Dead Souls

1909 · Directed by Pyotr Chardynin · 8 min · comedy film, silent film

★ 7.0/10 · 2 ratings on TMDB

Film adaptation of excerpts from Nikolai Gogol's novel of the same name. Only two episodes are recreated faithfully: Chichikov's visit to Sobakevich and Chichikov's visit to Plyushkin. These episodes are followed by a series of scenes in which other characters appear without any connection with the plot. In the finale, everyone is photographed next to the bust of Gogol.