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Mirages (1916)

Mirages (1916)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1916, January 2
Directors: Pyotr Chardynin
Countries: Russia
Production: A. Khanzhonkov and Co.
Cast: Andrey Gromov, Vera Kholodnaya, Vitold Polonsky, Olga Rakhmanova, Arseniy Bibikov, Aleksandr Kheruvimov, Tamara Gedevanova

Overview:

Marianna advertises for work as a reader and is employed by the reclusive millionaire Dymov. Appreciative of her sensitive, artistic nature, and of her youthful innocence and purity, Dymov is protective of Marianna and shields her from the attentions of his philandering playboy son. Marianna confesses to her fiancé Sergei that, at times, she feels deeply conflicted, drawn by the seductive lure of wealth and luxury. When her protector Dymov dies, his son begins to pursue her. Can Marianna resist her attraction to the opulent lifestyle that Dymov's son offers?

Keywords:

1910s silent film