The Living Corpse

(1929)

★ 5.3 IMDb · 10 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1929

Runtime: 82 мин

Country: Germany, Soviet Union

Director: Фёдор Оцеп

Cast: Всеволод Пудовкин, Мария Якобини, Виола Гарден, Юлия Зерда, Нато Вачнадзе, Густав Диссль, Владимир Уральский, Вера Марецкая, Даниил Введенский, Порфирий Подобед

Plot

The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has never really chosen between him and the more conventional Victor Karenin, a rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he first falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer, Masha.