The Russian Film Festival kicks off on Friday, October 22 in Bucharest and will be on until October 28 at the Studio Cinema (MAP) and at the Cinemateca Eforie (MAP) in the capital city.  The event is organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) in partnership with the National Film Archives, the Cinema Union and the Mosfilm Studios.

21 feature length movies will be screened during the festival, dating from the 1958, as well as newer productions. Animation movies created between 1930 and 1970 will also be screened.  Movies will have Romanian only subtitles. Ticket prices will be of RON 10 at the Studio Cinema and at Cinemateca Eforie, and RON 8/5 for Cinemateca Eforie subscribers.

See the full schedule below:

CINEMA STUDIO (October 22 – 28)

29 Gheorghe Magheru Blvd. (MAP)

Friday, October 22

11.00 A noblemen nest, 1969. Directed by Andrei Mihalkov-Koncealovski, 111 min.

14.00 The red underbrush, 1974. Directed by Vasili Şukşin, 110 min.

19.00 Opening gala: The angel's bower, 2008, Directed by Nikolai Dreyden, 92 min

Saturday, October 23

11.00 The bull, 2001, Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, 94 min.

14.00 Antonina turns her head, 2008, Directed by Grigori G. Nikulin, 120 min.

17.30 Ivan's childhood, 1962. Directed by Andrei Tarkovski, 95 min.

20.00 How I ended my summer, 2009, Directed by Alexei Popogrebsky, 124 min.

Sunday, October 24

11.00 The eclipse days, 1988, Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, 139 min.

14.00 A noblemen nest, 1969, Directed by Andrei Mihalkov-Koncialovski, 111 min.

17.30 Everybody dies, I don't, 2008, Directed by Valeriya Gay Germanika, 80 min.

20.00 The tzar, 2009, Directed by Pavel Lunghin, 116 min.

Monday, October 25

11.00 The white desert sun, 1970. Directed by Vladimir Motyl, 85 min.

14.00 Ivan's childhood, 1962. Directed by Andrei Tarkovski, 95 min.

17.30 The steppe, 1978. Directed by Serghei Bondarciuk, 140 min.

20.00 The return, 2003, Directed by Andrei Zviaghinţev, 105 min.

Tuesday, October 26

11.00 The armistice, 2010, Directed by Svetlana Proskurina, 95 min.

14.00 The diamond hand, 1968. Directed by Leonid Gaidai, 100 min.

17.30 The eclipse days 1988, Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, 139 min.

20.00 Euphoria, 2006, Directed by Ivan Vîrîpaiev, 74 min.

Wednesday, October 27

11.00 The Î Operation, 1965, Directed by Leonid Gaidai, 95 min.

14.00 The bull, 2001, Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, 94 min.

17.30 The white desert sun, 1970. Directed by Vladimir Motyl, 85 min.

20.00 The armistice, 2010, Directed by Svetlana Proskurina, 95 min.

Thursday, October 28

11.00 The red underbrush, 1974. Directed by Vasili Şukşin, 110 min.

14.00 The steppe, 1978. Directed by Serghei Bondarciuk, 140 min.

17.30 Antonina turns her head, 2008, Directed by Grigori G. Nikulin, 101 min.

20.00 Hrustaliov, the car!, 2006, Directed by A. Gherman, 137 min.

CINEMATECA EFORIE, October 23 – 28 2010

2 Eforie St. (MAP)

Saturday, October 23

17.30 The guide, 1979, Directed by Andrei Tarkovski, 155 min.

20.30 The angel's bower, 2008, Directed by Nikolai Dreyden, 113 min.

Sunday, October 24

18.00 Russian cartoons from the 30s-70s, 96 min.

20.30 Euphoria, 2006, Directed by Ivan Vîrîpaiev, 74 min.

Monday, October 25

18.00 The Î Operation, 1965, Directed by Leonid Gaidai, 95 min.

20.30 The tzar, 2009, Directed by Pavel Lunghin, 116 min.

Tuesday, October 26

18.00 A stranger among his kind, 1974, Directed by Nikita Mihalkov, 97 min.

20.30 The return, 2003, Directed by Andrei Zviaghinţev, 105 min.

Wednesday, October 27

18.00 The diamond hand, 1968, Directed by Leonid Gaidai, 100 min.

. 20.30 Hrustaliov, the car!, 2006. Directed by A. Gherman, 137 min.

Thursday, October 28

18.00 Cranes fly, 1957, Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, 97min

20.30 How I ended my summer, 2009, Directed by Alexei Popogrebsky, 124min