Nikolai Chindyaykin Movies
- 2006
Insulted and Humiliated director Andrei A. Eshpai details the complex romance between married sculptress Kira Georgievna (Eugeniya Simonova), her older husband Nikolai (Sergey Dreyden), and her ex-husband Vadim (Igor Mirkurbaganov), who longs to reconnect with his former wife despite having remarried and fathered a child. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eugeniya Simonova, Igor Mirkurbaganov, (more)
Actor/filmmaker Robert Capelli Jr., responsible for the 1999 bikini-infested film The Rules (For Men), teams up with film editor Jeffery Wolf to direct the so-called comedy Mail Order Bride. Danny Aiello stars in this film which tries to find humor in a story about the Russian and Italian Mafia involved in the business of human smuggling. Also starring Frank Gorshin (from the original Batman) and Vincent Pastore (from The Sopranos). Mail Order Bride premiered at the 2003 American Film Market. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Capelli Jr., Ivana Milicevic, (more)
- 2002
Directed by Dimi Meskhiyev, this hallucinatory film follows cynical businessman Max (Sergei Shakurov) as he investigates the murder of his childhood best friend. The trail leads him in several unexpected directions, including into the path of several beautiful (and sometimes deadly) women. Eventually, Max runs into a gangster who shows Max the diary of his murdered friend. The Diary of a Kamikaze also features Nikolai Chindyaykin, Natalia Kolyakanova, and Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, and was viewed at the Cannes Film Festival.
~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sergei Shakurov, Nikolai Chindyaykin, (more)
- 1995
This beautifully photographed Russian drama set in St. Petersburg centers on Alexander Larin, a Russian native who has spent the last six years living in the US. He went there to escape a relationship before it developed into an unhealthy love triangle between himself, his fiancee Anna, and her lovely daughter Masha. Now a successful businessman, Alexander has returned to bring Masha back with him. Unfortunately, she is already engaged to Mitia, a photographer. Anna, also does not approve of Macha going with Alexander. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Yelena Safonova, Dmitriy Dykhovichny, (more)
