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Polikushka (1922) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1922 · 42 mins
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- Directed by
- Aleksandr Sanin
- Starring
- Yevgeniya Rayevskaya, Varvara Bulgakova, Ivan Moskvin, Vera Pashennaya, Sergei Aidarov, Dmitry Gundurov
The sole film directed by Aleksandr Sanin, a founder of Moscow Art Academic Theatre, adapts Lev Tolstoy’s short story of the same name. Though it diverges from the literary work, the adaptation stands out for its stark depiction of Russian society’s cruelty, contrasting the main character’s and his family’s harsh life with the wealth of his mistress.
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