Fedya wins Lisa away from her fiance, Victor Karenin. But after Fedya weds Lisa, he becomes infatuated with a gypsy girl, Masha.
If you have a couple of hours and want to see what a mid-life crisis looked like in 1930, this is your movie. It is mostly for people who love old-school melodrama and don't mind a lot of sighing. If you want fast pacing or characters who make logical choices, you will absolutely hate this. It's very Russian, which me...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"If you have a couple of hours and want to see what a mid-life crisis looked like in 1930, this is your movie. It is mostly for people who love old-school melodrama and don't mind a lot of sighing. If you want fast pacing or characters who make logical choices, you will absolutely hate this. It's very Russian, which means everyone is miserable even when they are winning. 🇷🇺 John Gilbert plays Fedya, and honestly, the guy just looks tired from the start. He steals Lisa (Eleanor Boardman) from ..."
Ruth Cummings, Lev Tolstoy, Arthur Hopkins, Dorothy Farnum, Edwin Justus Mayer
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