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Masquerade (1941)

Masquerade poster
Original title
Маскарад
Directed by
Sergei Gerasimov
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A nobleman becomes consumed by jealousy at a masked ball in 1830s Saint Petersburg. His suspicions about his wife lead to a chain of tragic misunderstandings.

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What happens

Masquerade (Russian: Маскарад, romanized: Maskarad) is a 1941 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Gerasimov and based on the eponymous play by Mikhail Lermontov. Its release was timed for the centenary of Lermontov's death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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