Perfery
The New Babylon
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Film · 1929

The New Babylon

Directed by Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg92 minDrama, History

Synopsis

Why would a soldier and a shopgirl end up on opposite sides of a city in revolt? In Paris in 1871, Louise Poirier (Yelena Kuzmina) works at the New Babylon department store, and Jean (Pyotr Sobolevsky) is a conscripted French soldier who falls in love with her. Kozintsev and Trauberg set their love against the Commune and the army sent to crush it, so that each of them must answer to a side before either answers to the other.

Yelena Kuzminaas Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant
Pyotr Sobolevskyas Jean, French soldier
David Gutmanas Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop
Sofiya Magarillas An actress
Andrei Kostrichkinas The main shop-assistant
Sergei Gerasimovas Lutro, the journalist
Yanina Zheymoas Therese, a seamstress
Arnold Arnoldas Commune's Central Committee member
Boris Azarovas Soldier (uncredited)
Bernshteinas Friko (uncredited)
Iraida Vinogradovaas (uncredited)
Emil Galas Bourgeois (uncredited)
A. Glushkovaas Washerwoman (uncredited)
S. Gusevas Poirier, an old man (uncredited)
Elena Deynekoas (uncredited)
Oleg Zhakovas National Guard's soldier (uncredited)
Anna Zarzhitskayaas Flower girl (uncredited)
Leonid Klochkovas Commander (uncredited)
Tamara Makarovaas Can-can dancer (uncredited)
Aleksandr Orlovas "Menelay" (uncredited)
Ida Penzoas Lady at the ball (uncredited)
Boris Poslavskyas Officer (uncredited)
Vsevolod Pudovkinas Eastern wing shop-assistant (uncredited)
Natalya Rashevskayaas Washerwoman (uncredited)