Lenfilm’s most recent major production spins a kind of historical fantasy based on real incidents that’s full of ominous implications for today. One night, a patrol rushes into the chambers…

A Russian poet, Andrei and his interpreter, Eugenia travel to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer.

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.