Pavel Knorr
2021
Ночь перед Рождеством
Wladyslaw Starewicz
Ivan Mosjoukine, Olga Obolenskaya
Based on Gogol's story. It is Christmas Eve, and the town witches’ son, a blacksmith, seeks an honest marriage to his love who wishes for a pair of shoes fit for the Tsarina. A mischievous devil is trapped into providing service to the smith.
The Night Before Christmas
1812 гoд
Kai Hansen, Vasili Goncharov
Pavel Knorr, Aleksandra Goncharova
«Юбилейная историческая картина Отечественной войны в 4-х частях» — так гласит афиша. Марсельеза, «1812 год» Чайковского, военные марши — за экраном. На экране — длинный ряд картин с Наполеоном, Кутузовым, Ростопчиным и др. Режиссеры заметно тяготеют к известным картинам Верещагина из эпохи двенадцатого года, а «Военный совет в Филях» — точное воспроизведение картины Кившенко.
1812 гoд
Горе Сарры
Aleksandr Arkatov
Tatyana Shornikova, Aleksandr Kheruvimov
This film captures a stage production at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, accompanied by the choir of Moscow Synagogue. Brothers Isaak and Borukh are both in love with Sarra, but Sarra chooses Isaac and they got married. However, Sarra could not conceive for ten years, and their Rabbi tells them that according to Jewish law, they must divorce. Isaak's parents push him to sign the divorce paper, then their Rabbi drops the divorce paper to Sarra's feet. She tells Isaac about her grief, and Isaak commits suicide. Soon after-wards, Sore realizes that she is pregnant, but she is now single.
Sorrows of Sarah
