Vasya, the Reformer (1926)
Lost film directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko (his first film) and Favst Lopatynskyi. It is a satire of the NEP period. Vasia, the son of a factory’s worker, is attracted by the romance of adventures. And he goes to look for them. He saves a drowning drunkard who tries to beat him. Vasia escapes from him in a vehicle parked on the shore. However, the vehicle belongs to a superintendent who, when he does not find it, stages its theft. Meanwhile, Vasia exposes priests in the church. As a result, the church is turned into a cinema, and the priest becomes a cinema technician. And finally, Vasia’s last deed is catching a criminal at home and denouncing him to the militia.
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Stars:
- Oleksandr Dovzhenko
- Favst Lopatynskyi
- Faust Lopatinskiy
Writing:
- Oleksandr Dovzhenko
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Release Date: 1926-01-02
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- Country: SU
- Language: No Language | Український
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