"Until Tomorrow" - the Soviet black and white silent film drama of 1929 . Other names are White Whirlpool and Father . Released on August 20, 1929
| Till tomorrow | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Producer | Yuri Tarich Joseph Bahar |
| Author script | Yuri Tarich Joseph Bahar |
| In the main cast | Rosa Sverdlova George Samoilov |
| Operator | Naum Naumov-Sentinel David Schlugleit |
| Film company | Belgoskino |
| A country | |
| Tongue | Russian |
| Year | 1929 |
| IMDb | ID 0216718 |
Content
Story
The film takes place in Western Belarus , which was part of Poland in the 20s . Children of Belarusians study in a special gymnasium, in which there is a shelter for orphans. The head of the shelter of Boverda robbed his wards, appropriating the charity sent to them. It is not surprising that high school students are interested in living in Soviet Belarus by reading Soviet newspapers. The son of the head of the shelter, Boris, who also studies in this gymnasium, informs Yazep Shumeyko of a senior student. He is being arrested for distributing illegal literature. In response, the students announced a boycott of Boris. He, stating that "I will not study in your boorish gymnasium" , leaves to serve in the police.
Yazep's girlfriend Lisa Malevich is trying to send a transfer to her friend in prison. Having learned about this, the school administration expels her. A girl is hired to work in the butcher's shop of Mrs. Pukhalskaya. The hostess tears off Lisa’s photos of Kupala , Kolas , Charot and other Belarusian writers pinned to the wall with the words “So that I don’t have these boors in my house!” Later, Liza, defending herself against her husband Pukhalskaya, the former Russian prince Kurakin , who is trying to rape the girl, kills him. The police find in her belongings literature left in custody released for lack of evidence by Yazep. After that, Lisa is accused of political murder, allegedly committed at the direction of Moscow, and, despite her minor age, is sentenced to hard labor. During the trial, Yazep and gymnasium sympathizing with Liza scatter leaflets in the hall “Down with the Fascist Court!” And hold a protest demonstration. One of the police guarding the courthouse was Boris. Yazep, disguised as a police uniform taken from Boris, frees Lisa with the help of his comrades.
As a result of all these events, the authorities decide to close the Belarusian gymnasium until further notice. After that, Yazep, Lisa and the gymnasium student Kazik who joined them decide to leave for the USSR. Leaving their homeland, they say "See you tomorrow!" , Hinting that they intend to return in time.
Cast
- Georgy Samoilov - Yazep Shumeyko, high school student
- Rosa Sverdlova - Lisa Malevich, Yazep's friend
- Claudia Chebysheva - Anna Boverda, the head of the shelter
- Nikolai Prozorovsky - Boris, the son of the head of the shelter
- Nikolay Vitovtov - Kurakin, the former Russian prince , husband of Mrs. Pukhalskaya
- Leonid Danilov - Kazik, a friend of Yazep
- Ivan Khudoleev - judge
Camera crew
- Directors - Yuri Tarich and I. Bahar
- Screenwriters - I. Bahar and Yuri Tarich
- Operators - Naum Naumov-Sentinel and David Schluglate
- Artist: Mikhail Litvak
Links
- "Until tomorrow" on the site "Encyclopedia of Russian Cinema"