Cinema
Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
Молчи, грусть... молчи
Pyotr Chardynin · 1918
Synopsis
Paula, a circus artiste, performs an act with her husband, the clown Lorio. Lorio is injured and left disabled, and the couple falls into poverty. Wealthy admirers crowd around Paula and offer her money and gifts; she ends up leaving her profession and her own people to live with one of them, the painter Volyntsev. Among the men who revolve around her is also the lawyer Zaritsky, an inveterate gambler.
Context
Produced by the Kharitonov company, the film was released on 14 May 1918; it was conceived as a jubilee film in two parts for Chardynin's ten years in cinema. Vera Kholodnaya plays the role of Paula, opposite Vladimir Maksimov and Osip Runich. Only the first part has survived, about three quarters of an hour; the second is known only from contemporary reviews.
Who it is for
A fairly short silent melodrama, in black and white, worth seeing for Vera Kholodnaya, who plays the lead.
Prizes and reception
Partly preserved, the film can be seen online today, notably under its French title.