Filmic insert to Eisenstein's modernized, free adaptation of Ostrovskiy's 19th-century Russian stage play, "The Wise Man" ("Na vsyakogo mudretsa dovolno prostoty"). The anti-hero Glumov tries to escape exposure in the midst of acrobatics, derring-do, and farcical clowning. Several members of Eisenstein's troupe at the legendary "Proletkult" stage theatre in Moscow briefly appear in this little film.
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
clown
based on play or musical
silent film
fools
short film
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
Cast
Grigori Aleksandrov
Glumov 2
Aleksandr Antonov
Joffre
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein
Maksim Shtraukh
Milyukov-Mamaev
Vera Yanukova
Mamaeva
Ivan Pyryev
Fascist Clown
Crew
Sergei Eisenstein
Director
Sergei Eisenstein
Writer
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Producer
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Santiago Garza
7.0★ · 10/22/24
The edition is one of the best of the short film, I spent a good time watching it and it is highly recommended if you are interested in the filmography of S. Eisenstein
P.S. I really didn't expect the swastika. (I know in that times that meant fortune)
71/100
The edition is one of the best of the short film, I spent a good time watching it and it is highly recommended if you are interested in the filmography of S. Eisenstein
P.S. I really didn't expect the swastika. (I know in that times that meant fortune)
