Russian Movies Weekend #8

Another week, another Russian movies mini-pack.

Ivan Vasilievich Changes His Profession / Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future / Иван Васильевич меняет профессию (1973)

Genres/Tags: Comedy
iMDB Rating: 8.4 out of 10 (based on 13907 ratings)
Director: Leonid Gaidai
Starring: Yury Yakovlev, Leonid Kuravlyov, Aleksandr Demyanenko, Natalia Selezneva, Natalia Krachkovskaya
Video format: YouTube
Languages: Russian Audio, MULTi11 subtitles

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Description

An ordinary Soviet building manager, living in the 20th century, is extremely similar to a Tsar of All Rus’ – Ivan IV the Terrible (1530-1584). He would never have known about this, but one day his neighbor created a time machine…

“Ivan Vasilievich” was one of the most attended movies in the Soviet Union in 1973 with more than 60 million tickets sold.

The Mystery of the Third Planet / Тайна третьей планеты (1981)

Genres/Tags: Animation
Director: Roman Kachanov
Video format: YouTube
Languages: Russian Audio, English & Russian subtitles

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Description

Captain Zelyonyy (Green), Professor Seleznyov and his daughter Alisa Selezneva set out from Earth aboard the starship “Pegas” (Pegasus), seeking out new animal species for the Moscow Zoo. On the advice of the archaeologist Gromozeka, they turn to Doctor Verkhovtsev, the director of the Museum of Two Captains, for help. But the doctor behaves suspiciously: he refuses to show them the Captains’ diaries and starts spying on the expedition…

The movie is considered a cult classic in Russia, it was included in various top list of animated films and science fiction films.

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