Movies that capture the atmosphere of the city.
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Ironiya Sudby ili s Legkim Parom (Irony of Fate) (1975)
After a blowout New Year’s party in Moscow, the protagonist unknowingly wakes up in Leningrad. He finds himself in an apartment that looks exactly like his own, though he is in a different city. Watching the comedy is an annual New Year’s tradition.
Malenkaya Vera (Little Vera) (1988)
A rebellious teenager clashes with her drunken father and over-worked mother in glasnost-era Russia. This groundbreaking film caused a sensation with its cynical view of Soviet family life and its explicit sex scenes.
Moskva Slezam Ne Verit (Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears) (1979)
Three girls come from the provinces to the capital to get an education in life and men. The coming-of-age film follows them through adulthood, demonstrating the trials and triumphs of Soviet womanhood. Winner of the 1980 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Nochnoy Dozor (Night Watch) (2004)
The first in a trilogy directed by Timur Bekmambetov. The glossy, sci-fi fantasy thrillers pit The Light against The Dark in modern-day Moscow. Followed by Day Watch (2006) and Twilight Watch (forthcoming in 2009).
Statsky Sovetnik (The State Counsellor) (2005)
Erast Fandorin (played by heart-throb Oleg Menshikov) is a detective in 19th-century Moscow. This blockbuster was based on a thriller by best-selling novelist Boris Akunin. Nikita Mikhalkov directs and co-stars.
