Lyudmila Staritsyna

Drama from the Old Life

A love story between a barber and a serf actress who find themselves in an environment that combines savagery with a veneer of enlightenment. Based on Nikolai Leskov's short story "The Toupee Artist".

The In-Laws

A film novella based on the story of Vasily Shukshin "Sergey Sergeevich's brother-in-law". Generous and hospitable Sergey Sergeyevich, who came to the village to visit relatives, does not notice himself how with his sweeping manners, he hurts the sense of human dignity of people who do not live in poverty, but are forced to count both a penny and a ruble, and even more so a hundred.

How Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of Wonder

A story about Ivanushka the Fool based on classic Russian fairytales.

The Seven Brides of Lance-Corporal Zbruyev

After a photo of Konstantin Zbruyev got published in the magazine he got a lot of letters. So now it's a time for travel across the country in order to find a bride.

The Only One

Kolya Kasatkin, who saw in his wife Tanyusha the ideal of female charm, tenderness, kindness, who loved her to the point of oblivion, was at a loss before the idle conversations of well-wishers about his wife's betrayal. Having found his wife with the choir director, Nikolai demanded a divorce. Continuing to love each other, the former spouses are unhappy in separation. Kasatkin's new hasty marriage did not return his peace of mind. In daily agony, in the pursuit of a past life, he also lost his old dream — to live and work in the Far East, where he served in the army. Both realized too late that love does not forgive hasty decisions, that it must be able to keep and protect.

Of Those I Remember And Cherish

Day of Admittance on Personal Matters

One of the days in a life of a department manager...

The Green Carriage

Inspired by the life of Varvara Asenkova, a 19th-century actress who earned great acclaim on St. Petersburg stage before her death at the age of 24.

Tough Kids

A former athlete runs a camp dedicated to reforming juvenile criminals, a tough job with no quick payoffs.

Tracer Element

KGB agents are organizing the disinformation campaign for a western spy.