Happiness (Schastye)
2015
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This philosophical parable, filmed in the style of Russian lubok, is one of the unknown cinematic masterpieces. A poor peasant, Khmyr, sets out in search of happiness. At first, he is lucky: he finds a purse with money, buys a horse and reaps a big harvest in the fall. But the caricature trio - a wealthy peasant, a landowner and a clergyman take from him everything he has. After which time, Khmyr goes to war"¦Back from the war, he joins a collective farm but turns out to be the poorest worker. Once he helps to catch thieves plundering the collective property and gains respect of his co-workers. Is Khmyr to become like everyone else? The film was highly acclaimed by Sergei Eisenstein. In the 1970s it was shown on TV in Europe the USA.
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Author:
Medvedkin, Aleksandr, filmmakerKanopy (Firm)
Work:
Imprint:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file)
Notes:
Title from title frames.In Process Record.Originally produced by Ruscico - Russian Cinema Council in 1934.In Silent, Subtitles in English
Performers:
Features: Pyotr Zinovyev, Yelena Yegorova, Nikolai Cherkasov
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
Undetermined
Index terms:
Early FilmEuropean/Baltic StudiesForeign Language FilmMovies
BRN:
411962
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/120968/external-image - Cover Image