Shakespeare's 17th century masterpiece about the 'Melancholy Dane' was given one of its best screen treatments by Soviet director Grigori Kozintsev. Kozintsev's Elsinore was a real castle in Estonia, ... Read more
King Lear of England (Jüri Järvet) retires from his throne of power. His decision to divide his kingdom among his elder daughters, over the warnings of his youngest Cordelia (Valentina Shendrikova), ... Read more
After years spent reading books of chivalry, a middle-aged Spanish gentleman (Nikolai Cherkassov) is convinced that he is the real-life knight-errant, Don Quixote de la Mancha. To this end, he ... Read more
Grigori Kozintsev's beautiful adaptation of the Bard classic is presented in Russian with English subtitles. Based on a translation by author Boris Pasternak, this version features simple yet ... Read more