Igor Vladimirov Movies

Andrei Myagkov stars as a researcher whose work is "stolen" by his supervisors. In return, he enjoys the comforts of a promotion with a car, a nice apartment, and he is married to a beautiful woman. He is perfectly happy and complacent in his new life until he meets his teenage daughter who grew up without him in another town. This "wakes him up" to such an extent that he is even willing to give up his own life to save someone else's life. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Based on the very successful stage play Staromodnaya Komediya (in the U.S. it is known as Do You Do Somersaults?) by Alexander Arbuzov, this romance tells the story of how love develops between two people in late middle age who are somewhat set in their ways. They meet at a seaside resort. Lidia is going to a resort for a vacation. Open-hearted and free-spirited, she came late for a meeting with Rodion, who is the resort's social director. He scolds her, and she leaves angrily, but they see one another enough times, quarrelling as often as not, to discover that they love one another. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

This film showcases Soviet science in the story of Andrei, a Russian scientist at the forefront of jet airplane and rocket development in his country. Andrei was responsible for the development of rockets used against Nazi tanks and worked on the development of the Soviet atom bomb. His dedication to his work is such that his treasured personal relationships, even with the mother of his child, are sacrificed to it. Later, during the space effort, he and the other Soviets developed their own unique launch vehicles. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

A prominent engineer battles against bureaucratic ineptitude when he recommends a costly project be shelved. His career is put in jeopardy when he attends a meeting in Moscow. He also is troubled because his son wants to quit school to be with an unwed mother. His wife leaves him when she questions his loyalty to the Communist Party ideology. His son elopes with the girl, after the father has searched for his son with the girl's former roommate. The man is somewhat vindicated when at a media conference with the American press his proposals are accepted by an impartial source who blasts the bureaucracy for their over-spending and lack of foresight ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi