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Oleg Kovalov

Also Known As: Олег Ковалов, O. Kovalov

Biography: Biography not available

Department: Directing

Place of Birth: Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]

Adult: No

Birthday: September 20, 1950

Age: 74 years old

Gender: Male

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Overview: With a brother dedicated to punk rock stardom at any cost and a drunken father who chases skirt between robotic dancing lessons from the TV, young Senka stands as much chance of nurture as the hero of Truffaut's 400 Blows. The amazing thing about Ogorodnikov's film is that it was made in Russia. Clearly, plenty of Soviet teenies share the nihilistic feelings of their Western counterparts, and the extensive footage of safety-pin chic at concerts perhaps points to a sound export instinct on the director's part. Senka's brother Kostya is under pressure from Howmuch, a very heavy rocker, to steal a synthesiser from the Community Centre, so to protect him Senka steals it himself. The story occupies little more space than the music, but the performances are splendid enough to lodge Senka's predicament in the heart.

Genres: Drama

Original Language: ru

Release Date: 1987-10-12

Popularity:

0.0948

Rating:

Votes: 11

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Overview: A semi-fictional account of the life of Russian poet Joseph Brodsky, who was forced into American exile in 1972.

Genres: Drama History

Original Language: ru

Release Date: 2009-01-23

Popularity:

0.0948

Rating:

Votes: 16

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Overview: In this movie we follow fate not a person but car: first Soviet Lada. It starts with Brezhnev daughter and then gradually moves on parallel to last years of USSR into wild after-perestroika years with bandits and newly born oligarchs.

Genres: Comedy

Original Language: ru

Release Date: 2002-06-07

Popularity:

0.0948

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Votes: 15

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Overview: Poetic portrait of a filmmaker. The famous director reflects on creativity and love. His friends and associates take part in the film: artist Vladimir Shinkarev, engineer Vladimir Nikolaev, actress Elena Kramer (Spiridonova), director, film critic Oleg Kovalov, necrorealist directors Yevgeny Yufit, Igor Bezrukov.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: ru

Release Date: 2006-11-18

Popularity:

0.0948

Rating:

Votes: 0

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Overview: TV director Pavel Prishvin is filming with his friend-filmmaker, whose film talks about Stalinism

Genres: Drama

Original Language: ru

Release Date: 1990-01-02

Popularity:

0.0948

Rating:

Votes: 4

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