Schastye (Happiness)

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Movie Info

A hapless loser (with the surname of Loser) undergoes misadventures with avaracious clergy, a tired horse, and a walking granary (among other things) on his road to collectivized happiness.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Classics, Comedy, Drama
Directed By:

Aleksandr Medvedkin
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1934 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Dec 2, 2008
Runtime:

69 minutes

Cast

Petr Zinovyev
as Khmyr

Yelena Yegorova
as ego zhena Anna

L. Nenasheva
as monakhinya

M. Gipsi

V. Uspensky

G. Mirgoryan

Lavrenev

Viktor Kulakov

Nikolai Cherkasov

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Critic Reviews for Schastye (Happiness)

All Critics (1) | Fresh (1)

Both less stodgy and more outrageous than the rest of the Russian silent film canon, Happiness is political cinema at its finest, and funniest.

April 4, 2011 | Rating: 75/100 | Full Review…

Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

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Audience Reviews for Schastye (Happiness)

Feb 23, 2013

In "Happiness," Khmyr(Pyotr Zinovyev) is a peasant who suffers through life. To make matters worse, he even has to watch his grandfather die in his attempt to steal some very tasty looking cake from a prosperous neighbor. So, he decides to hit the road, leaving behind his wife Anna(Yelena Yegorova), where even finding a merchant's wallet cannot alleviate his misery, as life goes on. With its peasant protagonist and random shots at clergy, "Happiness" would rate as an average piece of Soviet propaganda if not for its innovative use of a camera in what defnitely look like crane shots and an influential use of surrealism. Plus, it helps that writer-director Aleksandr Medvedkin keeps things moving throughout this silent film, even with the fractured narrative.

Walter M Super Reviewer