Leonid Parfyonov

Leonid Parfyonov

Born: January 26, 1960
in Cherepovets, USSR [now Russia]
Russian veteran journalist, news presenter, TV producer and author of many popular documentary TV shows. Parfyonov is best known for his studio work and productions for the NTV (of which he was Producer General between 1997 and 1999) until that TV channel was subdued by the government-owned Gazprom Media. From December 3, 2004 until December 20, 2007 he was an Editor-in-Chief of Russky Newsweek, Russian edition of Newsweek. Parfyonov is currently a member of Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.

As the author and narrator of the daily culture news TV show Namedni on NTV, Parfyonov produced the line of popular history TV documentaries which he narrated and hosted on-site of almost each event portrayed. The series achieved great success and were repeatedly broadcast for years after premiere.

Movies for Leonid Parfyonov...

Russian Georgians. Part 2
Title: Russian Georgians. Part 2
Character: himself (presentor)
Released: February 24, 2022
Type: Movie
The second part of Leonid Parfyonov's project "Russian Georgians" will begin with a story about Stalin's design of the Russian patriotic upsurge in the Patriotic War, after which it will capture the post-war period - the Stalinist Russian style and the short-lived tandem of Beria and Malenkov. Then it will take us to the "thaw". The period of new heroes - a poet with a guitar Bulat Okudzhava and film directors Mikhail Kalatozov (Katalozishvili), Marlena Khutsiev (Khutsishvili) and Georgy Danelia. The journey will end with the stories of post-Soviet stars - Tsereteli, Tsiskaridze, Leps (Lepsveridze), Tutberidze and Akunin (Chkhartishvili).
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Title: Karamora
Character: Emperor
Released: January 21, 2022
Type: TV
A young anarchist Karamora and his lover, Alina are caught–up in a confrontation with members of a powerful organization which costs Alina her life. Devastated, Karamora wants vengeance but this ancient secret order’s tentacles are everywhere, with depth and reach far beyond human capabilities. Karamora uncovers classified information that goes right to the heart of this arcane organization only to find out that real power lies elsewhere. Who are they, and will Karamora find peace once the truth is revealed?
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Namedni-2020-2. Tiktok. Beirut. Khabarovsk. Belarus. Karabakh. Morgenstern. Navalny and poison
Title: Namedni-2020-2. Tiktok. Beirut. Khabarovsk. Belarus. Karabakh. Morgenstern. Navalny and poison
Character: self
Released: May 31, 2021
Type: Movie
Events, people, phenomena that determined the way of life. That, without which it is impossible to imagine us, is even more difficult to understand. Another year - another series. What do you remember about the second half of 2020? Protests in Khabarovsk. Rallies in Minsk. Clip of the rap group "Kasta". Second wave of coronavirus. War in Karabakh. Legendary Morgenshtern Dust. Russian brands - "Sputnik V" and "Novichok". Navalny survived and called. And also Tik-Tok and Danya Milokhin with Baskov. All this is in the information and analytical review by Leonid Parfyonov.
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In Qvevri Veritas
Title: In Qvevri Veritas
Released: May 29, 2021
Type: Movie
Leonid Parfyonov travels to Georgia, where he studies how amphorae are made and grapes are crushed with bare feet, and learns why orange wine is slowly conquering the world.
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Namedni-2020-1. Covid. Remote. Resetting. Traffic accident with Efremov. Screenlife
Title: Namedni-2020-1. Covid. Remote. Resetting. Traffic accident with Efremov. Screenlife
Released: May 1, 2021
Type: Movie
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Namedni-1921 Capablanca. Hunger in the Volga region. March 8. Youth Theater. Homeless children
Title: Namedni-1921 Capablanca. Hunger in the Volga region. March 8. Youth Theater. Homeless children
Released: March 1, 2021
Type: Movie
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Leaves. A New Look
Title: Leaves. A New Look
Character: himself
Released: February 25, 2020
Type: Movie
Investigation of the causes of death of Vladislav Listyev. 25 years passed, but the perpetrators of the highest-profile contract murder in Russia in the 1990s were not found. Or didn’t you want to? Or found, but silent? Rodion decided to conduct his investigation. He wants to know the name of the customer. Six months of work, dozens of interviews with colleagues, friends and relatives of Listyev, investigators who conducted the case. And everyone answers the main question: who killed Vlad Listyev?
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Russian Georgians. Part 1
Title: Russian Georgians. Part 1
Character: himself (presentor)
Released: February 20, 2020
Type: Movie
The film is about the historical role of Georgians in Russian, and later - Soviet politics, culture and science. The heroes of the film are Bagration and Shevardnadze, Pirosmani and Danelia, Balanchine and Andronikov.
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Title: Без души
Character: Гость
Released: February 22, 2019
Type: TV
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Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.
Title: Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.
Character: Himself (Presenter)
Released: September 21, 2017
Type: Movie
Third movie in the series.
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Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.
Title: Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.
Character: Himself (Presenter)
Released: March 23, 2017
Type: Movie
Second part of Documentary project
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Title: вДудь
Character: Guest
Released: February 7, 2017
Type: TV
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Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.
Title: Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.
Character: Himself (Presenter)
Released: April 14, 2016
Type: Movie
The history of Jewish people in Russia up until the 1917 revolution.
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The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
Title: The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
Character: Himself (uncredited)
Released: July 9, 2014
Type: Movie
The documentary project The Term was conceived in May 2012. When the directing trio commenced mapping the Russian sociopolitical landscape, Vladimir Putin had just settled into the Kremlin for his third term. The original experimental format of “documentary bulletins,” which were published daily online, allowed for wide-ranging content; in the feature film version, however, the filmmakers focused solely on the members of various opposition groups. Nevertheless, the work’s neutral position remains and viewers have to interpret the objectively presented situations for themselves. The main characteristics of this strongly authentic movie include close contact with the protagonists, precise editing, and an effectively controlled release of information.
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Russia in Bloom
Title: Russia in Bloom
Character: Himself (Host and Narrator)
Released: October 8, 2013
Type: Movie
A documentary about Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky, a pioneer in color photography of early 20th-century Russia.
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Eye of God
Title: Eye of God
Character: Himself (Presenter)
Released: May 31, 2012
Type: Movie
The «Eye of God» is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Pushkin Museum. It shows how progressive and pro-West Russians can be, when it comes to comprehending the essence of beauty. Ivan Tsvetayev, a village priest's son, the founder of the museum, wanted the new generation of "Ivans" to understand that we are Europe, while Antiquity is our mutual cradle.
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Title: Evening Urgant
Character: Self
Released: April 16, 2012
Type: TV
Evening show Ivan Urgant. Movies, sports, new gadgets, art. What is happening in the country and in the world? Actual characters discussing the day's events and new music.
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Хлеб для Сталина. Истории раскулаченных
Title: Хлеб для Сталина. Истории раскулаченных
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
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Boris Godunov
Title: Boris Godunov
Character: Schelkalov
Released: September 20, 2011
Type: Movie
Our eternal theme is crime and punishment. In Boris Godunov, the problems of conscience and existential choice are linked to the history of the country. Pushkin says that these things are woven into a mysterious knot or pattern. The choice of each of us is also the choice of our own history. An incorrect individual choice or a karmic mistake can lead to a chain of fatal events. If a person finds himself in power, it can become a problem for the whole people.
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Generation P
Title: Generation P
Character: TV Journalist
Released: April 14, 2011
Type: Movie
A chronicle of Russia's transition from communism to capitalism.
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He Came to Give Us Freedom
Title: He Came to Give Us Freedom
Released: March 2, 2011
Type: Movie
Biographical documentary about Mikhail Gorbachev and the way he did not waste his inner freedom before becoming General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and giving this freedom to the people.
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Zvorykin-Muromets
Title: Zvorykin-Muromets
Character: Narrator
Released: March 15, 2010
Type: Movie
Parfenov's documentary is about a brilliant scientist and engineer, born in Russia, but only known on the other side of the ocean. The invention of modern television changed the history of mankind. The invention has an author, who is almost unknown in his homeland. Vladimir Zworykin, born in Murom, a Russian American, was the person who created distant wireless transmission of images.
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Gogol the Bird
Title: Gogol the Bird
Character: Himself (host)
Released: March 30, 2009
Type: Movie
This biographical picture that was made for the 200th anniversary of Nikolai Gogol,is filmed in the unique style of the author Leonid Parfyonov. Documentary shows that the author of "Dead Souls", "The Inspector General" and "Taras Bulba" is not the founder of realism in Russian literature, but a modern and actual avant-garde writer who created works hitherto unprecedented, full of magic and phantasmagoria.
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And Personally Leonid Ilyich
Title: And Personally Leonid Ilyich
Character: Narrator
Released: June 6, 2006
Type: Movie
A famous Russian documentarist Leonid Parfyonov with deep investigation into the life of Leonid Brezhnev.
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Bashlachev. The Flight of Death
Title: Bashlachev. The Flight of Death
Character: himself
Released: February 17, 2005
Type: Movie
A documentary film about the life and early death of Russian singer and songwriter Aleksandr Bashlachev through the eyes of his friends, family members and other representatives of rock music scene.
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Title: Russian Empire
Character: Presenter
Released: November 5, 2000
Type: TV
A documentary series which presents a modern look at the history of the Russian state from 1697 to 1917. Each episode covers the reign of one or several monarchs from Peter I to Nicholas II.
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Still Waters
Title: Still Waters
Character: Himself
Released: June 6, 2000
Type: Movie
Kashtanov, professor of medicine and famous Moscow surgeon, is experiencing midlife crisis. Suddenly he decides to leave everything and escape to the countryside in order to spend some time with old friends.
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Title: Fort Boyard Russia
Character: Self - Host
Released: September 27, 1998
Type: TV
Russian game show based on the original French format of Fort Boyard.
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Title: Namedni
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 1997
Type: TV
A series of documentary films chronicling life in ex-USSR and in the world year by year, by Leonid Parfyonov.
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Старые песни о главном 2
Title: Старые песни о главном 2
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie