Monthly Archives: March 2011

PRO MEMORIA

Elizabeth Tailor

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British Adaptation of Tolstoy’s Masterpiece “Anna Karenina”

British film stars Keira Knightley (Atonement, Pirates of the Caribbean 1,2,3, Pride & Prejudice), Aaron Johnson (Kick Ass) and Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes) will perform to make a perfect love triangle in a new adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel Anna Karenina. Directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, The Soloist, Hanna, Pride & Prejudice) the period drama portrays a Russian […]

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Germany Strikes Back: “Russendisko” shot in Berlin

For many years the Germans were very patient and diplomatic about numerous films in the spirit of Soviet propaganda which showed low IQ and combat spirit of Hitler’s Army compared to Soviet partisans, military or civilians in the WW2. Now the time has come to strike back and make fun of uncivilized and weird Russian […]

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Russia Joins Eurimages: At Last!

Strasbourg, France. March 01, 2011 – Russia has become a new member state of the Council of Europe Eurimages, a fund established by the Council of Europe in 1988 for co-production and distribution of European films. Russia’s membership will open the road for the promotion of its films in Europe and worldwide. Now Russian film-makers are […]

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