''Daydreams'' (Грёзы) is a 1915 Russian

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

directed by

Yevgeni Bauer Yevgeni Franzevich Bauer (russian: Евгений Францевич Бауэр) (1865 – ) was a Russian film director of silent films, a theatre artist and a screenwriter. His work had a great influence on the aesthetics of Russian cinemat ...

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Plot

Sergei is devastated by the death of his beloved wife Yelena. He becomes more and more obsessed by her and more and more often sees visions of her ghost. He starts an affair with an actress who looks like his dead wife but progressively drifts into madness with dramatic consequences.

Production

''Daydreams'' was produced by A. Khanzhonkov and Co. the company created by

Aleksandr Khanzhonkov Aleksandr Alekseevich Khanzhonkov ( rus, Александр Алексеевич Ханжонков, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ xənˈʐonkəf; — 26 September 1945) was a pioneering Russian''Peter Rollberg (2016)''Historical Dic ...

, Russia's first cinema entrepreneur.

Film crew

Director: Evgeny Bauer Scriptwriters: M. Basov and Valentin Turkin Cameraman: Boris Zavelev Producer: Alexander Khanzhonkov

Cast

* Alexandr Vyrubov as Sergei Nikolaevich Nedelin * F. Werchowzewa as Yelena, his wife * Viktor Arens as Solski, a painter * N. Chernobajewa as Tina Wlarskaja, an actress

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