Vasya, the Reformer

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★7.0TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Lost film directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko (his first film) and Favst Lopatynskyi. It is a satire of the NEP period. Vasia, the son of a factory’s worker, is attracted by the romance of adventures. And he goes to look for them. He saves a drowning drunkard who tries to beat him. Vasia escapes from him in a vehicle parked on the shore. However, the vehicle belongs to a superintendent who, when he does not find it, stages its theft. Meanwhile, Vasia exposes priests in the church. As a result, the church is turned into a cinema, and the priest becomes a cinema technician. And finally, Vasia’s last deed is catching a criminal at home and denouncing him to the militia.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vasyl Liudvynskyi
Vasya
Yuri Chernyshov
Yurka, Vasya's brother
Yurii Shumskyi
Vasya's uncle
Natalya Chernyshyova
Vasya's mother
Mikhail Smolenskiy
Chairman of the Sheluhasindicate
Anastasii Symonov
Brewer
Dmytro Kapka
Supply manager of the Sheluhasindicate
Vladimir Uralskiy
Cook

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Faust Lopatinskiy
Writers: Alexander Dovzhenko
Languages: No Language, Ukrainian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: No Language, Ukrainian.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Vasyl Liudvynskyi and Yuri Chernyshov and Yurii Shumskyi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0017513 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Faust Lopatinskiy directs. Danylo Demutsky behind the camera. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in No Language, Ukrainian.

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Things worth knowing

1100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: No Language, Ukrainian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Faust Lopatinskiy, shot by Danylo Demutsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Vasyl Liudvynskyi and Yuri Chernyshov and Yurii Shumskyi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0017513 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.