The Auteur's Selection Complementing the Tone of Molchi, grust... molchi: Cult Guide

Dir: Pyotr Chardynin

The waiter Antosha is in love with his owner's daughter. This distracts Antosha from work and the owner is going to fire him. The notary appears and informs the owner that Antosha is receiving a large inheritance. He offers the owner to conclude a three-year contract with Antosha. In the event of its early termination, the owner receives a large amount. Something will get, of course, and the notary. Drunk Antosha signs a contract, and the next day he becomes rich. Antosha wants to quit right away, but after getting acquainted with the contract, he remains to work. At night, he leads the luxurious life of a rich man. The owner of the restaurant is trying this way and that to fire Antosha. But he manages not only to avoid being fired, but also to marry his daughter.

Dir: Pyotr Chardynin

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

Dir: Pyotr Chardynin

1919 Odessa is occupied by Denikin's troops. The background of the picture is the era of the wild revelry of the White Guard, intervention in the south of Russia and attempts to enslave it economically by European capitalists.

Dir: Pyotr Chardynin

The drama of a young woman - the victim of high-society gossip. The plot is borrowed from the novel by Sergei Fonvizin 'Gossip'.

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

Dir: Pyotr Chardynin

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Pyotr Chardynin

The film adaptation of Taras Shevchenko's biography of 1925 is the first Ukrainian biopic. It was one of the most expensive films, as for the first time experts in history, ethnography, and literary studies were involved in pre-production.

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

Dir: Pyotr Chardynin

A significant part of the 1912 production "A Life for the Tsar" was used in this film.

Dir: Pyotr Chardynin

The story and doings of several people belonging to different strata of society and unrelated family - household relationships.

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

Dir: Pyotr Chardynin

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Pyotr Chardynin

Newsreel of the funeral of Russian silent film actress Vera Kholodnaya (1893-1919).