There Is No Happiness on Earth

There Is No Happiness on Earth

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 1, 1922

Runtime

0h 39m

Original Title

Нет счастья на земле

Director

Aleksandr Panteleyev

Description

Official Nikolai Pokrovsky marries young Vera, his colleague. The newlyweds are not quite happy. Necessity makes Vera sell home-made cakes. Arriving from America, Obolensky, a longtime friend of Pokrovsky, conquers the heart of Vera from the first days of their acquaintance. She does not refuse him trips out of town and soon her behavior becomes public. Upon learning of his wife's infidelity, Pokrovsky, before their eyes, commits suicide. Consciousness of guilt acts heavily on Vera - she loses her mind.