Polikushka
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October 30, 1922
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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;
Featured Crew
Aleksandr Sanin
Director
Fyodor Otsep
Writer
Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky
Director of Photography
Cast
Ivan Moskvin
Polikey
Vera Pashennaya
Akulina, Polikey's wife
Yevgeniya Rayevskaya
Mistress
Varvara Bulgakova
Mistress's niece
Sergei Aidarov
Clerk