
Accordingtothe"AristokratischeEnzyklopädie"oneofthemostimportantcharacteristicsofthecommunistpeopleitisthattheyliketodothingsasa"community"(asithappenswiththescreenplayof"DomNaTrubnoy"writtenby5reputedscriptwriters!).Whenitcomestotheirfondnesstosharepropertyandprosperity,atthefirstopportunitythoserulesarebetrayedwithoutanyremorse…asisdepictedinthisfilm.Whenatough,zaftigRussiangirl,namedParanja,goestoMoscow,withheronlycompanionagoose(thoseinterestinganimalsthatcanbetransformedin"foiegras")searchingforheruncleFiodorsheultimatelybecomesaservantofabarberandhisidlewife.DuetosuchastrangeBolsheviksituation,verysoonParanjabecomesclass-conscious.<br/> "DomNaTrubnoy"(TheHouseOnTrubnay)wasdirectedbyHerrBorisBarnet-anotverywell-knownRussianfilmdirector.ThispresentsanotherBolshevikcontradictionaccordingtothataristocraticencyclopaediabecausethisgreatdirectorhasalikenessfor…comedies!<br/> BorisBarnet'sfilmsareexcellentshowsofsuperbtimingandthrillingediting(thisfilmitisanexcellentdisplayofincrediblecameramovementsandvarioustechniques,including,forexample,eleganttravelshots,longandforegroundshotsofthechaoticsceneryaroundtheTrubnayhouse).Thepictureismadeofcomicstoriesbasedmostlyondailysituationswithtouchesofbitterness(makingitakindofCommunistsocialrealitysatire).That'snottomentionthepoliticalcontentbutthislastsubjectisalwaysperfectlyincorporatedintothestoryline,withoutstridenciesandasanextrafactorthatenrichesthestory.<br/> DuetothoseBorisBarnet'sfilmcharacteristics,itmadeofhimabizarre"raraavis"inRussiansilentfilm;thesecomicfilmsareaspecialsurpriseforthesilentfans,communistsornot.Andnow,ifyou'llallowme,ImusttemporarilytakemyleavebecausethisGermanCountmustbecarefulwiththepossibilityoftheawarenessoftheclass-consciousnessoftheservants.


