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The Parisian Cobbler (1928)

The Parisian Cobbler poster
Original title
Парижский сапожник
Directed by
Fridrikh Ermler
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
40 min
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cobbler struggles with poverty and hardship in 1920s Paris. The story follows his daily labor and relationships in a difficult urban environment.

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What happens

The Parisian Cobbler (Russian: Парижский сапожник, romanized: Parizhskiy sapozhnik) is a 1928 Soviet silent drama film directed by Fridrikh Ermler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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