Kashtanka
Little dog Kashtanka is stolen, sold, tossed out into the street and saved by a clown. Young Fedyushka gets lost looking for the dog and ends up a prisoner of the sinister Mazamet who compels him to rove from house to house to make money, while Fedyushka’s father wanders through the streets in search of his lost child.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Каштанка |
| Year | 1926 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Olga Preobrazhenskaya |
| Runtime | 76 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.5/10 (2 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The silent film constructs its drama through the contrast of warm attachment and the city's cold indifference, relying on expressive physical acting and close-ups that convey the characters' vulnerability.
What lingers after the final frame is a poignant tale of loss and hope, where the world's cruelty is occasionally softened by glimpses of compassion. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Olga Preobrazhenskaya
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On a quiet evening, with the flicker of a projector, fully immersed in the silent era.
🎭 Cast
Yuriy Zimin
Fedya
Nikolai Panov
Georges, clown
Yevgeniya Khovanskaya
Owner of the night shelter
Naum Rogozhin
Mazamet, organ-grinder
Antonin Pankryshev
Luka
Leonid Yurenyov
Gvozd, vagabond
Yelena Tyapkina
Nastasya, washerwoman
Boris Snigiryov
Agafon, coachman
Gulya Korolyova
Girl from the Trubny market (uncredited)
Nikolay Trofimov
Street boy (uncredited)
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