My Iron Curtain Genre Movies - Fantasy, Animation, Sci-Fi and Osterns
Quite insane list with genre films made in Eastern Europe from the Interwar Period until the end of the Cold War (divided by genre, then chronological order).
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- DirectorAleksandr PtushkoStarsVladimir KonstantinovIvan YudinIvan BobrovWhile hearing the story of "Gulliver's Travels", a young Russian boy dreams that he is the title character on the island of Lilliput.FANTASY:
USSR - from the "the Soviet Walt Disney" Alexandr Ptushko adapting The Voyages of Gulliver. - DirectorAleksandr PtushkoStarsAleksandr ShchaginSergey MartinsonOlga Shaganova-ObraztsovaThe adventures of a wooden boy.USSR - Alexandr Ptushko brings a Pinocchio adaptation before that from the "american Alexandr Ptushko" Walt Disney.
- DirectorAleksandr PtushkoStarsVladimir DruzhnikovYekaterina DerevshchikovaTamara MakarovaObsessed with perfecting his craft, young gemcutter Danilo visits the mystical Copper Mountain to uncover the secret behind its infamous attraction - the Stone Flower, a stone carving so captivating that no one can leave after seeing it.USSR - one more from the master Alexandr Ptushko, this time with a more traditional fairy tale.
- DirectorKarel ZemanStarsVladimír BejvalZdenek HustakJosef LukásOne day a young boy finds a fossil of trilobite. Together with his three friends they set off on an adventurous journey through prehistory, up to the beginning of time.Czechoslovakia, by the "Czech Méliès" Karel Zeman.
- DirectorAleksandr PtushkoStarsBoris AndreyevShukur BurkhanovAndrei AbrikosovA mythical knight goes on an epic journey and fights barbarian hordes in an ancient land.USSR - Ptushko entered the 50's invested in more fairy tale narratives. This is one of them, heroic and theatrical (run from the American butchered dubbed version).
- DirectorAleksandr PtushkoStarsUrho SomersalmiAnna OrochkoIvan VoronovThe evil witch Louhi kidnaps Lemminkäinen's sister to build for her a Sampo, a device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.Finland and USSR - there are multiple versions of this internartional production helmed by Ptsushko. And it seems that none of them are particullary good. It gets to heavy in Finnish folklore, without translating it to wider audiences.
- DirectorAleksandr PtushkoStarsVladimir AndreyevLarisa GolubkinaOleg VidovThe envious sisters of the young queen stand in the way of her happiness. A fairy tale based on Alexander Pushkin novel.USSR - one more from the impressive fairy tale cicle from Alexandr Ptushko, and this one is perhaps his best achievement.
- DirectorKonstantin ErshovGeorgiy KropachyovAleksandr PtushkoStarsLeonid KuravlyovNatalya VarleyAleksey GlazyrinA young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.USSR - a classic. This time, Alexandr Ptushko helmed the impressive visual effects.
- DirectorAleksandr PtushkoStarsValeri KozinetsNatalya PetrovaVladimir FyodorovThe valiant Ruslan, who went in search of the kidnapped bride, overcomes cunning, deception, evil sorcery - and, in the end, defeats Chernomor the Wizard in a fierce battle.USSR - another nice fairy tale from Ptushko and his last work.
- DirectorLev AtamanovStarsVladimir GribkovYanina ZheymoAnna KomolovaA young girl embarks on a perilous journey to rescue her friend, who has been taken captive by the Snow Queen and turned cruel by enchanted ice splinters.ANIMATION:
USSR - Hayao Miyazaki's favorite film, some say. - DirectorKarel ZemanStarsJan TrískaStories from the three-year journey of the world-famous Sinbad.Czechoslovakia - Karel "Czech Méliès" Zeman also made animations.
- DirectorYuri NorsteinStarsAleksandr KalyaginDistant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.USSR, by the genius couple Francheska Yarbusova and Yuri Norstein.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerThree surreal depictions of failures of communication that occur on all levels of human society.Czechoslovakia, by genius Jan Švankmajer. Not exactly a genre film, but it is animation and it's terrific.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsKristýna KohoutováCamilla PowerA surrealistic revision of Alice in Wonderland.Czechoslovakia - Jan Švankmajer brings his particular take on Alice in Wonderland classic story.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerA human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much experimentation, sort out which part goes where.Czechoslovakia, another experimental animation by genius Jan Švankmajer.
- DirectorVasily ZhuravlyovStarsSergey KomarovKsenia MoskalenkoVassili GaponenkoIn 1946, the Soviet space program is undergoing turmoil. Professor Sedikh, who is planning to lead the first manned exploration to the moon, is denounced by his rival Professor Karin as being too old and too mentally unstable for the mission. Professor Sedikh, aided by his assistant Marina and a youth named Andryusha, disregard Prof. Karin's authority and make a successful landing on the moon. Although a few problems occur at the moon, including the discovery of a damaged oxygen tank and Professor Sedikh's becoming trapped under a fallen boulder, the expedition is a success and the cosmonauts return to Moscow.SCI-FI
USSR - Wait, what? 1936? Yeah. And it's scientifically accurate for that time! - DirectorKurt MaetzigStarsYôko TaniOldrich LukesIgnacy MachowskiWhen an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.East German and Poland - The low ranking on IMDb is because of the USA recuted version, that turned this gem into trash cinema. Look for the original spoke in German.
- DirectorPavel KlushantsevStarsVladimir EmelyanovGeorgi ZhzhyonovGennadi VernovCosmonauts land on the planet Venus. However, they find themselves in danger from the voracious monsters they find on it.USSR - Very influential movie, that is kind of a perfect gig: space voyage, dinosaurs, robots, ancient civilizations and (maybe) aliens. The ending is magical.
- DirectorMikhail KaryukovOtar KoberidzeStarsLarisa GordeychikBoris BorisyonokOtar KoberidzeA rocket from a distant planet approaching Earth must land on Mars due to a technical defect, thus the inhabitants of the Earth rush to their help.USSR - The title translates to "Dream Come True". A rare film that takes place in the Mars moons.
- DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsNatalya BondarchukDonatas BanionisJüri JärvetA psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.USSR - Well, need to put Tarkovsky here, right?
- DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsAlisa FreyndlikhAleksandr KaydanovskiyAnatoliy SolonitsynA guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.USSR - And here as well.
- DirectorMarek PiestrakStarsSergei DesnitskyBoleslaw AbartVladimir IvashovHumanlike robots replace humans on space missions. Test flight with robots and human crew, including commander Pirx unaware of robots' identities, evaluates robot performance/interactions. UN organizes mission to assess robot capabilities.Poland and USSR - before Blade Runner, there was the Commander Pirx trying to discover androids perfects as humans among his spaceship crew.
- DirectorGrigoriy ChukhrayStarsIzolda IzvitskayaOleg StrizhenovNikolay KryuchkovAn unexpected romance occurs for a female Red Army sniper and a White Army officer.RED WESTERN
USSR - more a romance than a Red Wester, but the setting during the Russian Civil War makes it count as one. - DirectorSamson SamsonovStarsIgor SavkinMargarita VolodinaVladimir KenigsonA group of train passengers are thrown together an actor A doctor young women and a Bolshivic commander trying to Get to the city. They have to run the gauntlet of the White Russians Who have cut off most of the roads.USSR - the Ostern genre, or Red Western, is the "soviet western". The plots are set usually during the Russian Civil War (1917-1923) with style influenced by the USA classic westerns.
- DirectorEdmond KeosayanStarsVasiliy VasilevViktor KosykhValentina KurdyukovaTeenagers take revenge on cruel chieftains during the civil war. Soviet blockbuster in the best traditions of the westernUSSR - Another fun Red Western.