Written by Vladimir Mayakovsky Release date 1918 (1918) Director Yevgeni Slavinsky Story by Edmondo De Amicis | Cinematography Yevgeni Slavinsky Initial release May 1918 (Russia) Music director Youri Boutsko Screenplay Vladimir Mayakovsky | |
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Directed by Vladimir Mayakovsky
Yevgeni Slavinsky Based on La maestrina degli operai
by Edmondo De Amicis Starring Vladimir Mayakovsky
Aleksandra Rebikova
Fyodor Dunayev Cast Vladimir Mayakovsky, Fyodor Dunayev, Aleksandra Rebikova Similar Father Sergius, The Queen of Spades, Be silent - sorrow be silent, The Tailor from Torzhok, Bed and Sofa | ||
1918 the lady and the hooligan hd
The Lady and the Hooligan (original title: Барышня и хулиган) is a 1918 Russian silent film co-directed by Vladimir Mayakovsky and Yevgeni Slavinsky. The script, written by Mayakovsky, is based on the play La maestrina degli operai (The Workers' Young Schoolmistress) by Edmondo De Amicis.
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Plot summary
A young schoolmistress arrives in a small village to teach reading and writing to boys and men. A hooligan sees her on the street and falls in love with her. Soon he begins to attend her classes. When one lesson is disturbed by one of the students, he beats him. The student seeks revenge with the help of his father and some of his friends. The hooligan is stabbed to death in a fight. Before dying, he asks his mother to call the schoolmistress. After the schoolmistress has kissed him on the lips, he closes his eyes and dies.
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Distribution
On May 1 (May Day), 1919, the film was shown in mass viewings in Moscow and Leningrad.
Analysis and Significance
The film includes "fast-paced editing and (limited) shot-reverse-shot editing patterns."