Vasya, the Reformer (1926)
Lost film directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko (his first film) and Favst Lopatynskyi. It is a satire of the NEP period. Vasia, the son of a factory’s worker, is attracted by the romance of adventures. And he goes to look for them. He saves a drowning drunkard who tries to beat him. Vasia escapes from him in a vehicle parked on the shore. However, the vehicle belongs to a superintendent who, when he does not find it, stages its theft. Meanwhile, Vasia exposes priests in the church. As a result, the church is turned into a cinema, and the priest becomes a cinema technician. And finally, Vasia’s last deed is catching a criminal at home and denouncing him to the militia.
Director: Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Faust Lopatinskiy
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release Date: January 2, 1926
Cast
- Vasyl Liudvynskyi - Vasya
- Yuri Chernyshov - Yurka, Vasya's brother
- Yurii Shumskyi - Vasya's uncle
- Natalya Chernyshyova - Vasya's mother
- Mikhail Smolenskiy - Chairman of the Sheluhasindicate
- Anastasii Symonov - Brewer
- Dmytro Karpa - Supply manager of the Sheluhasindicate
- Vladimir Uralskiy - Cook
- Stepan Shahaida - Mitka Kutsiy, bandit
- Ksana Zapadnaia - Supply manager's girlfriend
Screenplay
Cinematography: Joseph Rona, Daniil Demutsky
Production: VUFKU
Country: Soviet Union
Language: No Language, Український
Original Language: uk
More Films by Director: Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Faust Lopatinskiy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Vasya, the Reformer about?
- Lost film directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko (his first film) and Favst Lopatynskyi. It is a satire of the NEP period. Vasia, the son of a factory’s worker, is attracted by the romance of adventures. And he goes to look for them. He saves a drowning drunkard who tries to beat him. Vasia escapes from him in a vehicle parked on the shore. However, the vehicle belongs to a superintendent who, when he does not find it, stages its theft. Meanwhile, Vasia exposes priests in the church. As a result, the church is turned into a cinema, and the priest becomes a cinema technician. And finally, Vasia’s last deed is catching a criminal at home and denouncing him to the militia.
- Who directed Vasya, the Reformer?
- Vasya, the Reformer was directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Faust Lopatinskiy.
- Who stars in Vasya, the Reformer?
- Vasya, the Reformer stars Vasyl Liudvynskyi, Yuri Chernyshov, Yurii Shumskyi, Natalya Chernyshyova, Mikhail Smolenskiy, Anastasii Symonov.
- What genre is Vasya, the Reformer?
- Vasya, the Reformer is a Comedy, Drama film.
- Where was Vasya, the Reformer produced?
- Vasya, the Reformer was produced in Soviet Union.