Igor Alejnikov & Gleb Alejnikov - Tractors and other shorts (1984 - 1987)

From an article by Natasha Drucbek-Meyer:

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Russian Parallel Cinema is a unique tradition. It appeared in the Soviet Union in the beginning of the 80s and existed as if there were no strong system of official film. It appeared when world experimental film had 50 years history, but never gave a glance at it.

In the end of the 80s, Parallel Cinema came into fashion, as a part of underground culture. The next decade started with strong desire to bury it, as a part of perestroika fashion. Today the third generation of Parallel Cinema is active. <...>

Social identification of the Parallel Cinema group of film and video makers started in underground and close to CINE FANTOM (historically incorrect name) magazine, the first and only Russian independent selfprinted magazine devoted to cinema. It was founded in Moscow in 1986 by Igor Aleinikov and existed until 1991.

In 1987 the first CINE FANTOM festival was held in Moscow. Since 1995 the CINE FANTOM club exists. If you type you"ll find the CINE FANTOM site. If you type in net search "Russian film", you"ll find the CINE FANTOM site again.

Nikita Mikhalkov - Bez svideteley AKA In Private (1983)

It is the story of two people who once loved each other. He thinks he still loves her, but she understands, after nine years, that she doesn't love him and that she cares about somebody else now. It is a very intense movie. The action takes place in one single afternoon, in a communist apartment, and it is focused on these two people. Actually, all the other characters are not physically present and they appear only through photos or phone calls. It is as if that flat is a place where you cannot hide from yourself. He sees in her the simple life that he could have had and the happiness that he gave up in order to climb the social ladder. When he realizes that he had lost her, he tries to prolong her unhappiness. But, after all these years of waiting and suffering, she is mature enough not to fall in his trap. She sees in him the involvement, the indecision, the hypocrisy. He wanted so much of his life, but in the end he is left with his shallow accomplishments. He asks himself whether life can be so simple and so real like the life of his ex-wife. Because it is so concentrated, the movie makes you think of the essence of life and love and about what one has to do in order not to waste one's life. This symbol of the essence of life appears in one of her lines, as 'the inner song.' She says that all that one has to do in life in order to be happy is to do everything according to one's inner song ... (comment from imdb.com)

Aleksey Uchitel - Rok (1988)

From Rockfilm.ru
Rock
It became a cult movie for an entire generation. And it’s significance only increases as the years pass. Rock musicians who were the founders of contemporary rock culture are captured here in their youth: giants such as Boris Grebenshchikov, Yuri Shevchuk, Viktor Tsoi, Oleg Garkusha, and Anton Adasinsky. “Rock” is a film about fate and about music; it is the portrait of a generation. Director Uchitel observes his characters up close, and offers up the same unique opportunity to his audience.

Ilya Frez - Vasyok Trubachyov i yego tovarishchi AKA Vasyok Trubachyov and His Comrades (1955)

The film tells about the life and adventures of Soviet schoolchildren in pre-war years. About how yesterday's friends - classmates barely do not become enemies. The film is the first shot on the novel - valentina oseyeva trilogy.

Yuli Raizman - A Esli Eto Lyubov? AKA But What If This Is Love? (1961)

Description:The film is about friendship and incipient love between ten-form schoolchildren Ksenia and Boris. Rude and hypocritical interference of the people around, who saw platitide and even lechery in their feelings, spoilt their relationship, inflicted heavy spiritual trauma, destroyed their feeling, which could have grown into real big love.

Yuli Raizman - Chastnaya Zhizn AKA Private Life (1982)

Description:
About a difficult period of life of big economic executive Sergey Abrikosov who had nothing to do after he retired from his job.

Igor Dobrolyubov - Belye Rosy AKA White Dew (1983)

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Fyodor Hodas, a three wars veteran, a respected man in his village of White Dews, is a long time widower and a father of three grown sons. The oldest son is too practical, the youngest is too cheerful, and the middle one is working far away from home. But the old man worries for all his sons, but especially - for the youngest, who is an airhead.

Andrey Smirnov - Osen aka Autumn (1974)

synopsis

In this quiet Soviet drama, both Sasha and Ilya are in their thirties; long ago they were lovers. One day the two meet again. Immediately, the old sparks begin to fly, and they decide this time they will fully explore their potential relationship.
by Iotis Erlewine.