Glumov's Diary

Glumov's Diary (1923) is a fantasy, comedy film directed by Sergei Eisenstein rated 5.1/10.

Filmic insert to Eisenstein's modernized, free adaptation of Ostrovskiy's 19th-century Russian stage play, "The Wise Man" ("Na vsyakogo mudretsa dovolno prostoty"). The anti-hero Glumov tries to escape exposure in the midst of acrobatics, derring-do, and farcical clowning. Several members of Eisenstein's troupe at the legendary "Proletkult" stage theatre in Moscow briefly appear in this little film.

Cast

Grigori Aleksandrov

Glumov 2

Aleksandr Antonov

Joffre

Sergei Eisenstein

Sergei Eisenstein

Ivan Yazykanov

Glumov 1

Maksim Shtraukh

Milyukov-Mamaev

Vera Yanukova

Mamaeva

Mikhail Gomorov

Turusina

Very Muzykant

Mashenka

Ivan Pyryev

Fascist Clown