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A 1915 Russian silent Carmen? The drama hits different when nobody can scream.

Love of a State Councillor (1915)

melodramaticoperaticTsar-era tragic

Overview

Drama

Silent film from 1915 which draws on the story of Carmen

Flag of RURURussian
Content warning
silent film

Standout Aspects

Acting

Vera Karalli's silent-era smolder could stop a train.

Direction

Chardynin stages emotional chaos like it's opera.

Best for:Solo: Late night with wine and your own interpretive subtitles.·Streaming: When you want to feel cinematically superior on Letterboxd.
Heads up:Disturbing: 1915 attitudes toward women who dance for money.
Pyotr Chardynin

Director

Pyotr Chardynin

ReleasedNov 10, 1915
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StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
A. Khanzhonkov and Co.

Top Cast

Marfa Kassatskaya

Marfa Kassatskaya

Matilda Ivanovna, von Brück's mother

Vera Karalli

Vera Karalli

Lola, the dancer

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

This adaptation landed right as Russia teetered toward revolution—aristocratic self-destruction as national prophecy.

Trivia

Vera Karalli was a legit Imperial Ballet star; her dancing here is the real deal, not actress-pretending.

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