Movies by Alla Demidova

Mirror
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

School of Fine Arts. Juniper Landscape
About the tragic fate of the Estonian artist Julo Sooster and his work.

You and Me
Two middle-aged doctors and longtime friends reunite after a long separation and find themselves in a love triangle. Pyotr, Sasha, and Katya feel that life has passed them by. They seek spiritual salvation in a cruel modern world.

Eternal Homecoming
A woman is paid a surprise visit by her long-forgotten classmate, who needs her advice: should he choose a wife or a lover? An outrageously burlesque mise-en-scène is repeated many times but each time in a different place and performed by new actors. Why?

The Stars of the Day
A female poet and author faces the harsh realities of a besieged Leningrad. Based on Olga Berggolts' memoir of the same name.

Story of an Unknown Actor
The of an actor in a provincial theatre.

Demons
School of Fine Arts
An animated film in two parts, about the tragic fate of Estonian artist Ülo Sooster and about his work.
School of Fine Arts. Return
The second part of the film "School of fine arts". Continuation of the film "Landscape with juniper", which tells the story of the famous Estonian artist Julo Sooster. At the same time, the film tells about a whole galaxy of wonderful artists whose work created true spiritual values.

What is the Theory of Relativity?
In a compartment of the Moscow-Novosibirsk train, a young physicist meets famous film actors. The conversation accidentally comes to Einstein, and the woman begins to explain to her fellow travelers what the theory of relativity is. The actors are incidentally on their way to the shooting of a film about physicists, but they do not understand the subject at all.

The Sixth of July
Political thriller based on a story of coup against Bolsheviks by the Left Socialist Revolutionary Party in Moscow on 6–7 July 1918. They assassinate German ambassador in Moscow in hope of gaining public support and dragging the country into new war with Germany.
Children of the Sun
A story from the life in the beginning of XX century based on the theater play by Maxim Gorky.

Rest Time from Saturday Until Monday
A drama from the life of two generations of a big family from Leningrad. Loosely based on a novel by Yuriy Nagibin.