A Corpse Living

A Corpse Living

1918 · 80 min · ★ 9.5 · Drama, Romance

"The Living Corpse" - Fedor Protasov is tormented by the thought that his wife Liza never really made a clear choice between him and Victor Karenin, a more conventional rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer Mascha. Meanwhile, his wife Liza, presuming him dead, marries the other man, Victor.

Directed by Cheslav Sabinsky · Written by Cheslav Sabinsky

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