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. 126 new

    Chuchelo

    1984 — a.k.a. The Scarecrow, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 125 new

    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 124 new

    Utomlennye solntsem

    1994 — a.k.a. Burnt by the Sun, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 123 new

    Urga

    1991 — a.k.a. Close to Eden, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 122 new

    Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen

    1980 — a.k.a. The Very Same Munchhausen, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 121 new

    Tikhiy Don

    1957 — a.k.a. And Quiet Flows the Don, in 1 top list Check
  7. 119 new

    Sorok pervyy

    1956 — a.k.a. The Forty-First, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 118 new

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  9. 117 new

    Skazka skazok

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tale of Tales, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 116 new

    Semnadtsat mgnoveniy vesny

    1973 — a.k.a. Seventeen Moments of Spring, in 1 top list Check
  11. 114 new

    Raba lyubvi

    1976 — a.k.a. A Slave of Love, in 1 top list Check
  12. 113 new

    Proshchanie

    1983 — a.k.a. Farewell, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 112 new

    Pro urodov i lyudey

    1998 — a.k.a. Of Freaks and Men, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 110 new

    Pirosmani

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 108 new

    Okhota na lis

    1980 — a.k.a. A Fox Hunt, in 1 top list Check
  16. 107 new

    Ofitsery

    1971 — a.k.a. Officers, in 1 top list Check
  17. 106 new

    Ostrov

    2006 — a.k.a. The Island, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 105 new

    Osvobozhdenie

    1969 — a.k.a. The Great Battle, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 104 new

    Neskolko dney iz zhizni I.I. Oblomova

    1980 — a.k.a. A Few Days from the Life of I.I. Oblomov, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 101 new

    My iz Kronshtadta

    1936 — a.k.a. We Are from Kronstadt, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 100 new

    Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya

    1979 — a.k.a. The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 99 new

    Komissar

    1967 — a.k.a. The Commissar, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 98 new

    Kogda derevya byli bolshimi

    1962 — a.k.a. When the Trees Were Tall, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 97 new

    Igla

    1988 — a.k.a. The Needle, in 1 top list Check
  25. 96 new

    Zolushka

    1947 — a.k.a. Cinderella, in 1 top list Check
  26. 95 new

    Zhivyot takoy paren

    1964 — a.k.a. There Is Such a Lad, in 1 top list Check
  27. 94 new

    Dozhivyom do ponedelnika

    1968 — a.k.a. We'll Live Till Monday, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 92 new

    Dni zatmeniya

    1988 — a.k.a. Days of Eclipse, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 91 new

    Ditya bolshogo goroda

    1914 — a.k.a. Child of the Big City, in 1 top list Check
  30. 90 new

    Garazh

    1980 — a.k.a. The Garage, in 1 top list Check
  31. 89 new

    Volga - Volga

    1938, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 88 new

    Voenno-polevoy roman

    1983 — a.k.a. War-Time Romance, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 87 new

    Vesyolye rebyata

    1934 — a.k.a. Moscow Laughs, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 85 new

    V boy idut odni 'stariki'

    1974 — a.k.a. Only Old Men Are Going to Battle, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 84 new

    Aerograd

    1935 — a.k.a. Frontier, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 83 new

    Sudba cheloveka

    1959 — a.k.a. Fate of a Man, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 82 new

    Par desmit minutem vecaks

    1978 — a.k.a. Ten Minutes Older, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 81 new

    S.V.D. - Soyuz velikogo dela

    1927 — a.k.a. The Club of the Big Deed, in 1 top list Check
  39. 80 new

    Rodnya

    1982 — a.k.a. Family Relations, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 79 new

    Polyoty vo sne i nayavu

    1983 — a.k.a. Flights in Dreams and in Reality, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 78 new

    Mechta

    1943 — a.k.a. Dream, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 77 new

    Mashenka

    1942, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 76 new

    Krylya

    1966 — a.k.a. Wings, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 75 new

    Dzhentlmeny udachi

    1971 — a.k.a. Gentlemen of Fortune, in 1 top list Check
  45. 74 new

    Detstvo Gorkogo

    1938 — a.k.a. Gorky 1: The Childhood of Maxim Gorky, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 73 new

    Dama s sobachkoy

    1960 — a.k.a. The Lady with the Dog, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 70 new

    Agoniya

    1981 — a.k.a. Rasputin, in 1 top list Check
  48. 69 new

    Proshu slova

    1976 — a.k.a. I Want the Floor, in 1 top list Check
  49. 68 new

    Parad planet

    1984 — a.k.a. Parade of the Planets, in 1 top list Check
  50. 67 new

    Obyknovennyy fashizm

    1965 — a.k.a. Triumph Over Violence, in 6 top lists Check
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