Seance's Best Russian Films

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In 2008, Seance magazine asked 100 filmmakers and critics to vote for the best Russian films of all time. This list includes all films that received at least 2 votes. The ballots are available on Seance's website. See this spreadsheet for vote counts and top directors.

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  1. 118 new

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 10 new

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 6 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  4. 3 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  5. 4 new

    Zerkalo

    1975 — a.k.a. Mirror, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 50 new

    Ivanovo detstvo

    1962 — a.k.a. Ivan's Childhood, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 29 new

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 2 new

    Letyat zhuravli

    1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 16 new

    Ivan Groznyy

    1944 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part I, in 19 top lists Check
  10. 19 new

    Stachka

    1925 — a.k.a. Strike, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 53 new

    Neotpravlennoe pismo

    1960 — a.k.a. Letter Never Sent, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 9 new

    Zemlya

    1930 — a.k.a. Earth, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 76 new

    Krylya

    1966 — a.k.a. Wings, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 14 new

    Ballada o soldate

    1959 — a.k.a. Ballad of a Soldier, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 45 new

    Tini zabutykh predkiv

    1965 — a.k.a. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 30 new

    Voyna i mir

    1965 — a.k.a. War and Peace, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 125 new

    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 57 new

    Solntse

    2005 — a.k.a. The Sun, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 117 new

    Skazka skazok

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tale of Tales, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 36 new

    Beloe solntse pustyni

    1970 — a.k.a. White Sun of the Desert, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 47 new

    Gamlet

    1964 — a.k.a. Hamlet, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 35 new

    Khrustalyov, mashinu!

    1998 — a.k.a. Khrustalyov, My Car!, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 112 new

    Pro urodov i lyudey

    1998 — a.k.a. Of Freaks and Men, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 124 new

    Utomlennye solntsem

    1994 — a.k.a. Burnt by the Sun, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 92 new

    Dni zatmeniya

    1988 — a.k.a. Days of Eclipse, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 119 new

    Sorok pervyy

    1956 — a.k.a. The Forty-First, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 60 new

    Tretya meshchanskaya

    1927 — a.k.a. Bed and Sofa, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 123 new

    Urga

    1991 — a.k.a. Close to Eden, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 64 new

    Yozhik v tumane

    1975 — a.k.a. Hedgehog in the Fog, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 84 new

    Aerograd

    1935 — a.k.a. Frontier, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 25 new

    Astenicheskiy sindrom

    1989 — a.k.a. The Asthenic Syndrome, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 40 new

    Iyulskiy dozhd

    1967 — a.k.a. July Rain, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 66 new

    Moskva slezam ne verit

    1980 — a.k.a. Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 23 new

    Proverka na dorogakh

    1986 — a.k.a. Trial on the Road, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 83 new

    Sudba cheloveka

    1959 — a.k.a. Fate of a Man, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 63 new

    Vesna na Zarechnoy ulitse

    1956, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 96 new

    Zolushka

    1947 — a.k.a. Cinderella, in 1 top list Check
  38. 20 new

    Beregis avtomobilya

    1966 — a.k.a. Watch Out for the Automobile, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 28 new

    Chapaev

    1934 — a.k.a. Chapayev, in 1 top list Check
  40. 73 new

    Dama s sobachkoy

    1960 — a.k.a. The Lady with the Dog, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 49 new

    Devyat dney odnogo goda

    1962 — a.k.a. Nine Days of One Year, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 38 new

    Dobro pozhalovat, ili Postoronnim vkhod...

    1964 — a.k.a. Welcome, or No Trespassing, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 15 new

    Dvadtsat dney bez voyny

    1977 — a.k.a. Twenty Days Without War, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 78 new

    Mechta

    1943 — a.k.a. Dream, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 11 new

    Mne dvadtsat let

    1965 — a.k.a. I am Twenty, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 1 new

    Moy drug Ivan Lapshin

    1985 — a.k.a. My Friend Ivan Lapshin, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 18 new

    Nachalo

    1970 — a.k.a. The Beginning, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 13 new

    Neokonchennaya pyesa dlya mekhanicheskogo pianino

    1977 — a.k.a. Unfinished Piece for the Player Piano, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 5 new

    Okraina

    1933 — a.k.a. Outskirts, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 17 new

    Osenniy marafon

    1979 — a.k.a. Autumn Marathon, in 3 top lists Check
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