"Was Shakespeare English?"
"Was Shakespeare English?" offers a fresh, daring and controversial view of the great playwright's identity. Russian-born, London-based director Alicia Maksimova, takes us on an enthralling voyage from the Strait of Messina to Venice, Verona, Stratford-upon-Avon, and back to Sicily for a mesmeric finale on the little Aeolian island which inspired The Tempest.
Enticing travelogue, beautifully shot and provocatively argued, this bold docu-journey offers a Shakespeare who is both a hot potato for our times and a supreme artist for the ages.
97 minutes, in English and Italian, with English and Italian subtitles, 2016.
"About Kalpidi"
A short film dedicated to a modern Russian poet Vitaly Kalpidi, August 2015
"The Mother of Pasquale"
A full length feature film. Script completed in 2012
NOI, NOUS, NOSOTROS…
A la recherche de la beauté perdu
A search for universal values and passions through different cultures and continents,
a symbolic portrait of humanity.
It started in Sicily with the stunningly beautiful “Immacolata Percezione” - Immaculate Perception - directed by Alicia Maksimova.
It continues in Bolivia, Ethiopia, India and Australia…
"Immacolata Percezione"
A visual and musical poem, an intense emotional and sensual portrait of humanity, a symbolic journey through life. Stunning images shot in Sicilian light move to the beautiful original music. In the cadenza epic photography and sublime poetry take the public's perception to an unexpected level. The first of five films over five continents.
Sicilian Interviews
Interviews with Sicilian people from all walks of life
"La Famiglia"
A short film. A poetic exploration of a family microcosm with a nostalgic sense of place. Completion date: June 2011
Maria
Video installation dedicated to Maria D’Arrigo, a real life character from “The Godfather”
The opening date: 02.08.2010, Savoca, province Messina, Sicily.
BOATS - BARCHE
Russian-born, London-based director Alicia Maksimova immerses the viewer in two seemingly distant and opposing worlds - the fishermen of Lampedusa and a young African immigrant who was saved in the waters off this small island. Evocative images transmit compassion and hope, and a desire for freedom in a situation of suffering and unease.
15 minutes, 2019.
La regista londinese di origini russe Alicia Maksimova immerge lo spettatore nella dimensione di due mondi apparentemente lontani e contrapposti - i pescatori di Lampedusa e un giovane emigrante africano che è stato salvato nelle acque di questa piccola isola.
Le immagini evocative ci trasmettono compassione e speranza, nonché desiderio di riscatto, all’interno di una situazione di sofferenza e disagio.
15 minuti, 2019
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🇷🇺 «Надежда» - это необыкновенно красивый и символичный фильм о том, чем стала пандемия для трёх русскоязычных женщин, живущих в Британии. «Я хотела, чтобы фильм стал моим вкладом в дело сопротивления», - говорит режиссер Алисиа Максимова. Фильм поднимает важнейшие вопросы морали, самоопределения, мировоззрения, выбора. Инара, Лайла и Надежда. Три судьбы. Три характера. Одна воля. 02. 2022
🇬🇧 “Hope” (Nadezhda) is an extraordinary beautiful and symbolic film about what the pandemic has become for three Russian-speaking women living in Britain.
“I wanted the film to be my contribution to the cause of resistance,” says director Alicia Maksimova.
The film raises the most important questions of morality, self-determination, worldview, freedom of choice.
Inara, Laila and Nadezhda. Three fates. Three characters. One will. 32 minutes, 02.2022
🇮🇹 “La Speranza” è un film straordinariamente bello e simbolico su cosa sia diventata la pandemia per tre donne russe che vivono in Gran Bretagna.
“Volevo che il film fosse il mio contributo alla causa della resistenza”, afferma la regista Alicia Maksimova.
Il film solleva le questioni più importanti riguardanti moralità, autodeterminazione, visione del mondo, libertà di scelta.
Inara, Laila e Nadezhda. Tre destini. Tre personaggi. Una volontà. 32 minuti, 02.2022
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🇷🇺 «Не надо рая» - фильм о людях разных национальностей, проживающих на территории бывшего СССР, ощущающих свою принадлежность к нашему общему Русскому миру и системе традиционных ценностей - культурных и этических. Это фильм-путешествие - от Литвы до Узбекистана, от Армении и Грузии до Камчатки и Москвы. Это размышление о связи и разнообразии наших культур, об искренней любви и гармонии между людьми, о гордости за нашу общую Родину. 83 минуты, 01.2024
🇬🇧 “No Need of Paradise” (Не надо рая) is a film about the Russian world which includes 200 nationalities - as it was before, on the territory of the Russian Empire, later in the USSR and as it is now. Film heroes and heroines in Lithuania, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Georgia and Russia speak about their feeling of belonging to the united culture and system of traditional values. The multinational unity of the Russian world is still very much alive. 83 minutes, 01.2024
🇮🇹 “Non c’è bisogno del paradiso” (Не надо рая) è un film su persone di diverse nazionalità che vivono nel territorio dell'ex Unione Sovietica, che sentono di appartenere al mondo russo e al sistema comune dei valori tradizionali, culturali ed etici. È un film di viaggio che va dalla Lituania all'Uzbekistan, dall'Armenia e Georgia alla Kamchatka e Mosca. È una riflessione sulla connessione e la diversità delle nostre culture, sull'amore sincero, sull'armonia tra le persone e sull'orgoglio per la Patria comune. 83 minuti 01.2024
Approximate time of episodes:
Lithuania - 00:00 Uzbekistan - 15:00 Armenia - 30:00 Venice - 45:00 Georgia - 50:00 Kamchatka - 01:05
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Voices from the hostel
Documentary filmed in a London hostel over a period of 4 years
Afghanistan legacy
Documentary following the tragic stories of Russian veterans
Urban Fairy Tales
A tale of real life characters based in London, which elegantly turns the tables on reality TV