Movie

Polikushka

★ 5.8/10 · 5 votes 1922 0h 42m Released

Drama

"Polikushka" was the only film directed by Aleksandr Sanin, one of Moscow Art Academic Theatre's founders, and is based on Lev Tolstoy's homonym short story. In spite the many differences between the literary oeuvre and its film adaptation it is a remarkable work that is outstanding for its depiction of the cruel realities of Russian society -the harsh life condition of its main character and his family in contrast to the wealth of his mistress;

Cast

Ivan Moskvin Polikey Vera Pashennaya Akulina, Polikey's wife Yevgeniya Rayevskaya Mistress V Varvara Bulgakova Mistress's niece S Sergei Aidarov Clerk D Dmitry Gundurov Gardener