The Wings of a Serf (1926)

Original title

Крылья холопа

Directed by

Yuri Tarich

Genre

drama film, silent film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A silent film set in the time of Ivan the Terrible. It tells the story of a serf caught up in the harsh politics and power struggles of the Russian court.

slow-burnsomberhistoricalmelancholicstarkbroodingvisually austere

What happens

The Wings of a Serf also known as Ivan the Terrible (Russian: Крылья холопа, romanized: Krylya kholopa) is a 1926 Soviet silent historical drama film directed by Yuri Tarich and starring Leonid Leonidov, Ivan Klyukvin and Safiyat Askarova. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vladimir Yegorov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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