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    HyperKino DVD

    HyperkinoThis series of historical Russian cinema, presented in the innovative HYPERKINO format, is created by Natascha Drubek and Nikolai Izvolov. The films are presented in 2-disc HYPERKINO editions:

    Disc 1 contains the standard film in the best available print, with optional subtitles in Russian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

    Disc 2 contains the film, plus scene-specific annotations based on archival materials, including film clips and newsreel footage, texts, photographs, posters, graphics, arts-and-crafts, music and audio files. Texts are available in Russian and in English. These can be viewed on-screen, contextualizing the film and enhancing the viewer's understanding.

    Available titles are listed for order below.


    KinoKlassika DVD

    HyperkinoThe DVD series KINOKLASSIKA Rossii offers the best-known Soviet films with subtitles in Russian, English, and French. Each DVD includes a selection of interviews with the film's cast and crew, including scriptwriters, actors, cameramen, and composers. Among the extras are complete filmographies, photo albums, and relevant documentary footage. The DVD series is ideal for coursework in film studies, advanced language training, and Russian culture.

    Nine films are currently available, with additional DVDs planned in the coming year.

    Available titles are listed for order below.


    Order HyperKino and KinoKlassika DVDs

    Ten HyperKino films are available:

    Lev Kuleshov's Engineer Prite's Project, 1918 $25.00
    Sergei Eisenstein's October, 1927 $25.00
    Lev Kuleshov's The Great Consoler, 1933 $25.00
    Sergei Eisenstein's Strike, 1924 $25.00
    Aleksander Medvedkin's Happiness, 1934 $25.00
    Mark Donskoi's The Childhood of Maxim Gorky, 1938 $25.00
    Vsevolod Pudovkin's The Heir to Genghis Khan (Storm over Asia), 1928 $25.00
    Boris Barnet's The Girl with the Hatbox, 1927 $25.00
    Boris Barnet's By the Bluest of Seas, 1936 $25.00
    Boris Barnet's Outskirts, 1933 $25.00

    Nine KinoKlassika films are available:

    Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace (4 discs), 1965 $45.00
    Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris (2 discs), 1972 $30.00
    Andrei Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublyov (2 discs), 1966 $30.00
    Andrei Tarkovsky'sThe MIrror (1 disc), 1974 $25.00
    Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker (2 discs), 1979 $30.00
    Grigory Kozintsev's Hamlet (2 discs), 1964 $30.00
    Iosif Heifits's The Lady with the Little Dog (1 disc), 1960 $30.00
    Grigory Kozintsev's King Lear (2 discs), 1970 $30.00
    Andrei Tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood (1 disc), 1962 $25.00