BED AND SOFA
Music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
The housing shortages plaguing the ten-year-old Communist government instigate the plot in this thoroughly modern Soviet silent classic about a married couple who must find a new design for living after the husband’s former Red Army buddy comes to stay. Among the Bolsheviks’ early promises of land, peace, and bread was also the promise of a new social order that would make comrades of all Russians, including its women.
Live musical accompaniment by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
A chamber ensemble that revives the tradition of silent-film orchestras, MONT ALTO MOTION PICTURE ORCHESTRA culls historic libraries of music for its live musical accompaniments. Together, musicians Rodney Sauer, Britt Swenson, David Short, Brian Collins, and Dawn Kramer have recorded and toured widely, creating vibrant, emotional, and historically appropriate scores for more than 125 films. Officially formed in 1994 after discovering the music collection of a 1920s-era theater music director, the ensemble combines precision playing with expert selections to bring silent cinema to life.
Details
Original Language Title
TRETYA MESCHANSKAYA
Country
USSR
Director
Abram Room
Cast
Nikolai Batalov, Lyudmila Semyonova, Vladimir Fogel
Source
FPA Classics / Blackhawk Films
Runtime
91 minutes
Format
DCP