Drama · Germany · 1929 · 1h 22m

The Living Corpse

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Director
Fyodor Otsep
Cast
Vsevolod Pudovkin as Fyodor Protasov Maria Jacobini as Yelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova Viola Garden as Sasha, Yelizaveta's sister Julia Serda as Anna Pavlovna Nato Vachnadze as Masha, gypsy girl Gustav Diessl as Karenin
Crew
Phil Jutzi — Director of Photography Anatoli Golovnya — Director of Photography Vsevolod Pudovkin — Editor Fyodor Otsep — Editor Anatoli Marienhof — Writer Boris Gusman — Writer
Synopsis

The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has never really chosen between him and the more conventional Victor Karenin, a rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he first falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer, Masha.

Mood & Themes
silent film
Key Collaborators
Fyodor Otsep Director Phil Jutzi Director of Photography Anatoli Golovnya Director of Photography Vsevolod Pudovkin Editor Fyodor Otsep Editor Anatoli Marienhof Writer Boris Gusman Writer Sergei Kozlovsky Production Design Viktor Simov Production Design
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