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Polikushka

1922 42 min Drama

"Polikushka" was the only film directed by Aleksandr Sanin, one of Moscow Art Academic Theatre's founders, and is based on Lev Tolstoy's homonym short story. In spite the many differences between the literary oeuvre and its film adaptation it is a remarkable work that is outstanding for its depiction of the cruel realities of Russian society -the harsh life condition of its main character and his family in contrast to the wealth of his mistress;

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director Aleksandr Sanin

writers Leo Tolstoy, Nikolai Efros, Fyodor Otsep

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ПОЛИКУШКА.Т/Д «РУСЬ» 1919 г. featurette

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