Silent Witnesses

Silent Witnesses (1914)

Silent Witnesses (Немые свидетели) is a 1914 Russian film directed by Yevgeni Bauer about the relationship between masters and servants in pre-revolutionary Russia.

Plot

When Variusha, a maid in a Russian upper-class household, is not allowed to go and see her children in the country, the porter's granddaughter Nastya agrees to replace her. Soon she attracts the attention of Pavel, the son of the house, who starts flirting with her. When Nastya finds out that Yelena, Pavel's fiancée, has a lover, she tries to chase him away and refuses the money offered to her to remain silent. But Pavel does not want to endanger the wedding arranged for him. He has lost interest in Nastya and treats her only as a maid.

Cast

Aleksandr Chargonin as Pavel Kostrizyn
Aleksandr Kheruvimov as The Porter
Dora Tschitorina as Nastya
Elsa Krueger as Yelena

References

External links

Silent Witnesses at the Internet Movie Database

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