Deep Archive Finds in the Vein of Zagadochnyy mir: Cult Guide

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A provincial landowner, no longer a young man, is hopelessly attracted to a beautiful young girl at sunset. Realizing the futility of this novel, the hero returns to his empty house with , experiencing the collapse of his hopes.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Jamshhik, ne goni loshadej perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

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

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.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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.

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.