The House in the Snow-Drifts (1928)

Original title

Дом в сугробах

Directed by

Fridrikh Ermler

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

49 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

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

In Petrograd during 1919, an unemployed musician struggles to care for his sick wife. The harsh winter and scarcity weigh heavily on their attempts to get by.

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What happens

The House in the Snow-Drifts (Russian: Дом в сугробах, romanized: Dom v sugrobakh) is a 1928 Soviet drama film directed by Fridrikh Ermler. The story is set in Petrograd in 1919 and follows an unemployed musician who tries to help his sick wife. The film is based on the short story "The Cave" by Yevgeny Zamyatin. It was released in the Soviet Union on 23 March 1928. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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