6 Movies Directed by Aleksandr Petrov

The Cow

The Cow

Basic Info:

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

10 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (523 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Aleksandr Petrov

Andrey Platonov (novel)

Fullplot:

In the Russian countryside, a family lives next to a railroad track. A boy remembers when he and his parents had a cow, living off its milk and using it as a beast of burden. The cow has a calf that the boy's father sells. The cow, perhaps grieving for its lost calf, acts strangely, bolts from the boy, and meets with disaster. The boy dreams of calf, cow, train, and plow in a phantasmagoric collision. Later, the boy's remembrance of things past becomes sweet and elegiac.

The Cow

The Cow

Basic Info:

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

10 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (524 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Aleksandr Petrov

Andrey Platonov (novel)

Fullplot:

In the Russian countryside, a family lives next to a railroad track. A boy remembers when he and his parents had a cow, living off its milk and using it as a beast of burden. The cow has a calf that the boy's father sells. The cow, perhaps grieving for its lost calf, acts strangely, bolts from the boy, and meets with disaster. The boy dreams of calf, cow, train, and plow in a phantasmagoric collision. Later, the boy's remembrance of things past becomes sweet and elegiac.

Mermaid

Mermaid

Basic Info:

Languages:

Russian

Countries:

Russia

Runtime:

10 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (516 Reviews)

Writer:

Aleksandr Petrov

Fullplot:

An elderly monk, while training the young novice who will succeed him, recalls the mysterious lost love of his past - just as his young successor appears to be encountering her himself.

The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-07-03

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

Russia, Canada, Japan

Runtime:

20 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (2496 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Aleksandr Petrov (screenplay)

Ernest Hemingway (novel)

Fullplot:

An old fisherman goes out on his fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life.

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-10-01

Languages:

Russian

Countries:

Russia

Runtime:

20 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (455 Reviews)

Writer:

Fyodor Dostoevsky (story)

Aleksandr Petrov (screenplay)

Fullplot:

My Love

My Love

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-02-15

Languages:

Russian

Countries:

Russia, Japan

Runtime:

26 min

IMDB Ratings:

(910 Reviews)

Fullplot:

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