The Bear (1938 film) explained

The Bear (ru|Медведь|Medved') is a 1938 Soviet short film directed by Isidor Annensky.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Plot

The landlord Yelena Popova, who is going through the death of her husband, visits the owner of the neighboring estate, Grigory Smirnov, who insistently demands the repayment of Elena's husband's debt in order to improve her unfavorable financial situation, and, having been refused, calls her to a duel.^[5]

Cast

• Olga Androvskaya (ru) as Yelena Ivanovna Popova^[6]
• Mikhail Zharov as Grigori Stepanovich Smirnov
• Ivan Pelttser (ru) as Luka, footman
• Konstantin Sorokin (ru) as servant^[7]
• Maria Shlenskaya as Smirnov's servant

Notes and References

1. http://www.interfax.ru/moscow/525446 В московских парках покажут фильмы под открытым небом в рамках "Ночи кино"
2. https://www.molnet.ru/mos/ru/culture/o_302845 В Москве будет работать более 130 площадок "Ночи кино"
3. https://snob.ru/selected/entry/112729 В Москве 27 августа пройдет Ночь кино
4. http://strana.ru/journal/news/24504598 Ночь кино в московских парках
5. http://www.pony1.de/isidor/medved.html Анненский И.М. Книга «В театре и кино», глава «Медведь»
6. Web site: Соло одинокой актрисы. Елена Сизенко. Итоги. 2006-05-15. 2020-06-07. 2020-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607015746/http://www.itogi.ru/archive/2006/20/54791.html.
7. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030428/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm The Bear (1938) Full Cast / Crew