Potholes (film)
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Directed by | Abram Room |
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Cinematography | Dmitriy Feldman |
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Country | Soviet Union |
Languages | Silent Russian intertitles |
Potholes (Russian: Ухабы, romanized: Ukhaby) is a 1928 Soviet silent romantic drama directed by Abram Room.[1]
The film's art direction was done by Viktor Aden.
Synopsis
[edit]The setting of the film is a glass factory. Glassblower Paul and the grinder Tanya fall in love and become husband and wife. At the factory, downsizing is happening and Tanya gets dismissed. She does not look for another job, deciding to devote himself to the family and the child. Meanwhile, Paul begins to have romantic relations with his co-worker Lisa and even leaves his family for her. Tanya finds a job at a factory in another city. On the boat, she meets Paul. Deciding to leave his past behind and start a new life he also transferred to another plant. The meeting ends with the reconciliation of the spouses.
Cast
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Christie & Taylor p.432
Bibliography
[edit]- Christie, Ian & Taylor, Richard. The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 1896-1939. Routledge, 2012.
External links
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- 1928 films
- Soviet romantic drama films
- Soviet silent films
- 1920s Russian-language films
- Films directed by Abram Room
- Russian romantic drama films
- Soviet black-and-white films
- 1928 romantic drama films
- Russian black-and-white films
- Silent romantic drama films
- 1920s Soviet films
- Russian-language romantic drama films
- 1920s Soviet film stubs
- Silent romantic drama film stubs