The Auteur's Selection In the Shadow of Leon Drey: Cult Guide

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

Nelly Raintseva's life has been going on in very unfavorable conditions since childhood. Her father, a wealthy banker, was busy exclusively with his commercial affairs, and her mother was engaged in social flirtation.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

Maria, a contented housewife married to a bank director, enjoys a comfortable life. While idly spending an afternoon, she reconnects with an old friend, Lidia.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Deti veka perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

Andrei lives a secluded life with his aunt, studying and thinking about his now-deceased mother. His friend Tsenin is concerned, and tries to get Andrei to accompany him to social events. After watching the actress Zoya Kadmina perform, Andrei is fascinated with her, and is then astounded to receive a note from her. He has only one brief meeting with her, and then three months later he is shocked to learn of her death. He now becomes obsessed with her memory, and he decides that he must find out all that he can about her.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of After Death perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A young, rich woman decides to dedicate her life to helping the poor, but a tragic incident changes her life.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Koroleva ekrana perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

In order to allow another servant to go home to be with her children, Nastya agrees to serve in her place, as a maid in the household in which Nastya's grandfather is a porter. Soon afterwards, the woman who owns the house goes on a trip, leaving her son Pavel at home. Pavel is engaged to Ellen, but Ellen flirts openly with other men. Nastya and the servants quickly realize that Ellen is having an ongoing romantic affair with Baron von Rehren. This puts the servants, and especially the sensitive Nastya, in a painfully uncomfortable position.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Obozhzhenniye krylya perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.