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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 971

Daydreams

191537 minRussia

Synopsis

Unable to accept his wife's death, Sergei becomes absorbed in memories and visions of her. An actress who resembles the dead woman offers the possibility of recovering what he has lost. As he pursues the resemblance, affection turns into an obsession that threatens his grasp on the present.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 37:31
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Yevgeni Bauer · Public domain

Cast

Alexandr Vyrubov

F. Werchowzewa

Viktor Arens

N. Chernobajewa

DirectorsYevgeni Bauer

Behind the scenes

Yevgeni Bauer made this Russian silent drama for Aleksandr Khanzhonkov's production company. The story gives a physical double the burden of an idealized memory, making grief and the desire to recreate a lost relationship its central concerns.

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