester Stalone for example, in a female voice because the other 2 Russian voices were busy speaking the other parts. :chuckle:
With more recent treaties and international enforcement that is gradually coming to a "fade" thankfully, but you can find such a film at almost any sidewalk kiosk.
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A good romantic film to watch after a meal and some wine..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barber_of_Siberia
https://www.youtube.com/v/GsAp11EFTGE
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/v/PS56xqblgfw
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Sorry for Mac's i dont know
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At me the favourite Russian film, is morphine. Remarkable cinema!
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I am going to have to see this one...for fun.
Black Lightning...
This is a story of Moscow University's student who becomes the owner of ordinary from the first sight, been-used, but... able to fly "Volga" car. With this car he will be able to not only avoid Moscow traffic jams, but unexpectedly for himself turn to city's defender, mysterious fighter against Evil.
http://io9.com/5384505/timur-bekmambetovs-full-black-lightning-trailer (http://io9.com/5384505/timur-bekmambetovs-full-black-lightning-trailer)
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If anyone have any more Rapidshare links to movies with either Russian Audio / English subs or English audio / Russian subs they would be much appreciated! :bow:
Preferably female friendly movies... ;D
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Love in the Big city
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http://rapidshare.com/files/211544671/Lyubov.v.bolshom.gorode.2009.O.DVDRip.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/211544855/Lyubov.v.bolshom.gorode.2009.O.DVDRip.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/211544655/Lyubov.v.bolshom.gorode.2009.O.DVDRip.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/211542463/Lyubov.v.bolshom.gorode.2009.O.DVDRip.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/211541760/Lyubov.v.bolshom.gorode.2009.O.DVDRip.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/211544637/Lyubov.v.bolshom.gorode.2009.O.DVDRip.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/211544751/Lyubov.v.bolshom.gorode.2009.O.DVDRip.part7.rar
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Флэш.ка
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http://rapidshare.com/files/133302346/F_l_e_s_h.O.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133304750/F_l_e_s_h.O.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133307077/F_l_e_s_h.O.part03.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133320910/F_l_e_s_h.O.part04.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133323706/F_l_e_s_h.O.part05.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133327207/F_l_e_s_h.O.part06.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133329217/F_l_e_s_h.O.part07.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133330905/F_l_e_s_h.O.part08.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133332595/F_l_e_s_h.O.part09.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133335042/F_l_e_s_h.O.part10.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133337188/F_l_e_s_h.O.part11.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133339266/F_l_e_s_h.O.part12.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133340668/F_l_e_s_h.O.part13.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133342995/F_l_e_s_h.O.part14.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133343610/F_l_e_s_h.O.part15.rar
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Little Man
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http://rapidshare.com/files/115472326/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115472424/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115472540/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part03.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115472659/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part04.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115472779/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part05.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115472881/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part06.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115472991/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part07.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115473077/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part08.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115473185/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part09.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115473307/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part10.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115473412/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part11.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115473511/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part12.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115473620/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part13.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115473721/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part14.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115473819/Shalun.2006.DVDRip.part15.rar
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Крылья Ангела
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http://rapidshare.com/files/151360227/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151360229/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151360235/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part03.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151360231/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part04.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151360232/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part05.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151360928/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part06.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151360935/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part07.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151360936/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part08.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151360932/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part09.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151360931/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part10.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151362220/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part11.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151362228/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part12.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151362217/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part13.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151362222/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part14.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/151362218/krilja.angela.2008.dvdrip.part15.rar
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If anyone have any more Rapidshare links to movies with either Russian Audio / English subs or English audio / Russian subs they would be much appreciated! :bow:
Preferably female friendly movies... ;D
These should keep you busy for a couple of days
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:bow: :bow: :bow:
Mate! You're like my brother from another mother! :party0031:
:bow: :bow: :bow:
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You wouldn't by chance have English subtitles for any of those?
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You wouldn't by chance have English subtitles for any of those? :popcorn:
*edited to add correct link: http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/
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You wouldn't by chance have English subtitles for any of those? :popcorn:
No sorry mate i dont as i understand Russian i have no need for subtitles
Thanks ECR i will have to give open subtitles a try as well.
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You wouldn't by chance have English subtitles for any of those? :popcorn:
No sorry mate i dont as i understand Russian i have no need for subtitles
Thanks ECR i will have to give open subtitles a try as well.
You can search through the open subtitles database and download english or other language subtitles for whatever movie you're watching. My advice would be to download the K Lite mega codec pack and use media player classic to watch the movies on your PC. This way you can just drop and drag the Subtitle (usually a .srt file) and the video file into the media player. Once that happens media player classic will do all the work and then you can watch the Russian movies with english subtitles on them.
I'm not sure how you would add the subtitles to movies using Windows media Player or Quicktime.
Hope this helps.
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Schastlivyj, nice additions to this excellent thread! Thanks and I plan to enjoy more over the holiday.
You tube is a great resource for Russian movies with English subtitles. Just type in a search with that phrase and page after page will come up.
https://www.youtube.com/v/ms4TXwIDutM
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Thanks all!
The problem with grabbing subtitles separate from the movie is that they don't always sync up, and sometimes there is a difference in movie length / cuts making it not so trivial to adjust for someone who does not know Russian.
If I find any that sync up with the movies already posted I will post the direct links.
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Here you go 10 series of Blood Ties You can hear the English as well as the Russian
When you get to Letitbit look for the free tab and click on that to download
http://letitbit.net/download/2584.2fd155155405239060f2dbb37b/blood.ties.s02e01.dvdrip.rus.avi.html
http://letitbit.net/download/3167.38e1392b08008b5c74dd058d2c/blood.ties.s02e02.dvdrip.rus.avi.html
http://letitbit.net/download/8193.8be444b589760d6cfa647936ab/blood.ties.s02e03.dvdrip.rus.avi.html
http://letitbit.net/download/8715.84c3c5becb449fb3f52f27a3e6/blood.ties.s02e04.dvdrip.rus.avi.html
http://letitbit.net/download/2942.20ed383f476eb29e941dca3450/blood.ties.s02e05.dvdrip.rus.avi.html
http://letitbit.net/download/1232.1b2cc6f64550148f289a29ed22/blood.ties.s02e06.dvdrip.rus.avi.html
http://letitbit.net/download/5702.5957abae74792447815bffe89f/blood.ties.s02e07.dvdrip.rus.avi.html
http://letitbit.net/download/2453.2b95c5c8c1bf8f40848b6e8822/blood.ties.s02e08.dvdrip.rus.avi.html
http://letitbit.net/download/8633.84beff8e30e670681e7a149e18/blood.ties.s02e09.dvdrip.rus.avi.html
http://letitbit.net/download/4588.431ed5c18afb4c26ddd48e67b0/blood.ties.s02e10.dvdrip.rus.avi.html
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Thanks mate! tiphat
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What better way to enjoy an evening with your FSU lady then by watching the classic's .....
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All those are great movies. My ex Russian girlfriend made me watch Brat and also Brigada TV series when I was considering moving to Russia!! Actually where I live now on the Mexican border is like a Brat movie every day. I think the cleverest Russian movie is "The Irony of Fate" because it was so clever that although it really attacked the core idea of Communism . . . uniformity/equality . . . it was not censored. For those who like historical films, Pushkin's silent, black and white "The Queen of Spades" is engaging.
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Again follow the link and wait for the free tab to come up
http://letitbit.net/download/5137.500db2e61a09548d4e4247f79e/Avatar.2009.D.TS.1400MB.avi.html
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Again go to the free tab quality of this is not that good but it is quite watchable
http://letitbit.net/download/0169.065dfdaa06821a7a3d9c3c7587/Elvin.i.burunduki_2.2009.D.CAMRip.avi.html
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Here is a direct link to a good collection of Russian movies on YouTube (Thanks Mendy!):
http://www.youtube.com/user/birubirFilms#g/p
Watched "Ivan Vassilivic changes profession" yesterday, good stuff! :laugh:
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Ok, so I got to watch quite a few Russian movies last month, here are some favorites. Many of these have already been mentioned earlier in the thread.
Brat 1 & 2, excellent action flicks.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118767/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238883/
I was really bummed when I found Sergei Bodrov Jr isn't around anymore. :(
Admiral, good movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1101026/
12, remake of "12 angry men", highly recommended
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488478/
Sisters
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284492/
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Last night we watched Defiance, an 2008 war film written, produced, and directed by Edward Zwick, set during the occupation of Belarus by Nazi Germany. The film is an account of the Bielski partisans, a group led by three Jewish brothers who saved and recruited Jews in border regions of Belarus and Poland during the Second World War.
The film stars Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski, Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski, Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski, and George MacKay as Aron Bielski. Filmed in 2007-08, the movie is an adaptation of Nechama Tec's book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans.
We enjoyed it thoroughly, including viewing the interviews with the directors and actors on the DVD!
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Here you can find various Russian movies w/ English subtitles, some classics and some newer movies.
http://stagevu.com/user/birubir
It's possible to view them online or download for offline use.
https://www.youtube.com/v/_caGwRO5wmc
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Would like to find a copy of the Russian movie "Bbicota 89" (attempt at Russian text with english keyboard) with subtitles or even english dubbing and playable on DVD in the USA. Any suggestions on where I should start to look?
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For Высота 89, go to this link: http://filsonline.ru/otech/55-vysota-89.html
Scroll down to see the player screen and click on the play button.
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Watch-Listen-Read Russian Media
Russian Remote is an online movie, TV, radio site with many free titles. http://russianremote.com/
Жить (Life) with English subtitles:
https://www.youtube.com/v/3vhwJL5tGuI
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Our friend Shakespear had asked about the Russian movie Высота 89 recently. The link I provided was only in Russian.
Here is a YouTube link with English subtitles:
That is segment 1 of 13 so when it ends simply go to the next segment in order.
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We will soon be able to watch some Soviet-era film classics free of charge on YouTube:
MOSCOW (AFP) – The Moscow film company behind some of the greatest classics of Soviet cinema on Wednesday said it had agreed to make dozens of its best-known movies freely available on YouTube.
The agreement between Mosfilm and YouTube means that an initial batch of 50 films that still have legendary status in Russia but are little known outside will for the first time find a wide foreign audience.
The unabridged films have been posted with subtitles and Mosfilm said it will add five more films every week, meaning that by the end of the year a library of 200 films will be available in high definition.
The movies posted so far include "Ivan Vasilevich Changes Occupation", a 1973 comedy where a Soviet engineer accidentally sends feared Tsar Ivan the Terrible to modern Moscow with his homemade time machine.
Also available is "White Sun of the Desert" (1969), the first of a genre of Soviet co-called Easterns set in Central Asia that is still traditionally watched by cosmonauts before every space launch.
Curious viewers may also want to try the 1930s musical comedy set on a river cruise ship, "Volga Volga", which is said to have been the favourite film of Soviet tyrant Joseph Stalin.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110427/ennew_afp/entertainmentrussiafilminternet_20110427160808
I'm glad they will have subtitles. It's a lot more fun to watch a film when you can understand more than one word in twenty.
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Cool! There are many already on YouTube with English subtitles but in some cases YT has taken then down because of royalty and license issues until someone else puts them back up. I hope that this will allow them to stay!
9th Company:
https://www.youtube.com/v/E2YAEbDXi90
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Mendy,
Was it you who gave me a better movie site? Full HD?
Wayne
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There are also many Russian movies with English subtitles on this site: http://stagevu.com/uservideos/birubir
:)
and one more..the same user but some movies are different http://www.veoh.com/list/u/birubir
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Thanks Molly
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You are welcome, Larry. tiphat
These are great movies and I'm happy to share them with you all.
Have a good time watching them.
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Spasibo, Molly
Great link :THUB:
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We've just this week enjoyed watching "The Edge" which is a 2010 Russian release, set however just after the War. It isn't on youtube right now.
Here is Born in the USSR:
https://www.youtube.com/v/lyVNLYi8BzI
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A movie I really enjoyed was "Stilegi" a musical about 1950's Russia where a group of teens dress exotically when everyone was expected to conform. It is not too difficult to follow even if you don't know Russian. I usually don't like musicals but this one was a good comedy/drama.
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/v/BXEzpdEFsPc
The other segments will load on the right of your youtube.
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Lately it seems that we've been watching films dealing with the early Soviet era and I'm keen to trace the evolution in attitudes regarding role of the Soviet system in Russian life. It's not a surprise that prior to the late 80s that the Soviet view would be seen as the moral and just option while those who championed a defense of the old Russian system were assigned such titles thugs and enemies of the state.
There have been some excellent offerings out of Russia which help us gain a behind the scenes look at life in the time of the Whites and the Reds, and then moving beyond there and into the 1920s-1940s period of Soviet life. The phrases "the state" and "enemy of the state" are picked up in the movie listed here and when you think about it, in reality it was the Communists who were the revolutionaries against the state and not the other way around.
It seems to me that movies past the late 80s tend to take just the opposite view. That is natural because the people had thrown aside the shameless and useless Soviet system and there was a vacuum in culture, society, and the human heart. That vacuum was easiest filled in the dream of a Russia returned to her "rightful" place on the world stage and as a regional and world power. (If you have to wonder about the "why" of Vladimir Putin, there's your sign.)
Newer films "did a 180" as we say. It was as if movie directors and screenwriters did an about face (much like their leaders who were Communists one day and freedom loving democrats the next) and it wasn't long before the Reds were the villains and anything anti Soviet deemed an expression of freedom.
The media treatment of the Whites in most cases has not changed and perhaps never will. Today's generations of writers and producers learned only one side of that story and those who fought against Communist oppression in the era of 1918-1930s will for the most part will never be rehabilitated.
Some themes in these movies legitimately challenge some Western ways of thinking while other themes are generally falsehoods. An example: in the movie The Sixth the chief of the police reminds his subordinated that you simply don't line "enemies of the state" against a wall without a trial first. His reasoning was that "we're the state, not a gang." Well, the Soviets had not at that time (1918-1920) fully carried out their revolution nor had the civil war been won. They were the "thugs" and "gangs" making a revolution against the state, not vice versa. But it was effective propaganda.
Films produced past the late 1980 begin to show us different perspectives on life during the revolution. Writers and directors could show other versions of the story without fear of being sent of to a Gulag or thrown in a local prison. At the same time Books and other media forms began to tell Russians the story of what I sometimes call the "lost Russian history."
A very fine contribution in my estimation is "Admiral" filmed in 2008. It is the story of White commander Alexander Kolchak as he transitioned from a hero in the Imperial Navy to outcast and enemy of the state during the revolution.
This is a promo trailer but perhaps you can find it on YouTube; search for Admiral / Адмиралъ by poster IgorAdmiral for the version with English subtitles.
Yet another is "The Agony" from 1974 telling the story of the revolution. Find it at YouTube although the treatment of the subject ranges from professional to agonizingly amateurish during the film.
Your comments, observations and movie postings on this general topic are welcome.
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The Soviet view of its role in Germany at the end of the war is better understood with the assistance of films like Alexander der Kleine, made in 1981:
Kind of cool watching Russian soldiers tooling around Germany in an American Jeep.
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Downloaded it, no subs tho and CBA with Russian anymore...
Looks a good move, based on real events also portrayed in the laughable but classic 'Escape to Victory', except the reality is it was a Kiev team the played the German Wehrmacht and won, and lost as well by being shot after the game. Still, Swings i Roundabwts as they says in Wales...
Here's a Utube link wot neva works for me so i'm doing them all...
I should add the newly PC Ukes have banned the movie during Euro 2012 so as not to upset the Germans.......
http://www.youtube.com/v/bMfV06AJ_xk
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Ste, that looks really interesting!
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Russia's new Minister of Culture has asked TV stations not to air the movie СЛУЖУ СОВЕТСКОМУ СОЮЗУ "I Serve the Soviet Union." Apparently in his view the story is not complimentary to the Stalin era and the memory of the Soviet period.
In case you'd like to watch, here is it:
http://www.youtube.com/v/kFdLjxLtk_8
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With subtitles, this movie is great for following dialogue.
Love and Lies (1981)
http://www.youtube.com/v/5aNlYy6V8Hg
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Good news:
All the movies starting with page 1 and forward :) have been updated to include live youtube links. If you don't see it there then it wasn't available.
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The Prisoner of the Caucasus is an important movie to help understand the tension in that part of Russia today.
https://www.youtube.com/v/mogQ0p1QBQA
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The Forty-First:
http://www.youtube.com/v/jMmwgEwsPd8
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The original Anna Karenina:
http://www.youtube.com/v/Y5YutODgC0k
https://www.youtube.com/v/x5QdY1HWok0
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Wasn't sure where to post this :innocent:
Mosfilm uploaded 500 classics: http://cinema.mosfilm.ru/
http://cinema.mosfilm.ru/films/
no subtitles, but i think many here understand quite enough even without them
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Wasn't sure where to post this :innocent:
Mosfilm uploaded 500 classics: http://cinema.mosfilm.ru/
http://cinema.mosfilm.ru/films/
no subtitles, but i think many here understand quite enough even without them
Thank you for bringing this topic back!
Wayne
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Wasn't sure where to post this :innocent:
Mosfilm uploaded 500 classics: http://cinema.mosfilm.ru/
http://cinema.mosfilm.ru/films/
no subtitles, but i think many here understand quite enough even without them
Thank you for bringing this topic back!
Wayne
My pleasure, Wayne, thanks for checking it out :)
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Found this great advert for the Mosfilms to be viewed - JC will love it
They have a dedicated youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/mosfilm (https://www.youtube.com/user/mosfilm)
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I thought the only thing JC loved were naive women aged 18 to 19?
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Брат 1 and Брат 2. ;D
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A good film, The End of St. Petersburg.
And about the Hermitage, The Russian Ark. Underated but wonderful. Anyone who wants to understand Russia needs to see this movie.
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Curious if anyone has seen 'The Seagull' oddly enough set in New England? In a way though this makes sense.
I always have liked A. Benning as an actress.
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BUMP
Perhaps this film is noted in post # 103. Anyways interesting.
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One of the last films made in the Soviet period Come and See from 1985. Filmed in Belarus spoken in Belarusian, Russian and German, it depicts the horrors of the 2nd World War. The little bits that I have seen are realistic and disturbing.
The film was restored in 2017 and re-released in 2020.
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I enjoyed this one. If you like slightly unrealistic action movies, this is for you.
T-34
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RUSSIAN FILM:" Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears"
FILM ABOUT RUSSIA: "Citizen X".
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I enjoyed this one. If you like slightly unrealistic action movies, this is for you.
T-34
I was just going to post this, and see that it's already here. Looks really cool! One Russian tank versus a group of German Panzers. The Russian tank commander is very young and very cocky.
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While not a film an interesting and I believe valid view.
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Really well done adaptation of Gogol's The Fair at Sorochinsky - lots to talk about after. tiphat
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"Brother"
Classic Russian movie I bought the CD about 18 years ago in my early days in Moscow ..
(https://scontent-cdt1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/278285453_10221148706003999_6914541367472308663_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=m_hBTgEi4ygAX-6nANZ&tn=yqtyLqJjam1fe4Fu&_nc_ht=scontent-cdt1-1.xx&oh=00_AT-EsCasQzs5n77gPvw1PdYbYVmhEpZJ5_GCabQXh11LAw&oe=62B04C05)
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Yup, still one of my favourites. Also Boomer from about the same time.
There's been some other pretty decent movies over the years. In particular, one that was a kind of special effects fantasy, end of the world deal with all sorts of monsters, flames and transforming buildings. I can't recall the title, but I'd love to track it down. It must be ten or more years old by now.
Is there a movie version of Shazam to identify unknown movies?
Ah, buying movies, music and software in the subways of Saint Petersburg - and then came the Internet!
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I especially like the zombie-boss part. (starting from 0:53:00 )
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Yup, still one of my favourites. Also Boomer from about the same time.
There's been some other pretty decent movies over the years. In particular, one that was a kind of special effects fantasy, end of the world deal with all sorts of monsters, flames and transforming buildings. I can't recall the title, but I'd love to track it down. It must be ten or more years old by now.
Is there a movie version of Shazam to identify unknown movies?
Ah, buying movies, music and software in the subways of Saint Petersburg - and then came the Internet!
Yeah the good old days.. They even sold porno's in the street those days.. ;D