Vasya, the Reformer
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Synopsis
Lost film directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko (his first film) and Favst Lopatynskyi. It is a satire of the NEP period. Vasia, the son of a factory’s worker, is attracted by the romance of adventures. And he goes to look for them. He saves a drowning drunkard who tries to beat him. Vasia escapes from him in a vehicle parked on the shore. However, the vehicle belongs to a superintendent who, when he does not find it, stages its theft. Meanwhile, Vasia exposes priests in the church. As a result, the church is turned into a cinema, and the priest becomes a cinema technician. And finally, Vasia’s last deed is catching a criminal at home and denouncing him to the militia.
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Vasyl Liudvynskyi
Vasya
Yuri Chernyshov
Yurka, Vasya's brother
Yurii Shumskyi
Vasya's uncle
Natalya Chernyshyova
Vasya's mother
Mikhail Smolenskiy
Chairman of the Sheluhasindicate
Anastasii Symonov
Brewer
Dmytro Kapka
Supply manager of the Sheluhasindicate
Vladimir Uralskiy
Cook
Stepan Shahaida
Mitka Kutsiy, bandit
Ksana Zapadnaia
Supply manager's girlfriend
Lazar Frenkel
Sheluhasindicate employee
Anton Klimenko
Priest
Aleksandr Istomin
Drunkard
Komarova
Typist
N. Rudakov
(uncredited)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Alexander Dovzhenko, Faust Lopatinskiy
- Screenplay & Story
- Alexander Dovzhenko
- Original Title
- Вася-реформатор
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- No Language, Ukrainian
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Studios
- VUFKU
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Alexander Dovzhenko, Faust Lopatinskiy
Alexander Dovzhenko
Joseph Rona, Danylo Demutsky
Department Leadership Roster
Alexander Dovzhenko
Director
Faust Lopatinskiy
Director
Joseph Rona
Director of Photography
Danylo Demutsky
Director of Photography
Alexander Dovzhenko
Writer
Ivan Suvorov
Production Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Vasya, the Reformer
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What is Vasya, the Reformer about?
Lost film directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko (his first film) and Favst Lopatynskyi. It is a satire of the NEP period. Vasia, the son of a factory’s worker, is attracted by the romance of adventures. And he goes to look for them. He saves a drowning drunkard who tries to beat him. Vasia escapes from him in a vehicle parked on the shore. However, the vehicle belongs to a superintendent who, when he does not find it, stages its theft. Meanwhile, Vasia exposes priests in the church. As a result, the church is turned into a cinema, and the priest becomes a cinema technician. And finally, Vasia’s last deed is catching a criminal at home and denouncing him to the militia.
Who directed Vasya, the Reformer?
Vasya, the Reformer was directed by Alexander Dovzhenko, Faust Lopatinskiy.
Who stars in Vasya, the Reformer?
The principal cast of Vasya, the Reformer includes Vasyl Liudvynskyi, Yuri Chernyshov, Yurii Shumskyi, Natalya Chernyshyova, Mikhail Smolenskiy.
When was Vasya, the Reformer released and how long is it?
Vasya, the Reformer was released in 1926 with a total runtime of Unknown.