After Death (1915 film)

After Death (Russian: По́сле сме́рти, Pósle smérti, "After death") is a 1915 Russian short film directed by Yevgeni Bauer.[1][2][3][4]

After Death
Russian: По́сле сме́рти
Directed byYevgeni Bauer
Written by
Starring
CinematographyBoris Zavelev
Music byNeil Brand
Running time
About 46 min.
CountryRussian Empire

Plot

The film is based on the novella Klara Milich (1883) by Ivan Turgenev.

"Reclusive young man Andrei is reluctantly persuaded out to social events by his friend Tsenin, and encounters the beautiful actress Zoia. The two meet briefly but then he does not see her for months. He is then shocked to learn that she has collapsed and died, and he becomes morbidly and madly obsessed with her."[5]

Starring

  • Vitold Polonsky – Andrei Bagrov
  • Olga Rakhmanova – Kapitolina Markovna, his aunt
  • Vera Karalli – Zoya Kadmina
  • Mariya Khalatova – Her mother (as M. Chalatova)
  • Tamara Gedevanova – Her sister (as T. Gedevanova)
  • Marfa Kassatskaya – Princess Tarskaya (as M. Kasazkaya)
  • Georg Asagaroff – Andrei's friend (as Georgi Azagarov)[6]

References

Further reading

  • Drubek, Natascha. Russisches Licht. Von der Ikone zum frühen sowjetischen Kino, Wien – Köln – Weimar: Böhlau 2012.


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