The Private Life of Pyotr Vinogradov
"Pyotr's private life — public laughs"
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About this film
Soviet comedy The Private Life of Pyotr Vinogradov (1934) satirizes petty bureaucratic life of ordinary citizen. Aleksandr Macheret directs light domestic humor.
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About the production
Release date1934-01-01
Historical background
The Private Life of Pyotr Vinogradov (1934) belongs to approved Soviet domestic comedy before Great Terror intensified.
Why this film matters
Everyman bureaucrat comedies offered safe humor about daily Soviet absurdities.
What critics said
Moscow audiences enjoyed; scholars note Macheret's lighter register.
Where to watch
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp8xWI4D-tM
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1934%20%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BD%D1%8C%20%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%20%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0.webm