Svetlana Smirnova

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

Ms. Westerey

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is a series of five films produced by Lenfilm for the Soviet Central Television, split into eleven episodes, starring Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson. They were directed by Igor Maslennikov and filmed in Russia (the then Soviet Union) between 1979 and 1986, and the series was one of the most successful in the history of Russian television.

Memories of Sherlock Holmes

Ms. Westerey

Detective television series based on the works of Arthur Conan Doyle. Five films about Sherlock Holmes, shot by Igor Maslennikov earlier, were remounted in 2000, a connecting story about Conan Doyle's literary secretary, Mr. Wood, who is preparing an anniversary collection of stories about Holmes for the beginning of the coming XX century. Sir Arthur receives huge mail every day, addressed not to him, but to Sherlock Holmes. And then one day a letter arrives with a plea for help, and Doyle begins an investigation...

The Life of Klim Samgin

Varvara

The life of the intellectual Samgin, depicted against the backdrop of the grand panorama of Russian life from 1877 to 1917.

Russian Ark

Widow (uncredited)

A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The twentieth century begins

miss Westery

The fifth and final part of the cycle of Soviet television feature films, filmed by director Igor Maslennikov based on the stories of the English writer Arthur Conan Doyle about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. In the first part based on the works - "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb", "The Adventure of the Second Stain". In the second part based on the works - "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans", and "His Last Bow".

Dead Man's Letters

Tereza

In a desolate world following the nuclear apocalypse, a scholar helps a small group of adults and children survive in the basement of a former museum of history. In his mind, he writes letters to his only son that will never be read and tries to find shreds of hope in his new reality.

The Prisoner of If Castle

Ermina Danglars

A Russian version of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him

Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century

Ms. Westerey

This film version was released before the premiere of the full two-part television version (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches). In this version the entire plot of the story Bruce-Partington Drawings was deleted.

Mister Designer

Anna Beletskaya-Mariya (voice)

A famous artist strives to find the secret of eternal life through the beautiful mannequins he creates.

Three Years

Yulia Belavina

Alexey visits his seriously ill sister and meets a nice young woman Julia. After a while, Laptev decides to marry her, but the relationship is not going to be simple.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 2

Ms. Westerey

The final film of the television series "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson." It is based on the late and little-known stories of Arthur Conan Doyle, united by the theme of the approaching world war and the struggle of the legendary detective with foreign spies.

The Wheel of Love

A romantic comedy about a twenty three years old Kirill who suddenly decides to become a gigolo.

The Nightingale

Mariya

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale and The Emperor's New Clothes.

Tale of the Moon Outstanding

The legendary commander of the Civil War, the winner of Wrangel arrives in the capital at the call of Stalin. In the capital, he is perplexed to learn that the Politburo at a special meeting decided to force him to operate on a long-standing ulcer. The attending physician is convinced that the operation is not needed, but, obeying party discipline, the old Bolshevik lies on the operating table.

Ladies Tailor

Polina

The last twenty-four hours in the lives of a Jewish tailor and his family just prior to their deportation and execution at Babi Yar.

Two Voices

Fragments of all three short stories retrospectively pass before our eyes. The most difficult thing is not to lose the person who came into your life. Everything can be returned, except the people we lost. Preserving a person is the greatest of arts.

Broken Light

An art film about the life of Soviet creatives in the late 1980s.

Almanzor's Rings

Aneli

The queen of a magic kingdom is trying to marry her two daughters...

Federal Protection

The life of a successful lawyer and law academy teacher Marta Orlova is changing dramatically in just one day. She finds out that Artyom's fiance and colleague is cheating with her student, and her stepfather, the head of Martha's firm, who raised her after her mother's death, takes Artyom's side, because Martha's marriage to the son of Justice General Nikolsky is beneficial to both families. Finding herself without support and the opportunity to continue working with her stepfather and Artyom, Marta decides to open her own law firm, the main profile of which is helping people who are unable to pay for the services of a lawyer on their own.

Solo

Pregnant woman in a bath

Lopushansky's second film focuses on a few hours in the life of a soloist musician during the siege of Leningrad, in WWII. The Leningrad philharmonic is going to play Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony, which is to be broadcast to England. The soloist, like his fellow musicians, is weak and half-starved, and doubts whether he will be able to perform well enough.