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1914 Russian film
Silent Witnesses
RussianНемые свидетели
Directed byYevgeni Bauer
Release date
  • 1914 (1914)
Running time65 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageSilent

Silent Witnesses (Немые свидетели) is a 1914 Russian film directed by Yevgeni Bauer about the relationship between masters and servants in pre-revolutionary Russia.

Plot

Silent Witnesses (1914)

When Variusha, a maid in a Russian upper-class household, is not allowed to go and see her children in the country, the porter's granddaughter Nastya agrees to replace her. Soon she attracts the attention of Pavel, the son of the house, who starts flirting with her. When Nastya finds out that Yelena, Pavel's fiancée, has a lover, she tries to chase him away and refuses the money offered to her to remain silent. But Pavel does not want to endanger the wedding arranged for him. He has lost interest in Nastya and treats her only as a maid.

Cast

References

  1. Review and synopsis: "A cinema history". Retrieved 2 May 2020.

External links

Films directed by Yevgeni Bauer


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