Komsomol member Pavel Kudryashov, after seeing his pregnant wife to the village, sheltered a young woman who had fallen behind the train. In Paul's friendly relations with an outside woman, the local philistinism saw a criminal connection.
Is this movie worth your time today? Yes, but only if you like seeing how people haven't changed in a hundred years. If you enjoy early Soviet dramas that feel a bit like a stage play gone wrong, you'll dig it. If you want big explosions or a fast plot, you will probably hate this and turn it off after ten minutes. It...
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"Is this movie worth your time today? Yes, but only if you like seeing how people haven't changed in a hundred years. If you enjoy early Soviet dramas that feel a bit like a stage play gone wrong, you'll dig it. If you want big explosions or a fast plot, you will probably hate this and turn it off after ten minutes. It’s a 1929 silent film called Postoronnyaya zhenshchina. The title basically means 'The Outsider Woman' or 'The Stranger Woman.' It’s about a guy named Pavel who is a Komsomol membe..."
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