Potholes (film)

Potholes (Russian: Ухабы, romanized: Ukhaby) is a 1928 Soviet silent romantic drama directed by Abram Room.[1]

Potholes
Directed byAbram Room
Written by
Starring
  • Sergei Minin
  • Evlaliya Olgina
CinematographyDmitriy Feldman
Production
company
Release date
10 January 1928
CountrySoviet Union
LanguagesSilent
Russian intertitles

The film's art direction was done by Viktor Aden.

Synopsis

The setting of the film is a glass factory. Glassblower Paul and the grinder Tanya fall in love and become husband and wife. At the factory, downsizing is happening and Tanya gets dismissed. She does not look for another job, deciding to devote himself to the family and the child. Meanwhile, Paul begins to have romantic relations with his co-worker Lisa and even leaves his family for her. Tanya finds a job at a factory in another city. On the boat, she meets Paul. Deciding to leave his past behind and start a new life he also transferred to another plant. The meeting ends with the reconciliation of the spouses.

Cast
  • Sergei Minin
  • Evlaliya Olgina

References
  1. Christie & Taylor p.432

Bibliography
  • Christie, Ian & Taylor, Richard. The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 1896-1939. Routledge, 2012.


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