Pyotr Chardynin Movies

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...

To justify the fantastic adventures of the blacksmith Vakula, the authors of the film “simplify” Gogol’s plot: Vakula, having drunk...

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...

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...

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

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,...

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

An adaptation of the Dostoyevsky novel.

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

Based on the 1865 play of the same name by Alexander Ostrovsky.

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

A tragic story of a ballerina.

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

Directed by Pyotr Chardynin.

A significant part of the 1912 production "A Life for the Tsar" was used in this film.

Short film based on a poem by Julius Slovacki.