The New Babylon

Новый Вавилон

1929·102'

Grigori Kozintsev

DramaHistory

RU - Russian

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In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.

Cast

Yelena Kuzmina Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant Pyotr Sobolevsky Jean, French soldier David Gutman Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop Sofiya Magarill An actress Andrei Kostrichkin The main shop-assistant Sergei Gerasimov Lutro, the journalist Yanina Zheymo Therese, a seamstress Arnold Arnold Commune's Central Committee member Boris Azarov Soldier (uncredited)

Bernshtein Friko (uncredited)

Iraida Vinogradova (uncredited) Emil Gal Bourgeois (uncredited)