Kira Muratova Movies

  • 1987
    The Long Farewell

    The Long Farewell

    The Long Farewell

    6.51987HD

    A single mother is confused by the changes in her teenage son, who has become distant since spending summer vacation with his father.

    The Long Farewell
  • 1989
    The Asthenic Syndrome

    The Asthenic Syndrome

    The Asthenic Syndrome

    5.71989HD

    In the old days it was called hypochrondria, or black melancholia. Now, apparently, it's termed the Asthenic Syndrome. Whatever it is, Nikolai, a...

    The Asthenic Syndrome
  • 1964
    Our Honest Bread

    Our Honest Bread

    Our Honest Bread

    61964HD

    Makar has spent years overseeing work at a collective farm. After he is asked to retire, it is time for Makar's son to take the reins. Yet the farm...

    Our Honest Bread
  • 2004
    The Piano Tuner

    The Piano Tuner

    The Piano Tuner

    6.62004HD

    A young piano tuner befriends two rich old-ladies, and plots, with the help of his girlfriend, to betray their trust and steal from them.

    The Piano Tuner
  • 1967
    Brief Encounters

    Brief Encounters

    Brief Encounters

    5.71967HD

    Country girl Nadia moves to the city and becomes a maid in Valya's apartment. Valya, who is a member of the local District Committee, does not know...

    Brief Encounters
  • 1988
    I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman

    I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman

    I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman

    5.71988HD

    This glasnost-era documentary, which incorporates footage from films from the 1920s through the 1980s, looks at the history of women in Russian...

    I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman
  • 1997
    Three Stories

    Three Stories

    Three Stories

    6.31997HD

    A man goes to see his former schoolmate working at a boiler house and persuades him to burn in the furnace the corpse of his communal flat neighbor...

    Three Stories
  • 2001
    Second Class Citizens

    Second Class Citizens

    Second Class Citizens

    32001HD

    The movie examines the lives of the not-so-fortunate dregs of society through airy but uneven absurdist comedy. The unfortunates of the title are...

    Second Class Citizens
  • 2005
    The Certificate

    The Certificate

    The Certificate

    5.42005HD

    One day, Grigori appears at the hospital in a state of excitement and informs her that his mother has died. Margarita, who also knew this friendly...

    The Certificate
  • 1987
    The Garden of Desires

    The Garden of Desires

    The Garden of Desires

    5.41987HD

    The film is set during the last summer before the Great Patriotic War. Three sisters are coming to stay with their grandmother in the village. They...

    The Garden of Desires
  • 2013
    Eternal Homecoming

    Eternal Homecoming

    Eternal Homecoming

    5.82013HD

    A woman is paid a surprise visit by her long-forgotten classmate, who needs her advice: should he choose a wife or a lover? An outrageously burlesque...

    Eternal Homecoming
  • 1994
    Passions

    Passions

    Passions

    3.11994HD

    Blonde Lilia and brunette Violetta are fascinated by horse racing, and the young racers are more than a little attracted to them, too. However, the...

    Passions
  • 1999
    Letter to America

    Letter to America

    Letter to America

    2.81999HD

    A couple of post-Soviet slackers want to record a video message for their friends who have moved to the United States. Muratova’s view of...

    Letter to America
  • 1969
    Dangerous Tour

    Dangerous Tour

    Dangerous Tour

    5.61969HD

    Based on the events that took place in Odessa in 1910, when, on the instructions of the Foreign Bureau of the RSDLP, a prominent Bolshevik...

    Dangerous Tour
  • 1987
    Change of Fortune

    Change of Fortune

    Change of Fortune

    3.91987HD

    A lawyer defends a wealthy woman accused of murder. She claims it was self-defense. The lawyer is not sure.

    Change of Fortune
  • 2009
    Melody for a Street Organ

    Melody for a Street Organ

    Melody for a Street Organ

    5.42009HD

    Two young orphan siblings travel to Moscow in search of their missing father. Scared of being separated and sent to orphanages, they hope to reunite...

    Melody for a Street Organ
  • 2007
    Two in One

    Two in One

    Two in One

    2.22007HD

    This celebrated director's "exquisite cruelty" appears front and center when the death of a stage actor turns a theatrical drama into a real one. Two...

    Two in One
  • 1978
    Getting to Know the Big Wide World

    Getting to Know the Big Wide World

    Getting to Know the Big Wide World

    4.91978HD

    On a rough and tumble construction site for a new factory, the conversation flows and love blooms for trio Lyuba, Misha, and Kolya. In the liminal...

    Getting to Know the Big Wide World
  • 1983
    Among Grey Stones

    Among Grey Stones

    Among Grey Stones

    3.71983HD

    A judge is devastated after the death of his wife and is neglectful of his children. His son befriends the children of a street beggar who live in an...

    Among Grey Stones
  • 2002
    Chekhovian Motifs

    Chekhovian Motifs

    Chekhovian Motifs

    4.42002HD

    The film is based on A. P. Chekhov’s play “Tatiana Repina” and short story “Difficult People”. At his wedding, the...

    Chekhovian Motifs