Soviet movies

[Alex Him]

D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers (1978)



Д’Артаньян и три мушкетёра - (1978).



A movie based on Alexander Duma's "The three musketeers".

"Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas-père, was a French writer. His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films."

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[Alex Him]

Dog Barbos and unusual cross (1961)



Пёс Барбос и необыкновенный кросс - (1961).



"динамит"="dynamite"


3:38 - The white liquid in the bottle it is kefir.

"Kefir, keefir, or kephir, alternatively milk kefir, or búlgaros, is a fermented milk drink made with kefir "grains" (a yeast/bacterial fermentation starter) and has its origins in the north Caucasus Mountains. It is prepared by inoculating cow, goat, or sheep milk with kefir grains. Traditional kefir was made in skin bags that were hung near a doorway; the bag would be knocked by anyone passing through the doorway to help keep the milk and kefir grains well mixed."

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Dog Barbos and unusual cross

Dog Barbos and unusual cross

[Alex Him]

Bootleggers (1961)



Самогонщики - (1961).



2:43 - On the plate is written: "A national park. No entry."

4:12 - "Сахар"="a sugar"

7:35 - The white liquid in the bottle it is kefir.

18:17 - "Милиция"="the police"

Bootleggers

Bootleggers

[Alex Him]

Viy (1967)

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Вий - (1967).



Based on the eponymous story by Nikolay Gogol.



Some variants of translation "Viy":

First variant

Second variant





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Viy

Viy

[Alex Him]

White Sun of the Desert (1970)



Белое солнце пустыни - (1970).



"The setting is the east shore of the Caspian Sea (modern Turkmenistan) where the Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov has been fighting the Civil War in Russian Asia for a number of years."

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White Sun of the Desert

White Sun of the Desert

[Alex Him]

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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1979)



Шерлок Холмс и доктор Ватсон - (1979).



Story by Arthur Conan Doyle.

"Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a British writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and writing stories about him which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.

He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels."

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[Alex Him]

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980)



Приключения Шерлока Холмса и доктора Ватсона - (1980).



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[Alex Him]

The hound of the Baskervilles (1981)



Собака Баскервилей - (1981).



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[Alex Him]

The treasures of Agra (1983)



Сокровища Агры - (1983).





"Agra is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 378 kilometres (235 mi) west of the state capital, Lucknow, 206 kilometres (128 mi) south of the national capital New Delhi and 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of Gwalior. It is a major tourist destination because of its many splendid Mughal-era buildings, most notably the Tāj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpūr Sikrī, all three of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Agra is included on the Golden Triangle tourist circuit, along with Delhi and Jaipur.

The city was first mentioned in the epic Mahābhārata, where it was called Agrevaṇa (derived from Sanskrit (अग्रेवण) meaning "the border of the forest").
It achieved fame as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1658."

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[Alex Him]

The twentieth century begins (1986)



Двадцатый век начинается - (1986).





It is the last Soviet movie about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.





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[Ray Allan]

Interesting to see Russian productions of Sherlock Holmes and The Three Musketeers. I haven't watched every minute of them, but the writing, production values and acting appear as good as Western films. Or what Hollywood and other Western films used to be. They're just garbage now.

Thanks Alex, up until now the only Russian movies I've seen are Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin the First in Space movie about Yuri Gagarin.

[Alex Him]

Originally Posted by Ray Allan

Interesting to see Russian productions of Sherlock Holmes and The Three Musketeers. I haven't watched every minute of them, but the writing, production values and acting appear as good as Western films. Or what Hollywood and other Western films used to be. They're just garbage now.

All of this was over after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
A now Russian cinema produces the anti-Soviet and even anti-Russian movies or weak similarity of Hollywood products.

Thanks Alex, up until now the only Russian movies I've seen are Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin the First in Space movie about Yuri Gagarin.

Thanks Ray
I will continue to look for other Soviet movies with English subtitles.

[Alex Him]

Scarlet sails (1961)



Алые паруса - (1961).



Based on the eponymous story by Aleksander Grin.


"Aleksander Stepanovich Grinevsky (1880-1932) - (better known by his pen name, Aleksander Grin, Russian: Александр Грин) was a Russian writer, notable for his romantic novels and short stories, mostly set in an unnamed fantasy land with a European or Latin American flavor (Grin's fans often refer to this land as Grinlandia). Most of his writings deal with sea, adventures, and love."

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Some variants of translation "Scarlet sails":

First variant:
I. The prediction
II. Gray
III. The dawn
IV. On the eve
V. Getting ready for action
VI. Asoule stays alone
VII. The scarlet Secret



Second variant





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Scarlet sails

Scarlet sails

[Alex Him]

The Caucasian Prisoner /
Abduction in the Caucasus, or new adventures of Shurik /
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)



Кавказская пленница, или новые приключения Шурика - (1967).





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The Caucasian Prisoner

The Caucasian Prisoner

[Alex Him]

Ivan Vasilievich Changes Professions/
Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973)



Иван Васильевич меняет профессию - (1973).





Based on M. Bulgakov's play "Ivan Vasilievich changes occupation".

"Mikhaíl Afanasyevich Bulgakov (1891-1940) - (Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков) was a Russian writer and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, which has been called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century."

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Ivan Vasilievich Changes Professions

Ivan Vasilievich Changes Professions

[Alex Him]

The Diamond Arm (1968)



Бриллиантовая рука - (1968).





Notes:

Q: Why smugglers dig out their treasures when planting trees? (3:27)

A: They do it to make the laundering of their wealth.
According to Soviet law a person who has found a treasure received 25% of its value. The remaining 75% were in favor of the state.

Of course it's fantastic. A smuggler would not share with the state.
But everything is possible in the movies.



Q: What is the difference between the surnames "Kozlodoyev" and "Kozodoyev"? (41:17)

A: The surname "Kozlodoev / Козлодоев" derived from words "a (male) goat / козёл" and "to milk / доить".
And the surname "Kozodoev / Козодоев" derived from words "a (female) goat / коза" and "to milk / доить".





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The Diamond Arm

The Diamond Arm

[Alex Him]

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Lefty /
The Left-Hander (1986)



Левша - (1986).





Based on Nikolai Leskov's story "The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea / Сказ о тульском косом Левше и о стальной блохе".





"Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (1831-1895) - (Russian: Никола́й Семёнович Леско́в) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and journalist who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky. Praised for his unique writing style and innovative experiments in form, and held in high esteem by Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky among others, Leskov is credited with creating a comprehensive picture of contemporary Russian society using mostly short literary forms. His major works include Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1865) (which was later made into an opera by Shostakovich), The Cathedral Clergy (1872), The Enchanted Wanderer (1873), and The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea (1881)."

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Lefty

Lefty

[Alex Him]

Saturday and Sunday... (1982)



Суббота и воскресенье... - (1982).

Saturday and Sunday...

Saturday and Sunday...

[Alex Him]

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Beware of the Car (1966)



Берегись автомобиля - (1966).





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Beware of the Car

Beware of the Car

[Alex Him]

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Three men in a boat, to say nothing of the dog (1979)



Трое в лодке, не считая собаки - (1979).





Based on the novel by Jerome Klapka Jerome.

"Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859–1927) was an English writer and humourist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat (1887).
Other works include the essay collections Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886) and Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow; Three Men on the Bummel, a sequel to Three Men in a Boat (Packing for the journey); and several other novels."

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