Pyotr Chardynin Movies

Directed by Pyotr Chardynin.

Two peasants in feudal Russia wish to marry but tragedy strikes. A grim if familiar depiction of the precarious condition of the rural life.

Five-episode adaptation of the eponymous Russian novel, directed by Pyotr Chardynin et al.

Based on Pushkin's short story: When his friends play faro, Germann always enjoys watching, but he never gambles himself. One day, as he is watching...

A tragic story of a ballerina.

Paula is a circus performer married to the alcoholic clown-acrobat Lorio. Lorio's heavy drinking leads to him being severely injured during a...

This film records the vast public response to the early death of Vera Kholodnaya, the first star of Russian cinema.

Directed by Pyotr Chardynin.

Based on the novel of the same name by Ivan Goncharov. Raisky falls in love with his second cousin Vera, but she coldly rejects his advances. He soon...

Lusha is suffering from her drunken husband. One day her father-in-law rapes her. Of course, she doesn’t dare admit it to her husband. So,...

The film adaptation of Taras Shevchenko’s biography of 1925 is the first Ukrainian biopic. At that time, it was one of the most expensive...

A female doctor is so busy with her work that she has too little time for her fiancé. He falls in love with a waitress and the two have a...

Marianna advertises for work as a reader and is employed by the reclusive millionaire Dymov. Appreciative of her sensitive, artistic nature, and of...

About a young pretty bride, who cannot choose between all the grooms that circles around her...

The waiter Antosha is in love with the restaurant owner's daughter. This distracts Antosha from his work and the owner is going to fire him. The...