Orenburg Oblast Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Cécile in Wonderland • 2023 • 44 minutes
Frenchwoman Cécile Plege travels to Orenburg Oblast to personally experience the warmth of the world-famous Orenburg down shawl. What should it be like? Is it true that a real “cobweb” shawl can thread through a wedding ring? Why did attempts to start production of these marvelous shawls fail in France and South America? Cécile will, of course, meet nose to nose with the famous Orenburg goat that produces the unique fine down! She will wrap herself up in the legends and living stories of this land, which stands at the crossroads of several historical and national layers. And at the same time, she will solve another mystery — why Orenburg is called “conceived three times and born three times”.
Tuva Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2017 • 44 minutes
<html>Cécile travels through many different regions of our vast country and, in a humorous way, debunks established stereotypes and myths about Russia. The project <i>Cécile in Wonderland</i> is an entertaining series about the mysterious Russian soul. Today’s episode is dedicated to the Tuva Republic.</html>
Karachay-Cherkessia Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2018 • 44 minutes
Cécile Plege sets out to find the recipe for the elixir of eternal youth. Her path leads to the Caucasus, to the small but proud region of Karachay-Cherkessia. They say people there wear papakhas year-round, drink homemade wine, and live to be a hundred! What of that is true, and what is myth? Is “Caucasian longevity” a real thing? And if so, what is its secret? Cécile hopes to return from the trip looking younger. Will she succeed in her endeavor?
Crimea Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Cécile in Wonderland • 2018 • 44 minutes
<html>Cécile travels through many different regions of our vast country and, in a humorous way, debunks established stereotypes and myths about Russia. The project <i>Cécile in Wonderland </i>is an entertaining series about the mysterious Russian soul. Today’s episode is dedicated to the sunny Crimean Peninsula.</html>
Karelia Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2018 • 44 minutes
<html>Cécile travels through many different regions of our vast country and, in a humorous way, debunks established stereotypes and myths about Russia. The project <i>Cécile in Wonderland</i> is an entertaining series about the mysterious Russian soul. Today’s episode is dedicated to the enigmatic Karelia. </html>
Don Cossacks Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2018 • 44 minutes
<html>Cécile travels through many different regions of our vast country and, in a humorous way, debunks established stereotypes and myths about Russia. The project <i>Cécile in Wonderland </i>is an entertaining series about the mysterious Russian soul. In today’s episode, the host meets the Cossacks of Don! </html>
Yamal Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2018 • 44 minutes
<html>Cécile travels through many different regions of our vast country and, in a humorous way, debunks established stereotypes and myths about Russia. The project<i> Cécile in Wonderland</i> is an entertaining series about the mysterious Russian soul. Today’s episode is dedicated to Yamal peninsula.</html>
Gypsies Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2017 • 44 minutes
<html>Cécile travels through many different regions of our vast country and, in a humorous way, debunks established stereotypes and myths about Russia. The project <i>Cécile in Wonderland</i> is an entertaining series about the mysterious Russian soul. The host strolls through the Stavropol market where Gypsy families trade and rides a horse-drawn carriage in search of scrap metal. You will see an Orthodox baptism ceremony attended by more than a hundred community members, as well as a “gypsy camp reconstruction” using a rare old fabric canopy-tent.</html>
Kaliningrad Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2018 • 44 minutes
<html>Cécile travels through many different regions of our vast country and, in a humorous way, debunks established stereotypes and myths about Russia. The project <i>Cécile in Wonderland</i> is an entertaining series about the mysterious Russian soul. Today’s episode is dedicated to Kaliningrad.</html>
Kalmykia Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2018 • 44 minutes
Cécile Plege travels to one of Russia’s most exotic regions — Kalmykia — to understand what A. S. Pushkin meant when in the first half of the 19th century he wrote: “…and the Kalmyk, friend of the steppes…”. How does the only Buddhist people in Europe live today? How did they come to be separated from their closest relatives by as much as 4,000 km? And why is Kalmykia the chess capital of Russia?
Tyumen Oblast Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2023 • 44 minutes
Cécile Plege sets off to conquer Siberia! In Tyumen Oblast, she must discover why Siberia became a place of exile and whether it is truly as harsh as foreigners claim. The Frenchwoman will need to find her way to freedom from the Tobolsk prison castle, decipher the secret signs of Tyumen’s wooden carvings, experience all the delights of a Siberian spa, and try her hand as a second-guild merchant’s wife, Apollinaria Polevna! What other surprises await Cécile on this journey?
Bashkiria Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2023 • 44 minutes
Cécile Plege, like a delicate French moth, flies where the honey is — namely, to the Republic of Bashkortostan. She must find out why it is here that bees make the right kind of honey and people have practiced tree-beekeeping for centuries. Why is Bashkir honey considered among the best on the planet? Cécile comes face to face with legendary wild bees, tries to unravel the mystery of the ancient drawings in Kapova Cave, and makes a favorite Bashkir treat with her own hands. How will this very sweet journey end for the Frenchwoman?
Primorsky Krai Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2023 • 44 minutes
Cecile Pleje embarks on a perilous journey through Primorsky Krai. In the Far East she most dreams of finding… tigers! Yes, real tigers. Rumour has it they even stroll the streets of Vladivostok! For locals, the tiger is n ot only a dangerous predator but a mighty amba — the spirit of these places — capable of vying with the lion for the title of king of beasts. Cecile meets the striped predator face to face, fords a river following a leopard’s trail and, of course, indulges her inner hedonist with Far Eastern delicacies!
Chukotka Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2023 • 43 minutes
Cecile Pleje travels to Russia’s far edge — the Chukchi Peninsula — to find out why was it there, in the Far North, just a few kilometers from Alaska, that the main character of Russian jokes settled. Together with sea hunters, the Frenchwoman goes whale hunting, tries her hand at dog-team mushing, learns the basics of the Chukchi language, and attempts to win a baidarka regatta! But Cecile’s main mission is to meet the legendary Chukchi face to face. What will this remarkable encounter and the whole thrilling journey across Chukotka lead to? The intrigue is on!
Kuzbass (Kemerovo Oblast) Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2023 • 44 minutes
Cecile Pleje goes to Siberia, to Kemerovo Oblast. She will hear the beat of Russia's ‘coal heart’— Kuzbass! The curious Frenchwoman will meet real miners and metallurgists, take a crash course in taiga survival, discover the pleasures of resort life in Sheregesh, taste Siberia and dance to the free Novokuznetsk jazz beat! What other discoveries and adventures await Cecile in Kuzbass?
Arkhangelsk Oblast, Solovki Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2023 • 43 minutes
Cecile Pleje fulfills her secret dream: she travels to Arkhangelsk Oblast — to the Solovetsky Islands! The Frenchwoman learns how this archipelago in the middle of the White Sea became for many a place of power. Why do these islands lure artists, poets and other sensitive souls? In search of answers, Cecile meets nuns at the Solovetsky monastery’s convent. Like Ishmael in Moby-Dick, she set off after the white whale, goes on a real Pomor fishing trip, and tries to catch zen in the Russian North.
Saint Petersburg Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2023 • 43 minutes
Can Petersburgers tell Monet from Manet and guess an Alexander Borodin melody from three notes? Is it true that a unique gene of intelligence can be found in their DNA? And why, after all, does Saint Petersburg proudly bear the title of the 'cultural capital of Russia'? Cecile Pleje plays geneticist and conducts an investigation. What discoveries and adventures await the Frenchwoman?
Vologda Oblast Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2022 • 44 minutes
Ahead of the New Year, Cecile Pleje goes to the homeland of Ded Moroz — the town of Veliky Ustyug in Vologda Oblast. The Frenchwoman will find out why winter here is considered the truest, most Russian snow. She will try to decipher the secrets hidden in the frosty patterns on wooden windowpanes and in Vologda lace, learn the history of the New Year in Russia, and get into the holiday spirit in a genuine northern village! She will also reach Ded Moroz’s house, sneak a peek into his wardrobe, and even sit on his featherbed.
Stavropol Krai Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)
Cécile in Wonderland • 2022 • 43 minutes
Frenchwoman Cecile Pleje travels to the Caucasus, to Stavropol Krai, following in the footsteps of Russian classics: Lermontov, Tolstoy, Pushkin… She climbs Mount Mashuk, wrapped in legends; washes away sins in the Shameless Baths; visits the UNESCO-protected Essentuki mud spa and conquers the Caucasian Parnassus — Mount Beshtau — just as Pushkin called it. All to find the source of inspiration that led great writers to create their immortal works in the Caucasus.
Veliky Novgorod Dubbing on request
Cécile in Wonderland • 2022 • 43 minutes
Cecile Pleje visits Master Veliky Novgorod himself! How will he receive the Frenchwoman? Of course, it will show its centuries old birch-bark manuscripts, reveal ancient secrets of Russian life, give her a brisk ride in an exotic boat on the legendary Ilmen Lake, and finally reveal the secret: why it is here, on Novgorod soil, that one can smell Rus’.