March 19 - 10:15pm
Yakov Protazanov (1925) 62 mins
A richly humorous tale of a provincial tailor beset by an amorous landlady & who is frustrated in his pursuit of his true love & a mislaid lottery ticket. Protazanov’s fast-paced Leningrad-set satirical comedy was commissioned to publicise the state lottery, Soviet audiences responding enthusiastically despite critical disapproval. Star Igor Ilyinsky blossomed as Soviet cinema’s 1st & greatest comic talent.
* Preceded by The End of St. Petersburgat 8.50p.m and Russian Ark at 7.00pm.