Glumov's Diary (1923)

Glumov's Diary

1923

Fantasy Comedy

Synopsis

Filmic insert to Eisenstein's modernized, free adaptation of Ostrovskiy's 19th-century Russian stage play, "The Wise Man" ("Na vsyakogo mudretsa dovolno prostoty"). The anti-hero Glumov tries to escape exposure in the midst of acrobatics, derring-do, and farcical clowning. Several members of Eisenstein's troupe at the legendary "Proletkult" stage theatre in Moscow briefly appear in this little film.

Credits

Director

Sergei Eisenstein

Cast

Aleksandr Antonov as Joffre

Grigori Aleksandrov as Glumov 2

Ivan Pyryev as Fascist Clown

Ivan Yazykanov as Glumov 1

Maksim Shtraukh as Milyukov-Mamaev

Mikhail Gomorov as Turusina

Sergei Eisenstein as Sergei Eisenstein

Vera Yanukova as Mamaeva