The Gentlefolks of Skotinin (1927)
Overview
A comedy starring Nina Shaternikova, The Skotinins is loosely based on the 18th century play The Minor by Denis Fonvizin. In it, the upper class is shown as both depraved and stupid, engaging a variety of absurd, over-the-top follies.
Cast
Varvara Massalitinova
Prostakova
Sofya Yakovleva
Glashka
Igor Doronin
Trishka
Nina Shaternikova
Sofya
Nadezhda Borskaya
Empress Catherine the Great
Vladimir Kriger
(uncredited)
Pavel Kurzner
(uncredited)
Evlaliya Olgina
Dunya (uncredited)
Mariya Shlenskaya
Old peasant woman (uncredited)Recommendations
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