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Ssanin (1924)

Ssanin poster
Directed by
Friedrich Feher
Genre
silent film
Country
Second Polish Republic, Austria
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film adaptation of Mikhail Artzybashev's novel about a nihilistic young man who returns to his rural hometown and clashes with the traditional values of his family and community. It follows his disillusionment and the conflicts that arise around his unconventional attitudes.

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What happens

Ssanin is a 1924 Austrian-Polish silent film directed by Friedrich Feher and Boris Nevolin and starring Magda Sonja, Inez Allegri and Oscar Beregi Sr. It is based on the novel Sanin by Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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