Yuri Nazarov Movies
- 1984
Based on a true story about the 1942 bombing of a Red Cross ship carrying wounded men, this gripping interpretation by Arkady Sirenko focuses on the three days when the only survivor of the wreckage fought for his existence trekking through snow and ice to reach a town and safety. When Andrei Bouliguin (Viatchelav Baranov) sets off across the wasteland ahead of him carrying a sack of mail the men on the ship gave him as a last gesture, he is plagued each morning by a Nazi fighter plane that is out to strafe him and his mail bag -- but circumstances contrive to save the soldier each time. The harsh cold, even during this spring season, and the arduous journey, as well as the tension of facing the Nazi plane each day, would have defeated the soldier if he were not inspired by the many letters he must deliver, and the thought of his mother and home. His stubborn persistence in the face of nearly impossible odds epitomizes the persistence of the Soviet people in fighting the Nazi's, and as the soldier comes closer to reaching his goal, parallels with World War II continue. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vyacheslav Baranov, Georgi Drozd, (more)
- 1984
In a tale that skillfully captures the essence of a child's naivete and independent spirit, Senka (Alyosha Vesselov) is puzzling over his mother's announcement that a baby brother is on the way. After some consultation with his friend Matruska (Yulia Kosmacheva) about whether babies come from storks or from the cabbage patch, the two let the question stand. When Senka's mother has to go to the hospital, he and Matruska get into a bit of mischief but are helped out by a kindly widow. To Senka's dismay, he finds out on his mother's return that his baby brother is really a baby sister. Definitely at odds with this news, especially since he's been scolded so much recently, Senka and Matruska take the baby out to the cabbage patch and drop it off for the nice nurse who is going to be married soon. Fortunately, the ever-vigilant widow is nearby and sees all. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alyosha Veselov, Yulia Kosmacheva, (more)
- 1983
This period drama unfurls in Germany in the immediate post-Hitler years. As the Soviet army marches toward Berlin at the end of World War II they encounter a small, remote village with several serious problems that need their attention. A soviet captain tries to help the town's mayor by setting up a village for war orphans. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Boris Tokarev, Yuri Nazarov, (more)
