Chess of Life
1916 Russian film
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Chess of Life (Russian: Шахматы жизни) is a lost 1916 Russian silent film directed by Aleksandr Uralsky. It is based on the novel Checkmate by Anna Mar.[1]
Directed byAleksandr Nikolayevich Uralsky
Produced byErmolieff's film company
Release date
- November 5, 1916
| Chess of Life | |
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 A scene from Chess of Life with Vera Kholodnaya and Ivan Perestiani | |
| Russian: Шахматы жизни | |
| Directed by | Aleksandr Nikolayevich Uralsky |
| Produced by | Ermolieff's film company |
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Release date |
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| Country | Russian Empire |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
The film tells about the moral transformation of a demimonde woman (perceived as a "fallen woman" by the high society) under the influence of a pure and sincere feeling of love, while, on the contrary, the surrounding beau monde people are shown as immoral hypocrites.
Starring
- Vera Kholodnaya[2][3][4][5] as Inna
- Ivan Perestiani as baron Koehring
- Nikolai Tseretelli as Mark Rudnetsky
- Nonna Leshchinskaya as Rudnetsky's wife