Yuri Kayurov Movies
- 1981
Russian revolutionary Lenin spent four years in Paris (1909-1912), and this historical docudrama explores those years with a certain amount of humor. Lenin is shown visiting with friends and bicycling with his wife, while several of his philosophical views and economic and political theories are mouthed by a former colleague who narrates the film and brings the material into the present -- as does footage borrowed from other films as well. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Yuri Kayurov, Valentina Svetlova, (more)
- 1971
This film was supposed to be released in 1973. Five hundred and thirty five copies were made but the film was shelved (as was virtually everything else directed by Kira Muratova) until 1987, when it was finally released to considerable critical acclaim. It received a FIPRESCI award (International Press Award) at the Locarno Film Festival, and the Grand Prize of the All-Union Film Festival in Tbilisi in 1987. In this movie, a single woman has put all her efforts into raising her only son, Sasha. When Sasha grew up to become a teenager, she thought that she could have some time for herself, so she responds to the courtship of Nikolai Sergeyevich. One summer, Sasha goes to visit his real father in Novosibirsk, on the other side of the country. When he returns, his mother notices that Sasha had changed. She secretly reads a letter that Sasha received from his father and she finds out that Sasha doesn't want to live with her any longer. She doesn't have enough wisdom to understand this desire on someone else's part. Sasha is shown to have a more delicate and understanding nature than his mother, for when he realizes that she is suffering because of his wish to leave, even though he is tired of her nagging, he decides to stay. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Zinaida Sharko, Oleg Vladimirsky, (more)
- 1969
In the wake of the Russian Revolution, Mongolia struggles as Soviet and American interests compete to expand their business enterprises to the remote region. They battle the Czarist White Guards and a fast-talking slippery American in this feature that appeared at the 1969 Moscow Film Festival. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Yuri Kayurov
- 1968
This propaganda feature chronicles the events which led Russian left-wing socialists to revolt and attempt to seize power from Lenin and the Bolsheviks. The defeat of the Left Socialists gave Lenin and his fledgling communist party a clearer road to power. The group killed the German ambassador in an attempt to draw Germany into a war with Russia. Lenin, of course, is painted in glowing light. Less than two weeks after the 6th of July, the deposed Czar Nicholas and his family were murdered by troops loyal to Lenin. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Yuri Kayurov, Vladimir Tatosov, (more)
