Galina Makarova Movies
- 1992
Alia (Yvgenya Dobrovolskaya) is a single mother who has no home and no money. Caring for her infant is almost impossible, and she feels that she is doing the best thing for her child and for herself when she abandons it in a public toilet, where it is sure to be found and brought to an orphanage. Later, however, she is overcome with guilt, and a priest suggests she get a job in an orphanage in order to deal with. She succeeds in finding one, and is horrified to discover the abusive and threadbare circumstances the children endure there. Rather than assuaging her guilt, thanks to this job she now has a serious case of righteous anger to cope with as well. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Yevgenya Dobrovolskaya, Natasha Sokoreva, (more)
- 1988
Three young sisters enjoy their romp in the woods in this symbolic drama. They prepare for a birthday party for the oldest girl at their grandmother's house. The trio perceives the world outside to be a "garden of desire," but their idyllic splendor is soon disturbed by the initial rumblings of the impending war. The birthday girl has premonitions of disaster, and their beloved father is soon arrested and is never seen again. After a bomb supposedly obliterates everything, two blond children are seen skipping through a cemetery. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marianna Velezheva, Irina Shustaieva, (more)
