[NL] RusClub is een platform voor Russische cinema. Alexandra Dementieva gidst het publiek doorheen de geschiedenis van de Russische cinema aan de hand van geselecteerde films.

[EN] RusClub is a platform for Russian cinema. Alexandra Dementieva selects Russian movies and guides you through the history of Russian cinema.

The movie that will be shown is: Beware of the Car (1966, 94min), directed by Eldar Ryazanov.

Abstract: “In this Russian comedy, a thief becomes a sort of Robin Hood by stealing the cars of unpunished criminals, selling them and donating the cash to an orphanage. He is eventually captured by an investigator who also happens to be performing with the robber in an amateur production of Hamlet.” (Sandra Brennan, Rovi)
The film was the leader of Soviet film distribution for 1966 watched by 29 million people (11 place). Innokenty Smoktunovsky recognized as the Best Actor of 1966. The film won Adwards in: Edinburgh (1966), Sidney (1966), Melbourne (1967), and Cartahena (1969).