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Plot Summary:
Film is based on one of the most popular novels of N. Dumbadze.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: crying
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Laughing Dolls (1963)
Plot Summary:
Meliton Beltadze only son Reziko opera singer, has neither the talent nor the desire, but for the sake of the mother's grandmother and studied at the Conservatoire. Reziko first test of the household could not steal a father and son reveals. Melitoni troubled his friend, the director complained to the toy factory and asks the child to receive a temporary work. Factory Reziko true talent is revealed, its currently outstanding dolls quickly attracts attention. Factory accidentally found his calling with the young man that finds here first.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 227
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
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Meeting in Mountains (1966)
Plot Summary:
A film crew arrives in mountainous Khevsureti region. Lali Mindeli, a famous pop singer and the film star who wants to know more about her character, walks around in traditional Khevsurian costume and rides horses. During the making of the film she meets Vakhtang, an engineer but instead of introducing herself as herself she tells him that she’s Mindeli’s twin sister Mzavinar. Vakhtang fells in love with the woman and is ready to move to Khevsureti. It makes Lali to realize that she’s playing a risky game with him.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Action, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min
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To Marry a Captain (1986)
Plot Summary:
Captain Alexander Blinov goes on vacation and has to give a package to Lena. Lena is freelance photo journalist who runs from job to job. She also has a long conflicting relationship with her retired neighbor who thinks that people like her shouldn't live. Somehow, Blinov get's involved in that conflict and all other Lena's crazy adventures, and falls in love.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
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Londre (1966)
Plot Summary:
the movie about Londre.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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You Cannot See What I Had Seen (1965)
Plot Summary:
the film about gueta.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 176
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: crying
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My Anfisa (1979)
Plot Summary:
The love of brigadier-painter Anfisa and the student of philology Nicholas resulted in a storm of indignation of his parents. Separation followed. And for separation - and the search for lost love.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 70 min
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Fiance Was Not Good Enough (1961)
Plot Summary:
Bichiko experiencing strong mother that her son throughout the village serves as a care-free claims. Bichiko studies and do not care about his girlfriend Nani prefers. Nani's father, did not want to hear vardens udiplomo fiancée, the daughter of suitable bridegrooms agronomist Nicholas presumption. Nani decides Bichiko abduction, but by the hands of his father will be forgiven. The case in favor of Bichiko is up, as it turns out it was a misunderstanding under vardenis sole protector. Varden will understand that people are Bichiko Charming and grooms will not reject.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: crying
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The Mechanics of Happiness (1982)
Plot Summary:
Love story of a confirmed bachelor and a woman with three children and many troubles.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 88 min
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Racha, My Love (1977)
Plot Summary:
The movie about Racha - most beautiful place in Georgia.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Musical, Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia
Duration: 85 min
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Khevsurian Ballad (1966)
Plot Summary:
When Imeda’s father is killed in a blood revenge accident, the family moves him to the city where he is sheltered at his father’s friend. After fifteen year he gets back to Khevsureti. A talented painter, he spends most of his time doing sketches of nature and people. There he meets a local beauty, Mzekala and fells in love with her but finds out that Torghva is also in love with her. Enraged by Imeda’s impudence Torghva calls him for a sword fight and is killed by Imeda. To avoid another round of blood revenge, the villagers let Imeda and Mzekala out of the village but someone who wants Imeda’s blood finds it out and follows them.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
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Melodies of the Vera Quarter (1973)
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This musical is based on old Georgian vaudevilles and plays. The early 20th century. Old Tiflis is in confusion and turmoil. A mysterious fairy is helping the poor Pavle’s family: real wood is burning in his old, neglected fireplace, wherein a pot with meat would suddenly appear. The good fairy is impersonated by laundress Vardo who helps not only the poor Pavle, but other families in this quarter as well. Vardo is known to many people in the town, but no one ever suspected that she was capable of performing miracles. The film’s colorful folk melodies, merry songs and fiery dances leave no viewer indifferent. Starring in the leading role is the great Georgian actress Sofiko Chiaureli.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 742
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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Watch Out for the Automobile (1966)
Plot Summary:
An insurance agent who moonlights as a carthief steals cars various crooks and never from the common people. He sells the stolen cars and gives the money to charity. His best friend, a cop, is assigned to bring in this modern robin hood.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, sincere, captivating, suspense
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The Men (1973)
Plot Summary:
Vazgen, Sako, Suren and Aram are taxi drivers and close friends. When Aram fell in hopeless love with Karine, other three decide to help their friend.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags:
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Falling Leaves (1966)
Plot Summary:
A young idealist takes a job at a local state run winery only to discover and become disillusioned by the corruption of the Soviet State.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 955
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: spiritual
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Don't Grieve (1968)
Plot Summary:
Benjamin, the local doctor is a soul of a local society, the educated, friendly, democratic person who often treats the poor for free. It makes him very popular with the locals but most certainly does not help with his bank account. He is in love with a beautiful Manette who is also crazy about him but is being watched closely by her father who called his daughter "his small capital" and is determined to protect her virginity until the moment the marriage contract has been signed.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Pokrov Gates (1983)
Plot Summary:
Stories from the lives of the tenants of the Moscow's communal apartment: Kostik, who is a college student, lives with his aunt while studying; Arkady Velyurov who is a performing artist; Khobotovs, who are a divorced couple; and Sava, who is Margarita Khobotov's new fiancé. All these people live in one apartment and their lives constantly touch each other's.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: tragicomedy, humorous, entertaining
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A Night Before Christmas (1961)
Plot Summary:
Funny story about how on Christmas Eve in the Ukrainian village of beguiled the devil and how mighty Vakula managed to overcome evil spirits, and to take his bride to the king's slippers. A screen adaptation of Nikolai Gogol "The Night Before Christmas.".
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, romantic, touching
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Dark Eyes (1987)
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Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the clownish and superfluous Romano Patroni leaves his wife's opulent home to visit a spa where he falls in love with a Russian woman whose marriage is a horror. He pursues her into the Russian heartland and returns to Italy resolved to leave his wife and marry his love. His amazed and appreciative Russian listener then narrates a shorter story.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Italy, Soviet Union
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, surprise ending
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Overwhelming Women (2002)
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A year after her long time boyfriend showed up at his surprise birthday party with an uninvited date, Laura hits rock bottom and decides to try her luck at a dating agency. This attractive, 30-year-old successful graphic designer with a captivating personality hasn't had a good date in over a year, and she's not alone - her best friends share the same problem. They all dream about finding their prince charming, and all too often settle for the frog. At the agency, instead of Mr. Right, Laura meets Miguel, who has all the signs of Mr. Wrong: he's a blue-collar, unpolished simple man. They seem to have nothing in common. However, there just might be more to him than meets the eye. Things really heat up when sparks sizzle between her and her new colleague at work, Tiago, an irresistible, compulsive womanizer.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 416
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Office Romance (1977)
Plot Summary:
Anatoli Yefremovich Novoseltsev works in a statistics institution, whose director is an unattractive and bossy woman. An old friend of his, Yuri Grigorievich Samokhvalov, who gets appointed assistant director of the institution, wants to make Novoseltsev the head of the department but encounters objections from Ludmila Prokopievna Kalugina, the director. Samokhvalov then advises Novoseltsev to lightly hit on the boss. Ironically, Novoseltsev and Kalugina fall in love with each other.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 159 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, funny, humorous
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The Theme (1979)
Plot Summary:
A self-pitying but popular playwright drives to Vladimir to relax with a doting female student and another writer. He's convinced his writing is of no lasting value, but he still has an ego, about his work and his masculine appeal. He's drawn to a museum guide he sees on his first afternoon.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: intelligent, psychological, serious, captivating, realistic, contemplative, talky, intellectual
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Afonya (1975)
Plot Summary:
The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, sincere, satirical, ironic
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Walking the Streets of Moscow (1964)
Plot Summary:
"I Am Walking Along Moscow" aka "Ya Shagayu Po Moskve" (1963) is a charming lyrical comedy directed by Georgi Daneliya in 1963 that was nominated for Golden Palm at Cannes Film Festival. Daneliya proved that it is possible to create a masterpiece in the most difficult genre of romantic comedy. Made by the team of young and incredibly talented artists that besides Daneliya included writer/poet Gennady Shpalikov, composer Andrei Petrov, and cinematographer Vadim Yusov (who had made four films with Andrei Tarkovski), and the dream cast of the talented actors even in the smaller cameos, "I Am Walking Along Moscow" keeps walking victoriously through the decades remaining deservingly one of the best and most beloved Russian comedies and simply one of the best Russian movies ever made. Funny and gentle, dreamy and humorous, romantic and realistic, the film is blessed with the eternal youth and will always take to the walk on the streets of Moscow new generations of the grateful viewers.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, humorous, nostalgic
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The Blonde Around the Corner (1984)
Plot Summary:
An unemployed astrophysicist finds a job of a docker at a grocery store, where he falls in love with a street-wise saleswoman in the produce department. But the groom runs away at the wedding reception.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, romantic, humorous, captivating
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Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
Plot Summary:
In this comic but dated story, nerdy Shurik travels to Caucas in search of native legends and folklore. But what he finds is a beautiful girl whom, due to intoxication and deceit of the local "gang", he ends up literally stealing for the local deceitful governor. All the time Shurik thinks that it is all just a one old Caucasian custom. When he, finally, realizes what he did he goes out in search for the girl of his dreams. Written by Ptah Hoteb.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, romantic, spoof, parody
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Love and Pigeons (1985)
Plot Summary:
Shown a life in the remote siberian village. Vasia, who never leave his family, village, comes to pass summer holiday on the Black Sea. New world, new people - so, hi's temted by a half-crazy woman (Raisa Zaharovna). And after short time Vasia returns to his wife and children.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, realistic, feel good, talky, sentimental, sincere, semi serious, touching
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Formula of Love (1984)
Plot Summary:
A young aristocrat, Aleksei Fedyashev, is languishing in his family's country estate, spending his days reading poetry and confessing his love... to a statue. Upon hearing that famous Count Cagliostro is touring Russia and has created quite a buzz in high society with his "magic", he decides to ask the Count to bring the statue to life.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
Plot Summary:
This is a life story of three girlfriends from youth to autumn ages. Their dreams and wishes, love, disillusions.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, romantic, uplifting, realistic, emotional, art house, insightful, semi serious, fairy tale
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The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
Plot Summary:
A group of old friends have a tradition of going to a public bathing house on New Years eve. Occasionally too much vodka and beer makes two of them unconscious. The problem is that one of them (Sasha) has to go to Leningrad but another one (Zhenya) goes. Zhenya wakes up at Leningrad airport. Believing that he is still in Moscow he takes a taxi and goes home. The street name, building and even apartment number, the way an apartment complex looks the same and the key coincide completely - just typical Soviet-type 'economy' architecture. Imagine the surprise of Nadya when she enters her apartment and finds a man without trousers in her bed. What's more - Nadya's fiancé also finds him there.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 192 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, feel good, funny, romantic comedy, talky, semi serious, witty
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Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)
Plot Summary:
The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik (alternative spelling — Shourick), the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly. "Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures" was a hit movie and became the leader of Soviet film distribution in 1965.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: witty, feel good, light, humorous, realistic, funny, buddy comedy, slapstick, slapstick comedy, not serious