A 39-minute Soviet gut-punch from a woman who refused to let men have all the directing fun.
Direction
Khokhlova's montage hits like a freight train.
Acting
Sapozhnikova's face carries three decades of pain.
Director
Alexandra Khokhlova
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Khokhlova was Lev Kuleshov's wife AND his equal at the editing table — rare documented case of Soviet cinema power couple.
The film weaponizes Soviet 'byt' (everyday life) aesthetics against itself — state-approved form, subversive female content.
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