Sergei Yursky Movies

  • 1992
    The Gamblers: XXI

    The Gamblers: XXI

    The Gamblers: XXI

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    A filmed version of Nikolai Gogol's "The Gamblers", transposed into modern-day Russia and performed by an all-star cast.

    The Gamblers: XXI
  • 1968
    Prince Napoleon

    Prince Napoleon

    Prince Napoleon

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    A satirical account of the rise and fall of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.

    Prince Napoleon
  • 2009
    Viktor Shklovsky and Roman Jakobson: Life is a Novel

    Viktor Shklovsky and Roman Jakobson: Life is a Novel

    Viktor Shklovsky and Roman Jakobson: Life is a Novel

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    A two-part documentary about the fraught relationship between Russian writer Viktor Shklovsky and émigré linguist Roman Jakobson.

    Viktor Shklovsky and Roman Jakobson: Life is a Novel
  • 1974
    The Little House in Kolomna

    The Little House in Kolomna

    The Little House in Kolomna

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    A television play based on the eponymous poem, letters, and other works by Alexander Pushkin.

    The Little House in Kolomna
  • 1966
    The Dark Lady of the Sonnets

    The Dark Lady of the Sonnets

    The Dark Lady of the Sonnets

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    A television adaptation of a short comedy of the same name by George Bernard Shaw.

    The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
  • 1983
    Everything for Everyone

    Everything for Everyone

    Everything for Everyone

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    Based on a poem by Julian Tuwim.

    Everything for Everyone
  • 1985
    Taiga

    Taiga

    Taiga

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    After a mail plane crashes in the Siberian taiga, two rivals set off along untrodden paths in search of missing money.

    Taiga
  • 2010
    The Chairs

    The Chairs

    The Chairs

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    A television version of the award-winning stage adaptation of Eugène Ionesco's tragic farce, mounted in 1994 for Moscow's School of...

    The Chairs
  • 1965
    The Premiere is Tonight

    The Premiere is Tonight

    The Premiere is Tonight

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    A documentary on the staging of Georgi Tovstonogov's acclaimed production of The Three Sisters at the Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater, from the first...

    The Premiere is Tonight
  • 1965
    Count Nulin

    Count Nulin

    Count Nulin

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    A live reading of Alexander Pushkin's humorous poem for Leningrad Television.

    Count Nulin
  • 1999
    Eugene Onegin

    Eugene Onegin

    Eugene Onegin

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    Thirty-two years after his live reading of Alexander Pushkin’s novel on Leningrad Television, actor Sergei Yursky comes back for another close...

    Eugene Onegin
  • 1968
    Don Quixote Takes Up the Fight

    Don Quixote Takes Up the Fight

    Don Quixote Takes Up the Fight

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    Realizing that his quest for knowledge is quixotic, a Russian polar explorer prepares for a doomed expedition to the Arctic. A live performance for...

    Don Quixote Takes Up the Fight