Aleksandr Arkatov
Directing
Biography
Russian Jewish filmmaker and playwright.
Known For
The first Soviet anti-religious film.
Tale of Priest Pankrat
Criminal drama based on the materials of the sensational trial of the adventurous engineer Gilevich. The second series was released at the end of 1917. The 2nd and 4th parts have not survived.
A Scalped Corpse
A Jewish brothel owner attempts to become respectable by commissioning a Torah scroll and marrying off his daughter to a yeshiva student.
God of Vengeance
This film captures a stage production at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, accompanied by the choir of Moscow Synagogue. Brothers Isaak and Borukh are both in love with Sarra, but Sarra chooses Isaac and they got married. However, Sarra could not conceive for ten years, and their Rabbi tells them that according to Jewish law, they must divorce. Isaak's parents push him to sign the divorce paper, then their Rabbi drops the divorce paper to Sarra's feet. She tells Isaac about her grief, and Isaak commits suicide. Soon after-wards, Sore realizes that she is pregnant, but she is now single.
Sorrows of Sarah
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The Blood East
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Story of Seven Who Were Hanged
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Anna Karenina’s Daughter
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Long Gone are Chrysanthemums in a Garden
Rukhele's parents make her marry rich Matteus, but she loves poor Shlomo. In two years Rukhele has a child but she can't forget Shlomo and so she leaves Matteus to be with her lover.
L'khaim
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Humor Pages Under A. Arkatov's Guidance
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Vanyushin's Children
On the plot of a popular folk song. The movie is preserved without inscriptions.
Ah, Why This Night Was So Good
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