The Man from the Restaurant

During the good old days of the Russian aristocracy, that is to say, before the October Revolution, in the city of Moscow there was a fancy restaurant which catered to the appetites and egos of the rich. In one such establishment works a middle-aged waiter who is devoted to serving his bourgeoisie clients correctly. However, his life outside his job is very different: His son was killed during the Russian civil war and the waiter's wife died of grief as a result....

Director: Yakov Protazanov

Cast: Michael Chekhov, Vera Malinovskaya, Ivan Koval-Samborskiy, Stepan Kuznetsov, Mikhail Zharov, Yakov Protazanov, Mikhail Narokov, Mikhail Klimov

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