Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
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(Boris Barnet, USSR 1927, 60 min., 35mm)
Lost in the better-remembered post-revolutionary cinema of the USSR, director Boris Barnet is perhaps the ideal representation of the populist cinema of the country at that time. A light-hearted romantic comedy, country girl Natasha (Anna Sten) marries student Ilya (Ivan Koval-Samborsky) simply to circumvent Moscow’s rigid housing laws and be able to afford a room together. Spending time together endears Ilya to Natasha, but an abandoned lottery ticket may change their lives forever.
Live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli.