The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has never really chosen between him and the more conventional Victor Karenin, a rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he first falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer, Masha.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Fyodor OtsepDirector
- Boris GusmanWriter
- Anatoli MarienhofWriter
Cast
- Vsevolod PudovkinFyodor Protasov
- Maria JacobiniYelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova
- Viola GardenSasha, Yelizaveta's sister
- Julia SerdaAnna Pavlovna
- Nato VachnadzeMasha, gypsy girl
- Gustav DiesslKarenin
- Vladimir UralskiyPetushkov
- Vera MaretskayaPretty lady
- Daniil VvedenskiyArtemyev
- Porfiri PodobedPriest
- Pyotr RepninCast
- Boris BarnetPickpocket
Stills
Themes
silent film