This section is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to Russian cinema. It is here mainly because of the connection between film and music, but will be expanded as time allows.

e-mule, which is based on 'e-donkey' is our prefered p2p manager and is one of the best for Russian films and music. Follow the link for the program. Where possible, each movie in this section will have an e-mule link included. Simply click on the link and the film will be entered into your e-mule (or e-donkey) download list. You can also try Kazaalite (the lite version of Kazaa without spyware) which is also good for Russian films and can be fast. There are, of course, others but we have yet to try them.

We shall also be including downloadable subtitle files where they are available. These can be used to subtitle the avi or mpeg files and will be in *.sub, *.srt, or *.ssa formats. For full details of how to edit, add subtitles and do many other things with video files go to dvdrhelp.com.

Almost all of the films here can be purchased in a variety of formats from www.rbcmp3.com.

Nochnoi Dozor: New - Russian horror.
Bear's Kiss: A new film from Sergei Bodrov
The Return: An interesting and enigmatic new film
Luna Papa: Tragi-comedy fantasy.
72 Meters: A good drama
Brat 2 is a film which contains a variety of contemporary Russian music.
Andrei Tarkovskii is a film maker of renown. Several of his films contain the music of Edvard Artemies.
Kin-dza-dza is a hilarious sci-fi parody, not very well known outside of Russia.
Ya Hotela Uvidit Angelov: (Sergei Bodrov) (I wanted to see angels) A dark essay on the bleak life of Moscow's gang life.
Sisters: A film inspired to some extent by the 'Brother' films, but with a very different approach.
Lilja 4-ever: Swedish film starring Oksana Akinshina as the ill-fated Lilja.
The Irony of Fate: Much loved romantic comedy.
The Films of Leonid Gaudai: Dozens of popular comedies from the 50s to the early 90s.
Vor (Theif): Talyan has few redeeming qualities, yet it is difficult not to fall for his charm.
Utomlenie solntsem (Burned by the Sun): Nikita Mikhailkov's study of the treachery of life under Stalin.
The Snow Queen: Great Russian adaptation of the Andersen classic.