House in the Snow-Drifts
An adaptation of Evgenii Zamiatin’s short story “The Cave,” about a musician dying of hunger in his large, unheated Petersburg apartment because he was not needed in the revolutionary city.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Дом в сугробах |
| Year | 1927 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Fridrikh Ermler |
| Runtime | 49 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (2 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.
Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.
For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.
Director: Fridrikh Ermler
— MovieFinder Editorial
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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.
🎭 Cast
Fyodor Nikitin
Musician
Tatyana Okova
Musician's wife
Yakov Gudkin
Yasha
Galina Shaposhnikova
Galya, Yasha's sister
Aleksey Maseyev
Yasha's and Galya's father
Valeri Solovtsov
Neighbour-profiteer
A. Bastunova
Profiteer's wife
Viktor Plotnikov
Profiteer
Gleb Bushtuyev
House manager
Viktor Portnov
Manager's assistant
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