Praskovya Maksimova
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Woman of Tomorrow (1914)
A female doctor is so busy with her work that she has too little time for her fiancé. He falls in love with a waitress and the two have a...
The Little House in Kolomna (1913)
Based on the story by Pushkin. Pretty young Parasha is living with her widowed mother. Parasha diligently takes care of many household tasks, but she...
Sorrows of Sarah (1913)
This film captures a stage production at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, accompanied by the choir of Moscow Synagogue. Brothers Isaak and Borukh are both...
Only Once a Year (1914)
Based on Gustav Kadelburg's farce The Road to Hell.
Leon Drey (1915)
A Jewish parvenu climbs the social ladder by seducing wealthy women.
The Precipice (1913)
Based on the novel of the same name by Ivan Goncharov. Raisky falls in love with his second cousin Vera, but she coldly rejects his advances. He soon...
Snegurochka (1914)
Based on Alexander Ostrovsky's "The Snow Maiden"
The Night Before Christmas (1913)
Based on Gogol's story. It is Christmas Eve, and the town witches’ son, a blacksmith, seeks an honest marriage to his love who wishes for a...