Behind the Monastery Wall

Behind the Monastery Wall

1928
58m
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Drama
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: RU

Production Information

Production Companies
VUFKU
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Keywords

lost film

Quick Facts

Original Title За монастырской стеной
Release Date January 15, 1928
Status Released
Language RU
Website Visit Site

Cast

Nina Li
Nina Li

Nastya Levina

Matvei Lyarov
Matvei Lyarov

Nedzelnitskiy

Mykola Kuchynskyi
Mykola Kuchynskyi

Priest

A. Ostashevsky
A. Ostashevsky

Bishop Straton

Morshchikova
Morshchikova

Mother hegumeness

L. Nordt-Lundina
L. Nordt-Lundina

Manefa

Anastasia Suvorina
Anastasia Suvorina

Old nun

Arseni Kuts
Arseni Kuts

Andrey Levin, Nastya's brother

Borys Bezhin
Borys Bezhin

Monk

K. Rudakov
K. Rudakov

Handicap

A. Belov
A. Belov

Fat monk

Anna Obukhovich
Anna Obukhovich

Klanya

Key Crew

Pyotr Chardynin
Director
Boris Shcharansky
Screenplay
Nikolay Yatko
Screenplay
A. Usatyuk
Screenplay