Behind the Monastery Wall (1928)
The old nunnery owns the best lands. Nuns rent out the land to local rich men, and exploiting peasants they have a wealthy life. The peasants live in misery. Especially, the family of the peasant named Levin. He is forced to give away his last horse, his son Andrii is imprisoned, his daughter Nastia becomes a maid of a rich landlord. Trying to prevent the master’s harassment, Nastia escapes and gets to the nunnery. She can see the other life of the nuns who manufacture false relics, drink alcohol and kill children. Nastia ends up in the basement for resisting one of the “spiritual pastors.” Meanwhile, her brother Andrii escapes from prison. He stirs up a rebellion and saves his sister. The film is lost.
Director: Pyotr Chardynin
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 58 min
Release Date: January 15, 1928
Cast
- Nina Li - Nastya Levina
- Matviy Lyarov - Nedzelnitskiy
- Mykola Kuchynskyi - Priest
- A. Ostashevsky - Bishop Straton
- Morshchikova - Mother hegumeness
- L. Nordt-Lundina - Manefa
- Anastasia Suvorina - Old nun
- Arseni Kuts - Andrey Levin, Nastya's brother
- Borys Bezhin - Monk
- K. Rudakov - Handicap
Screenplay
- A. Usatyuk (Screenplay)
- Boris Shcharansky (Screenplay)
- Nikolay Yatko (Screenplay)
Cinematography: Grigori Drobin
Production: VUFKU
Country: Soviet Union
Original Language: ru
Keywords
lost film
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Behind the Monastery Wall about?
- The old nunnery owns the best lands. Nuns rent out the land to local rich men, and exploiting peasants they have a wealthy life. The peasants live in misery. Especially, the family of the peasant named Levin. He is forced to give away his last horse, his son Andrii is imprisoned, his daughter Nastia becomes a maid of a rich landlord. Trying to prevent the master’s harassment, Nastia escapes and gets to the nunnery. She can see the other life of the nuns who manufacture false relics, drink alcohol and kill children. Nastia ends up in the basement for resisting one of the “spiritual pastors.” Meanwhile, her brother Andrii escapes from prison. He stirs up a rebellion and saves his sister. The film is lost.
- Who directed Behind the Monastery Wall?
- Behind the Monastery Wall was directed by Pyotr Chardynin.
- Who stars in Behind the Monastery Wall?
- Behind the Monastery Wall stars Nina Li, Matviy Lyarov, Mykola Kuchynskyi, A. Ostashevsky, Morshchikova, L. Nordt-Lundina.
- How long is Behind the Monastery Wall?
- Behind the Monastery Wall has a runtime of 58m (58 minutes).
- What genre is Behind the Monastery Wall?
- Behind the Monastery Wall is a Drama film.
- Where was Behind the Monastery Wall produced?
- Behind the Monastery Wall was produced in Soviet Union.