Vasylyna

1927 1h 12m UK

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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The film is based on I. Nechui-Levystkyi’s work The Bargewoman. From dawn till dusk from early childhood, Vasylyna has been working on Pan Jastrzebski’s fields. The young nobleman likes the beautiful girl, and she starts working in his home as a maid. Vasylyna’s happiness does not last long: the man marries a girl of his social class. Vasylyna’s fiancé Vasyl, who feels insulted because of her unfaithfulness, instigates guys to cut off the braid of the landlord’s mistress. Vasylyna runs away from the village and hides from people. Soon, she gives birth to a child who dies shortly. Female workers from a factory find barely alive Vasylyna and help her become a weaver. Vasylyna starts a new life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oleksandr Romanenko
Jastrzebski, a landlord
Zinaida Pigulovich
Vasylyna, a young rural girl
Anton Klimenko
Vasyl, a young rural guy
Armasheva
Jadwiga, his aunt
M. Sheveleva
Jozefa
Natalya Chernyshyova
Maid
Borys Shelestov
an office keeper
Bilohorska
the landlord’s housekeeper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Faust Lopatinskiy
Writers: Mykhailo Yalovyi
Languages: No Language
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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99 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Faust Lopatinskiy, shot by Aleksandr Lavrik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Oleksandr Romanenko and Zinaida Pigulovich and Anton Klimenko carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13545156 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Faust Lopatinskiy directs. Aleksandr Lavrik behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
299 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Faust Lopatinskiy, shot by Aleksandr Lavrik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Oleksandr Romanenko and Zinaida Pigulovich and Anton Klimenko carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt13545156 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.