Vladimir Menshov — Director (4)
Ekaterina (2014) [TV] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Екатерина
director: Vladimir Menshov / Konstantin Lavronenko actor: Marina Aleksandrova / Vladimir Yaglych
other title: Екатерина / Catalina
1745. The reigning Empress Elizabeth Petrovna is infertile. The only heir is her feeble-minded nephew Peter III. Elizabeth cannot allow Peter to ascend to the throne, so she decides to marry the tsarevich, wait for the birth of her son, and then take the boy and raise him as a real Russian emperor herself. Brides are coming to St. Petersburg. Among them is the lovely Fike - the young Princess Sofia Frederica from the impoverished branch of the Prussian kings.
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Москва слезам не верит
other title: Mosca non crede alle lacrime / Moskau glaubt den Tränen nicht
Living together in a workers' dorm, Katerina and her friends are determined to make it in Moscow. But when a boorish cameraman forces himself on her, Katerina finds herself pregnant and alone as her friends move on. Twenty years later, Katerina is a factory director, outpacing her old roommates career-wise, yet still alone but for her daughter. Love seems possible again when she meets a genial mechanic.
Love and Pigeons (1985) [Movie] TMDB
Любовь и голуби
director: Vladimir Menshov actor: Aleksandr Mikhaylov / Nina Doroshina
other title: Der Kurschatten / Amour et Pigeons
One of the most favorite Soviet comedies, a screen version of the play of the same name by Vladimir Gurkin. Each of us knows the story of Vasily, who went to the resort, succumbed to the charms of a femme fatale Raisa Zakharovna, but could not withstand two weeks of urban life, and returned to his family, where he waited for love and pigeons.
What a Mess! (1995) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Ширли-мырли
director: Vladimir Menshov actor: Valeriy Garkalin / Vera Alentova
other title: Ширли-мырли / Shirli-Myrli
The story starts in a Siberia where world's biggest diamond was found. It is so valuable that it may not only pay off the enormous national debt, but also allow every Russian citizen to move to the Canary Islands. However, Mafia plans to steal the massive gem but a notorious thief, Vasia, ruins their plans. Mafia and militia begin chasing him, but soon Vasia learns that he has brothers as between the chase he runs into well known Jewish conductor and a gypsy baron who are triplet brothers.