Who directed the 2017 romantic-action film set in Soviet Ukraine in the early 1930s during the Great Famine?
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Bitter Harvest (2017 film) Bitter Harvest is a 2017 romantic-action drama film set in Soviet Ukraine in the early 1930s during the Holodomor Genocide starvation policy that killed millions of Ukrainians under Stalins forced collectivization of all farms and businesses owned by Ukrainians. The film was directed by George Mendeluk and the original story and script was written by Richard Bachynsky Hoover, who collaborated on the final shooting script phase with director George Mendeluk. The film stars Max Irons, Samantha Barks, Barry Pepper, Tamer Hassan and Terence Stamp. The film is produced by Ian Ihnatowycz. Stuart Baird, George Mendeluk, Chad Barager. Dennis Davidson, Peter D. Graves and William J. Immerman serve as executive producers along with Richard Bachynsky Hoover.
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Holodomor The Holodomor (Ukrainian: Голодомо́р ) ; derived from морити голодом, "to kill by starvation"), also known as the Terror-Famine and Famine-Genocide in Ukraine, and—before the widespread use of the term "Holodomor," and sometimes currently—also referred to as the Great Famine, and The Ukrainian Genocide of 1932–33 was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine in 1932 and 1933 that killed an officially estimated 7 million to 10 million people. It was part of the wider Soviet famine of 1932–33, which affected the major grain-producing areas of the country.
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Mubarakan Mubarakan is a 2017 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee. It is produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions, Murad Khetani and Ashwin Varde.
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Arsenal (1929 film) Arsenal (Ukrainian: Арсенал , also alternative title January Uprising in Kiev in 1918) is a Soviet war film by Ukrainian director Alexander Dovzhenko. The film was shot at Odessa Film Factory of VUFKU with the camera of legendary cameraman Danyl Demutskyi and using the original sets made by Volodymyr Muller. The expressionist imagery, perfect camera work and original drama took the film far beyond the usual propaganda and made it one of the most important pieces of Ukrainian avant-garde cinema. The film was made in 1928 and released early in 1929. It is the second film in his "Ukraine Trilogy", the first being "Zvenigora" (1928) and the third being "Earth" (1930).
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Nights and Days Nights and Days (Polish: "Noce i dnie" ) is a 1975 Polish film directed by Jerzy Antczak. This epic family drama was based on Maria Dąbrowska's novel "Noce i dnie", and was described by "The Washington Post" as "Poland's Gone With the Wind". Set in Kalisz and the Kalisz Region in the second half of the 19th century after the failure of the January Uprising in 1863, the film presents a unique portrait of an oppressed society, life in exile, and the confiscation of private property as told through the loves and struggles of the Niechcic family. This sweeping historical epic was the highest-grossing film in Poland's history upon its release and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1977. The film score was composed by Waldemar Kazanecki, which includes a Viennese waltz that is frequently played at Polish weddings as the first dance of bride and groom.
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Fast Train (film) Fast Train (Russian: Скорый поезд , "Skoryy poezd " ) is a 1988 Soviet television film directed by and based on a screenplay by Elena Laskareva.
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Burnt by the Sun Burnt by the Sun (Russian: Утомлённые солнцем , translit. "Utomlyonnye solntsem", literally "wearied by the sun") is a 1994 film by Russian director and screenwriter Nikita Mikhalkov and Azerbaijani screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov. The film depicts the story of a senior Red Army officer, played by Mikhalkov, and his family during the Great Purge of the late 1930s in the Stalinist Soviet Union. It also stars Oleg Menshikov, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė and Mikhalkov's daughter Nadezhda Mikhalkova.
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Battalion (2015 film) Battalion (Russian: Батальонъ , "Batal'on"") is a 2015 Russian war film directed by Dmitriy Meshiev that relates the story of the First Battalion of Death, a women-only Russian combat unit that fought in the First World War. Actress Maria Aronova plays the role of real-life heroine Maria Bochkareva. "Battalion" was the biggest winner at the 2015 Golden Eagle Awards, winning four awards out of nine nominations.
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I Loved You (film) I Loved You (Russian: Я вас любил… , "Ya vas lyubil... " ), is a 1967 Soviet comedy film directed by Ilia Frez and written by Mikhail Lvovsky. The film was internationally popular in Eastern Europe. The film's topic was awakening romantic feelings in a group of Russian teenagers.
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Monologue of Love (film) Monologue of Love is a Soviet Ukrainian musical telefilm, written by Grigore Vieru and directed by Larisa Maslyuk, starring Sofia Rotaru in the main role. The movie filmed at Ukretelefilm (Ukrainian Studio of Television Films - "Gosteleradio" 1986) in Crimea (Ukrainian SSR), Kazakh SSR and Lithuanian SSR, features the new conception in the Soviet musical telefilms: substantial poetry monologues recited by Sofia Rotaru on themes associated with love, followed by thematic songs and corresponding natural geographical and theatrical scenic setting.
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Office Romance Office Romance (Russian: Служебный роман , "Sluzhebnyy roman " ) is a Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. It was filmed at Mosfilm and released in 1977. The film's plot is based on the stageplay "Co-workers" (Russian: Сослуживцы , "Sosluzhivtsy " ) written by Eldar Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky, and tells the story of Ludmila Kalugina, head of a statistical bureau, and her subordinate, economist Anatoly Novoseltsev, who come from mutual aversion to love.
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A Gentle Creature (film) A Gentle Creature is a 2017 drama film directed by Sergei Loznitsa. Film was created as a co-produciton of France, Germany, Netherlands and Lituania. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The film is inspired by the short story of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
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Lieutenant Kijé (film) Lieutenant Kijé (Russian: Поручик Киже , "Poruchik Kizhe " ) is a 1934 Soviet comedy film directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer and promoted by Boris Gusman, based on the novella "Lieutenant Kijé" by Yury Tynyanov. The film was released in the United States as The Czar Wants to Sleep. Sergei Prokofiev composed the score.
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Clothes Make the Woman Clothes Make the Woman is a 1928 American silent historical romantic drama film directed by Tom Terriss, and starring Eve Southern and Walter Pidgeon. The film is loosely based on the story of Anna Anderson, a Polish woman who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, the daughter of the last czar of Russia Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra. Anastasia was killed along with her parents and siblings by communist revolutionaries on July 17, 1918.
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Kira Muratova Kira Heorhiyivna Muratova (Ukrainian: Кіра Георгіївна Мура́това ), née Korotkova (born November 5, 1934 in Soroca) is a Ukrainian award-winning film director, screenwriter and actress, known for her unusual directorial style. Her films underwent a great deal of censorship in the Soviet Union.
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Farewell to St. Petersburg (film) Farewell to St. Petersburg Russian: Прощание с Петербургом , "Proshchaniye s Peterburgom " is a 1972 Soviet biopic film directed by Yan Frid. The film is about the Austrian composer Johann Strauss's stay in Russia, his concerts in Pavlovsk in the summer of 1857, and his love towards the Russian aristocrat Olga Smirnitskiy, to whom he dedicated several works.
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Aleksandr Medvedkin Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin (Russian: Александр Иванович Медведкин ; 24 February 1900 – 20 February 1989), was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1934 film "Happiness". His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's film "The Last Bolshevik" (1992).
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Love Is a Broadway Hit Love is a Broadway Hit is an upcoming Chinese romantic comedy film written and directed by Peter Lee.
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Ilai Ilai (English: Leaf) is a 2017 Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by Bineesh Raj. Swathy Narayanan features in the lead role, while Sujith, King Mohan and Biju Raj among others play supporting roles. The film began production during early 2016 and was released on 21 April 2017.
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The Irony of Fate The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (Russian: Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром!, literally: The Irony of Fate, or With Light Steam ; trans. "Ironiya sudby, ili S lyogkim parom!") is a 1976 Soviet romantic comedy television film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The screenplay was written by Emil Braginsky and Ryazanov, loosely based on the director's 1971 play, Once on New Year's Eve (Russian: Однажды в новогоднюю ночь ). The Irony of Fate was filmed in 1975 at the Mosfilm Studios. Doubling as a screwball comedy and a love story tinged with sadness, it is one of the most successful Soviet television productions and remains highly popular in modern Russia.
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Wacuś Wacuś is a 1935 Polish romantic comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński.
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The Good Catholic The Good Catholic is a 2017 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Paul Shoulberg. The film stars Zachary Spicer, Wrenn Schmidt, Danny Glover, and John C. McGinley.