Molchi, grust... molchi
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Molchi, grust... molchi (Russian
: Молчи, грусть...молчи, English
: Be silent, sorrow...be silent) is Russian
silent drama film directed by famous director Pyotr Chardynin
and starring several big Russian silent film
stars as Vera Kholodnaya
, Ossip Runitsch
, Vitold Polonsky
and Vladimir Maksimov
.
This film consisted of two parts,but survived just a 44 minutes long episode from the first part.However,the film is very famous now due to star cast.
A group of wealthy young men who saw Paula at the circus before,decide to invite the two to perform at their private "bachelor" party,at which Paula is the main attraction.
The young men vie for her attention,give her an expensive necklace and offer Lorio money to turn her over to them.Outraged Paula leaves and refuses to return to the streets to perform.But when they are truly destitute,she returns to offer herself to one of the gentlemen,the artist Volyntsev.
As Lorio sinks deeper into poverty,Paula enjoys her life as a rich man's mistress-for a while.Eventually her lover becomes too possessive for her taste and temperament.He also tired of her.When Volyntsev attempts to offer her to a younger rival Telepnev,she pridefully departs to another young man-Zaritskiy,who is deeply in love with her.Zaritskiy is an inveterate gambler and playing against Telepnev he has lost a huge sum of money.Desperate,he devises a plot to steal a check he gave to Telepnev.While Paula unwittingly serves as decoy,distracting the party by singing for guests,her lover sets off alarm as he attempts to break safe.Telepnev didn't recognised Zaritskiy in the dark room and shot him.
Here we met the end of the first part.The second part is considered as lost.
Russian language
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: Молчи, грусть...молчи, English
English language
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: Be silent, sorrow...be silent) is Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
silent drama film directed by famous director Pyotr Chardynin
Pyotr Chardynin
Pyotr Ivanovich Chardynin was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Pyotr Chardynin, one of the pioneers of the film industry in the Russian Empire, directed over a hundred silent films during his career.-Biography:...
and starring several big Russian silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
stars as Vera Kholodnaya
Vera Kholodnaya
Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya was the first star of Russian silent cinema...
, Ossip Runitsch
Ossip Runitsch
Ossip Iliych Runitsch was a Russian silent film actor,producer and stage director.He was one of the biggest stars of Russian silent cinema and one of the first iconic figures of Russian cinematograph. In 1915-1919 he starred in some successful silent films of that time as "Molchi, grust.....
, Vitold Polonsky
Vitold Polonsky
Vitold Alfonsovich Polonsky Vitold Alfonsovich Polonsky Vitold Alfonsovich Polonsky (Russian: Витольд Альфонсович Полонский (1879 - 5 January 1919) was a Russian silent film actor.-Biography:Polonsky took drama courses in the Moscow theatre school, graduating in 1907....
and Vladimir Maksimov
Vladimir Maksimov (actor)
Vladimir Vasilievich Maksimov was a Russian stage and silent film actor.-Filmography:*Dekabristy *Katsi katsistvis mgelia as Kraev*Slesar i kantsler as Frank Frey...
.
This film consisted of two parts,but survived just a 44 minutes long episode from the first part.However,the film is very famous now due to star cast.
Plot
Paula is a circus performer married to clown-actobat Lorio.Lorio is drinks heavily and eventually he is critically injured when he performs drunk.The crippled Lorio and Paula are forced to become street musicians.A group of wealthy young men who saw Paula at the circus before,decide to invite the two to perform at their private "bachelor" party,at which Paula is the main attraction.
The young men vie for her attention,give her an expensive necklace and offer Lorio money to turn her over to them.Outraged Paula leaves and refuses to return to the streets to perform.But when they are truly destitute,she returns to offer herself to one of the gentlemen,the artist Volyntsev.
As Lorio sinks deeper into poverty,Paula enjoys her life as a rich man's mistress-for a while.Eventually her lover becomes too possessive for her taste and temperament.He also tired of her.When Volyntsev attempts to offer her to a younger rival Telepnev,she pridefully departs to another young man-Zaritskiy,who is deeply in love with her.Zaritskiy is an inveterate gambler and playing against Telepnev he has lost a huge sum of money.Desperate,he devises a plot to steal a check he gave to Telepnev.While Paula unwittingly serves as decoy,distracting the party by singing for guests,her lover sets off alarm as he attempts to break safe.Telepnev didn't recognised Zaritskiy in the dark room and shot him.
Here we met the end of the first part.The second part is considered as lost.
Cast
- Vera KholodnayaVera KholodnayaVera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya was the first star of Russian silent cinema...
- Paula,a circus artiste - Pyotr ChardyninPyotr ChardyninPyotr Ivanovich Chardynin was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Pyotr Chardynin, one of the pioneers of the film industry in the Russian Empire, directed over a hundred silent films during his career.-Biography:...
- Lorio,a clown-acrobat - Ossip RunitschOssip RunitschOssip Iliych Runitsch was a Russian silent film actor,producer and stage director.He was one of the biggest stars of Russian silent cinema and one of the first iconic figures of Russian cinematograph. In 1915-1919 he starred in some successful silent films of that time as "Molchi, grust.....
- Zaritskiy, a barrister - Vitold PolonskyVitold PolonskyVitold Alfonsovich Polonsky Vitold Alfonsovich Polonsky Vitold Alfonsovich Polonsky (Russian: Витольд Альфонсович Полонский (1879 - 5 January 1919) was a Russian silent film actor.-Biography:Polonsky took drama courses in the Moscow theatre school, graduating in 1907....
- Telepnev, a rich gentleman - Vladimir MaksimovVladimir Maksimov (actor)Vladimir Vasilievich Maksimov was a Russian stage and silent film actor.-Filmography:*Dekabristy *Katsi katsistvis mgelia as Kraev*Slesar i kantsler as Frank Frey...
- Volyntsev, an artist - Konstantin Khokhlov - Olekso Presvich, a hypnotist and illusionist
- Ivan KhudoleyevIvan KhudoleyevIvan Nikolaevich Khudoleyev Russian: Иван Николаевич Худолеев was a Russian silent film actor....
- Prakhov, a merchant - M. Masin - Innokentiy, Prakhov's valet
- Yanina Mirato - A lady of the demi-monde
- Olga Rakhmanova - Volyntsev's mother