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The Living Corpse

Overview

The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has never really chosen between him and the more conventional Victor Karenin, a rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he first falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer, Masha.

RATING

5.20

DIRECTOR

Fyodor Otsep

COUNTRIES

Germany

Soviet Union

RELEASE DATE

1929

TIME

1h 22m

GENRE