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The Village Teacher
The Village Teacher
7.2
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219 Ratings

THE VILLAGE TEACHER

Сельская учительница

Directed by Mark Donskoy
Soviet Union, 1947
Drama

Synopsis

The trials of an idealistic young graduate who takes a teaching post in a remote Siberian village in pre-revolutionary Russia. Her husband, a Lenin compatriot, fights when the Soviet revolution begins. The film then looks how she then experiences the events of the early 20th century.

Synopsis

The trials of an idealistic young graduate who takes a teaching post in a remote Siberian village in pre-revolutionary Russia. Her husband, a Lenin compatriot, fights when the Soviet revolution begins. The film then looks how she then experiences the events of the early 20th century.

Our take

Powerfully intertwining the life trajectories of a young woman with the politics of pre-revolutionary Russia, this little-known gem of early Soviet cinema excels for its distinctive, ambitiously executed filmmaking. A gripping story that chronicles almost 30 years in the history of the country.