"Heart of a Dog" is a Soviet film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic novella. Set in 1920s Moscow, it tells the satirical and darkly humorous story of a stray dog named Sharik, who is transformed into a human by Professor Preobrazhensky through a daring medical experiment. The resulting man, Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, embodies the social and ideological tensions of early Soviet society. With its sharp critique of class struggle, human nature, and the perils of radical change, the film is celebrated for its faithful adaptation, brilliant performances, and rich allegorical depth.

The Last Command

1928

English

7.9

♡ 5

95%

russian revolution (1917)

silent film

War

Josef von Sternberg Director

Jack Raymond as Assistant Director

William Powell as Lev Andreyev

Evelyn Brent as Natalie Dabrova

Harry Cording as Revolutionist

A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.

Reds

1981

English

7.3

♡ 27

90%

82%

Action

based on a true story

Biography

comunism

co-worker relationship

Warren Beatty Director

Burnell Tucker as Chum of John Reed

George Plimpton as Horace Whigham

Diane Keaton as Louise Bryant

Jack O'Leary as Pinkerton Guard

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.

Anastasia

1997

English

7.2

♡ 92

82%

Don Bluth Director

John Cusack as Dimitri

J.K. Simmons as Ensemble and Character Vocals

Christopher Lloyd as Rasputin

Kirsten Dunst as Young Anastasia

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.

Doctor Zhivago

1965

English

7.9

♡ 78

82%

88%

Action

based on novel or book

David Lean Director

Luis Fernández de Eribe as Lewis

Geoffrey Keen as Medical Professor

Geraldine Chaplin as Tonya

Omar Sharif as Yuri

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

Battleship Potemkin

1925

Russian

7.9

♡ 30

100%

Sergei M. Eisenstein Director

Vladimir Uralskiy as Korobey

Korobey as Legless Veteran Marusov

Marusov as Officer

Andrey Fayt as Recruit

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The film had an incredible impact on the development of cinema and is a masterful example of montage editing.

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