Glumov's Diary
May 21 1923
•0h 5m
•Fantasy, Comedy
Filmic insert to Eisenstein's modernized, free adaptation of Ostrovskiy's 19th-century Russian stage play, "The Wise Man" ("Na vsyakogo mudretsa dovolno prostoty"). The anti-hero Glumov tries to escape exposure in the midst of acrobatics, derring-do, and farcical clowning. Several members of Eisenstein's troupe at the legendary "Proletkult" stage theatre in Moscow briefly appear in this little film.
Cast
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Grigori Aleksandrov
Glumov 2, Golutvin
Aleksandr Antonov
Joffre
Sergei Eisenstein
Self (takes bow at end)
Ivan Yazykanov
Glumov 1
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