The Queen of Spades (1910)
Overview
Based on Pushkin's short story: When his friends play faro, Germann always enjoys watching, but he never gambles himself. One day, as he is watching their game, he learns that an elderly countess staying nearby is said to possess a secret for winning a fortune at the game. Germann is determined to learn this secret from her, and he initiates a romance with her grand-daughter Liza, in order to improve his chances.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ru |
| Popularity | 0.96 |
Directed By
Pyotr Chardynin
Crew
Pyotr Chardynin
Alexander Pushkin
Pyotr Chardynin
Louis Forestier
TOP CAST
Similar Movies
The Sheltered Women
Claire visits a women's shelter in search of her missing mother, but an encounter with a mysterious woman suggests all may be a façade.
Telling Tales
Two young women from very different backgrounds are forced together as part of a storytelling workshop for young offenders.
Zheimer
One morning, an elderly woman grappling with Alzheimer’s awakens, gazes into the mirror, and, confronted with a stranger’s reflection, embarks on a poignant quest to rediscover the face she has carried through a lifetime, now altered overnight.
ABCDad
A young man struggling with a secret gets his life back on track.
King of the Castle
A heart-warming short film of two brothers and their relationship after their father's death.
The Hope Rooms
An estranged father, Eamonn, and his son, Sean, meet up after 15 years at a café in London to heal old wounds.
Running Scared
No matter what sport his parents stuck him into, Zachary, knew it was not for him. He played the sport because it was what was expected of him. Boys play sports. Zachary did not know what he wanted to do or become. This year it was flag football. It's game day. Little did Zachary know his life would forever be changed.
Liar
Due to drug abuse, a 13-year-old boy is placed into a detention center for young offenders. After a week, the judge will decide if he must stay there or go back home. Confronted with the adults, the judge, the psychologist and the social workers, the boy uses his most effective power to rebel against them all: lying.
Visas and Virtue
Europe, 1940. For thousands of Jews, a Japanese diplomat and his wife defy Tokyo and the Nazis, and offer visas, for life.
The Postcard
La Carte Postale is a 1998 short film directed by Vivian Goffette. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Theis and Nico
The two brothers Teis and Nico find a poster from "Gone with the Wind" and they start talking about why people kiss and the techniques behind it. Later they meet Giinjha and she invites them to her birthday-party. While they are preparing to go to the party they rehearse how to kiss in the way the poster suggested because Teis has announced that he is in love with Giinjha and will kiss her even though he is not comfortable about it.
(A)Torsion
(A) Torsion is a 2002 Bosnian short film directed by Stefan Arsenijevic. A singing group, trying to escape war-torn Sarajevo, has to wait for a tunnel to clear. While they wait, a cow has difficulty giving birth because of the "torsion" affecting its calf (i.e., it's in a twisted position inside). Fortunately, one of the choir members has some veterinary training, and with help from the chorus to drown out the sounds of war, the cow gives birth. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Lorenzo
A cat named Lorenzo is dismayed to discover that his tail has developed a personality of its own.
Surface Tension
Intercutting live action footage with animation, a depiction of the possible memories, repressions and fears of the leading character. The animated sections are monologues by a male figure drawn to highlight the tension between rigid and fluid body structures, skeleton and flesh.
Covid-20
When an airborne virus infects the entire population on Earth, one secret organization discovers an extraordinary man, whose immune system can help them preserve the human kind.
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
The Doctor struggles to help the only remaining crewmember of a crashing gunship. The people of the planet below offer to save his life, but at a dear cost to the life he's lived for hundreds of years.
Beauty Mark
A door-to door cosmetics saleswoman in 1986 finds a new customer.
Emma
14-year-old Emma struggles to hide her alopecia, a condition of rapid, unpredictable hair loss.
Hannah's Summer
A coming of age story about fourteen year old Hanna and her full of romance summer.
Polygraph
Yasmine, an openly lesbian Arab nurse, finds out that her lover, Or, an intelligence officer in the Israeli army has been reporting on their relationship. Yasmine's sister arrives for a visit from the West Bank, not knowing that she is going to meet the occupying enemy at her own sister's house.