Early Russian Cinema, Part 8: Iakov Protazanov*

• 1992 ----- b & w ----- 95 min ----- vhs
• Protazanov, together with Bauer the leading director of the early Russian cinema, did not shirk controversy or challenge in either his highly successful pre- or post-1917 careers. The Departure of a Great Old Man (1912) provoked legal action by the Tolstoy family for its scandalous portrayal of the writer's last days. Protazanov's The Queen of Spades (1916) starred Mosjoukine in one of his most compelling roles as Pushkin's haunted hero. [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)
• Topics: (History: Russian, East European and Central Asian, Literature, Motion Pictures: History, Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, Slavic Languages and Literature)