Thiemann & Reinhardt
Anfisa 1912
The Kostomarov family falls apart when a female relative joins the household. Lost movie.
Married by Satan 1917
A fortune teller helps a woman gain the affections her beloved, with deathly consequences.
The Kreutzer Sonata 1914
The Kreutzer Sonata is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife.
War and Peace 1915
An adaptation of the Tolstoy novel.
The Picture of Dorian Grey 1915
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
The Keys to Happiness 1913
Directed by Vladimir Gardin and Yakov Protazanov, this two-part epic was the most expensive Russian film at the time and smashed box office records. It is now considered lost, with only a 4 minute clip surviving.
Plebeian 1915
Based on the play Miss Julie by August Strindberg.
Anna Karenina 1914
An adaptation of the novel by Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina is having an extramarital affair that causes her grave consequences.
Drama in Moscow 1909
The Departure of a Great Old Man 1912
A group of peasants comes to see Leo Tolstoy and his wife, the Countess, to request some land. Tolstoy must explain to them that it is his wife who has authority over their land-holdings, and she will not help them. Stung by their negative reaction to him, Tolstoy becomes increasingly preoccupied with the problems of the poor. This leads to a number of conflicts with his wife, and then to a deep despondency, as the noted writer continues vainly to search for answers to the sufferings he sees around him.
Ghosts 1915
An adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts.
His Eyes 1916
Days of Our Life 1914
The Green Spider 1916
The Broken Vase 1913
The Strong Man 1917
An early film by Vsevolod Meyerhold.