Pyotr Chardynin Movies

A dramatization of a wedding in 16th-century Russia, between members of two prominent boyar families (based on paintings by Konstantin Makovskii):...

To justify the fantastic adventures of the blacksmith Vakula, the authors of the film “simplify” Gogol’s plot: Vakula, having drunk...

Film adaptation of excerpts from Nikolai Gogol's novel of the same name. Only two episodes are recreated faithfully: Chichikov's visit to Sobakevich...

Based on the drama by Dmitry Averkiev. The reign of Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible. Boyar Vorotynsky loudly expresses his indignation at the...

This tragedy depicts a father and son in love with the same woman, who is an enchantress. She keeps them both in subjection with her charms, butthe...

The film adaptation of Taras Shevchenko’s biography of 1925 is the first Ukrainian biopic. At that time, it was one of the most expensive...

A tragic story of a ballerina.

The old nunnery owns the best lands. Nuns rent out the land to local rich men, and exploiting peasants they have a wealthy life. The peasants live in...

It's the 17th century, when social antagonism is at its peak. The poverty of peasants and poor Cossacks is opposed to the lavish lifestyle of the...

Lost film based on Leo Tolstoy's story from War and Peace novel.

Silent film from 1915 which draws on the story of Carmen

A historic milestone in Russian cinema, recognized as the very first film adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's famous 1869 novel.

Based on the plot of L. Mey's play "The Pskovite Woman". A poetic legend about the arrival of Tsar Ivan the Terrible and his oprichniki in Pskov....

About a young pretty bride, who cannot choose between all the grooms that circles around her...

An actress is given a telegram in her theater bathroom in the presence of a fan: she has won the trial and can receive one hundred thousand rubles....

Five-episode adaptation of the eponymous Russian novel, directed by Pyotr Chardynin et al.

The first Ukrainian adventure detective story. The action takes place in Odesa in 1920, occupied by Denikin's troops. The White Guard...

Comedy vaudeville based on the play-joke by R. Chinarov "Dear Kiss".