May Night

Year: 1938

Runtime: 63 mins

Language: Russian

Director: Nikolai Sadkovich

Fantasy

Adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s tale “May Night, or the Drowned Maiden,” the story follows the headstrong son of a rigid mayor who wishes to wed a modest peasant girl, but his father refuses consent. In desperation he turns to a mysterious, malevolent force that unexpectedly offers aid, setting the stage for comic and supernatural twists.

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