Father and Son: A Story of Two Saints. Synopsis. Based on Lev Tolstoy’s story of the same name (1898), the major star of the time, Ivan Mozzhukhin, plays Prince Kasatskii. His ideal of purity and honor shattered, Kasatsky abandons his wedding plans and post, and retreats to a monastery. Otets Sergiy) is a 1918 Soviet Russian silent film directed by Yakov Protazanov and Alexandre Volkoff. The story begins with the childhood and exceptional and accomplished youth of Prince Stepan Kasatsky. It is based on the 1911 posthumously published story of the same name by Leo Tolstoy. Directed by. [1], Father Sergius was screened in the United Kingdom in 1920 and 1927. In general this is … 2 I In Petersburg in the eighteen-forties a surprising event occurred. Synopsis. [1] Ivan Mosjoukine plays the title role. The story of Prince Stepán Kasátsky discovering his fiancée was the mistress of the Czar, so he then becomes a monk. Hey, since it is your favorite author can you recommend me a book or a story for start reading him. He places honor above all and, as he says, worships the Czar as a god. 76. Julian Connolly in Charles A. Moser (ed. Father Sergius is glad the merchant is driving the people away but pretends he doesn't want this just to show his virtue. Upset, he gives up a brilliant career at court and becomes a monk, taking the name father Sergius. Raina, a Bulgarian woman from a wealthy family, learns from her mother, Catherine, that the Bulgarian cavalry have won a battle against the Serbs. Part I. Soviet Union, 1918. » The film was shot in late 1917 - early 1918. Father Sergius is a 1917 Russian silent film directed by Yakov Protazanov based on the eponymous story by Leo Tolstoy. Alyosha The Plot Father Sergius What Men Live By Where God Is Love Is. Several classic novels belong to his pen including War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Overview of Otets Sergey, 1918, directed by Yakov Protazanov, with Ivan Mozhukhin, Evgeny Gaidarov, Natalia Lissenko, at Turner Classic Movies 13. Director, Writer. Cast: Ivan Mozhukhin, Vladimir Gaidarov, Vera. Prince Kasatsky discovers that his fiancée has an affair with the Tsar. The morning after, he leaves the monastery and seeks out Pashenka (Praskovya Mikhaylovna), whom he, with a group of other boys, had tormented many years ago. Drama, Biography, History, Silent. ⓘ Father Sergius, 1978 film. Otets Sergiy) is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy in 1890 and first published in 1898. Just before his marriage to the beautiful Countess Maria Korotkova (V. Dzheneyeva), she confesses that she has been the czar's mistress. Prince Stepan Kasatsky begins a successful career in the military and general high society but discovers on the eve of his wedding his fiancée's affair with Tsar Nicholas I. Father Sergius 1918 ★★★★ - Neptune-8. Director. He is ordered to become a hermit. I'm really into russian literature but never read Tolstoy. Otets Sergiy) is a 1918 Soviet Russian silent film directed by Yakov Protazanov and Alexandre Volkoff. Князь Касатский был богат и честолюбив. Yakov Protazanov. With Ivan Mozzhukhin, Olga Kondorova, V. Dzheneyeva, Vladimir Gajdarov. "Father Sergius" (Russian: Отец Сергий, translit. The Story Despite his being removed from the world, he is still remembered for having so remarkably transformed his life. He is still tortured by boredom, pride, and lust. "Father Sergius" The swansong of early Russian cinema: Iakov Protazanov's Father Sergius (1918) / Denise J. Youngblood ; Part II. Despite being a mere 40 odd pages long, the book is written very well. Leo Tolstoy. One winter night, a group of merry-makers decide to visit him, and one of them, a divorced woman named Makovkina, spends the night in his cell, with the intention to seduce him. Many years of humility and doubt follow. His path is now clearer. But at the time production of "Father Sergius" would be at least difficult, since acted censored image in the feature films of the royal family and members of the clergy. He discovers on the eve of his wedding that his fiancée Countess Mary Korotkova has had an affair with his beloved Tsar Nicholas I. "Father Sergius" a.ka. Despite his being removed from the world, he is sti… She has been ill since her mother died, has grown fearful of the light, and will not go out until nightfall. When he learns that she was previously a mistress to the emperor, he … Iakov Protazanov’s Father Sergius (Protazanov, 1917) is a case in point. G. Orlova, Natalie Lisenko, Pyotr Baksheyev, and Nikolai Panov. 11. The story of Prince Stepán Kasátsky discovering his fiancée was the mistress of the Czar, so he then becomes a monk. Father Sergius. The young man is destined for great things. Father Sergius Otets Sergiy. He fails a new test, when the young daughter of a merchant successfully beds him. "Otets Sergii" Produced by Mosfilm, the Vermoliev Company, Moscow Directed by Yokov Protazanov Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy Released May 14, 1918. Father Sergius (Russian: Отец Сергий, translit. [2], A review in The Bioscope, from the time of the film's screening in the United Kingdom in 1920, was critical of the technical qualities of the film, but commented on Moskoujine's "remarkable emotional acting", stating that the film's "emotional power and sincerity will be recognised by every spectator".