Hidden Genre Gems for Fans of Potop: Cult Guide

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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.

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

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

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Actress Paula who left circus on disability of the husband acrobat, leaves a family to the wealthy man. A remarkable research of diseases of pre-revolutionary society where "owners of life" manipulating the equities and human destinies.

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A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Molchi, grust... molchi perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

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.

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

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

The young ballerina Lolla performs in small town. Honorable man Brückk fall in love, and the girl, under pressure from her mother, agrees to marry him. But her boring family life oppresses her, and her dreams of returning to the stage.

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

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A semi-historical drama by Gabriele D'Annunzio.