Yuri Chulyukin Movies

From a certain perspective, this film about the evils of forcing a child prodigy into a regimen of mental and physical improvement may unwittingly be somewhat hypocritical. Little six-year-old Pavlik is on a steady diet of music, chemistry, astronomy, judo, and natural foods so his parents can assure themselves that he will be fully developed mentally and physically. But when Pavlik stays with Granny, she lets him eat whatever he wants and although he really likes that novel idea, his parents fume at the grandmother for her carelessness. That tactic catalyzes Pavlik into running away - though fortunately he is sheltered by a new 17-year-old friend who tries to think of a way to get him back home. Before that can be figured out, Pavlik appears on a television show and knocks everyone flat because he can recite Shakespeare. His parents see him in his moment of fame and triumph, his friend sees him, everyone is proud, and of course, the scene also illustrates that Pavlik's mental abilities are what really counts. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

With a lively star performance by Nadezhda Rumiantseva as an attractive and independent-minded cook in a logging company, this Russian comedy about love and its foibles is on stronger footing. Locked in by miles of forest and snow, the lumberjacks naturally focus on the pretty cook as a point of interest. Among them is the local lothario who makes a bet with the others that she will give in to his irresistible charms. Once the bet is on, the cook shows she has her own ideas of how a romance should be conducted. Aside from this main story are sub-plots about two unhappy women who manage to resolve the issues that are keeping them down. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi