The Parisian Cobbler

This little known Russian movie, from the director of the following year's Oblomok imperii/ A Fragment of Empire is both surprising and accomplished. The mute cobbler is interested in the local girl but she is already pregnant by one of the gang of sailor suit toughs. The Soviet Youth League secretary's only assistance to her is a book about sex in Russian literature and things turn nasty.

Top Billed Cast

Fyodor Nikitin

Kirik, deaf mute

Veronika Buzhinskaya

Katya Karnakova

Valeri Solovtsov

Andreï Goriunov

Varvara Myasnikova

Olga, political activist

Yakov Gudkin

Motka Tundel, hooligan