The Great Consoler

The Great Consoler is Lev Kuleshov’s most personal film reflecting both the facts of his life and his thoughts about the place of the artist in contemporary reality. It was the only film in the Soviet cinema of those years that raised the question of what role a creative person played in society.

Director: Lev Kuleshov

Cast: Alexandra Khokhlova, Konstantin Khokhlov, Ivan Novoseltsev, O. Rayevskaya, Vasiliy Kovrigin, Andrey Fayt, Valentina Lopatina, Weyland Rodd Sr.

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.