White Sun of the Desert Written by Valentin Ezhov, Rustam Ibragimbekov, Mark Zakharov Directed by Vladimir Motyl Soviet Union, 1969 The glimmering cupola on a fondly named Borscht Western chapel, Vladimir Motyl’s 1969 film White Sun of the Desert is a telling contrast to its compatriot Spaghetti Westerns, as it chronicles a few peculiar events …
[one_half] The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath Written by Emil Braginskiy, Eldar Ryazanov Directed by Eldar Ryazanov Soviet Union, 1975 As the Holy Grail of Soviet cinema, The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath is responsible every year for religious gatherings of zealous Russians around television sets within a few hours of …
The Garage Written by Emil Braginskiy, Eldar Ryazanov Directed by Eldar Ryazanov Soviet Union, 1979 Is it possible to turn the fate of a most unlucky person into a tender comedy? How does one present the absurdity of chance to public amusement? In 1979, legendary Russian director Eldar Ryazanov poignantly approached these questions through the …