short film

Child of the Big City (1914)

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Seamstress Mary dreams of a better life outside a sweatshop. Her dreams come true when she draws the attention of the bourgeois Victor. She soon tires of him, and thanks to her, his money is almost gone. When he suggests settling down outside the big city, where his money could be enough for a modest living, she leaves him and picks up a new lover. A year later, he is living in a shabby, cold hovel, still pining away for her.

Cast & Crew

Director
Yevgeni Bauer
  • Profile picture of Yelena Smirnova
    Manetschka / Mary Yelena Smirnova
  • Profile picture of Arseniy Bibikov
    Kramskoi, his friend Arseniy Bibikov
  • Profile picture of Emma Bauer
    The dancer Emma Bauer

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Keywords

  • short film