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Bed and Sofa

Original title: Tretya meshchanskaya
  • 19271927
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Bed and Sofa (1927)
ComedyDrama
A married couple have a small apartment in Moscow. When an old friend of the husband's arrives in the city, he is unable to find lodgings. Kolia, the husband, invites his friend to move in w... Read allA married couple have a small apartment in Moscow. When an old friend of the husband's arrives in the city, he is unable to find lodgings. Kolia, the husband, invites his friend to move in with them.A married couple have a small apartment in Moscow. When an old friend of the husband's arrives in the city, he is unable to find lodgings. Kolia, the husband, invites his friend to move in with them.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
75,495
12,033
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    • Director
      • Abram Room
    • Writers
      • Viktor Shklovskiy(story)
      • Abram Room(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Vladimir Fogel
      • Nikolay Batalov
      • Lyudmila Semyonova
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Abram Room
    • Writers
      • Viktor Shklovskiy(story)
      • Abram Room(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Vladimir Fogel
      • Nikolay Batalov
      • Lyudmila Semyonova
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    • 10User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Vladimir Fogel and Lyudmila Semyonova in Bed and Sofa (1927)
    Lyudmila Semyonova in Bed and Sofa (1927)
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    Bed and Sofa (1927)
    Nikolay Batalov and Vladimir Fogel in Bed and Sofa (1927)
    Lyudmila Semyonova in Bed and Sofa (1927)
    Lyudmila Semyonova in Bed and Sofa (1927)
    Nikolay Batalov and Vladimir Fogel in Bed and Sofa (1927)
    Vladimir Fogel and Lyudmila Semyonova in Bed and Sofa (1927)
    Lyudmila Semyonova in Bed and Sofa (1927)
    Lyudmila Semyonova in Bed and Sofa (1927)
    Nikolay Batalov and Vladimir Fogel in Bed and Sofa (1927)

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    Vladimir Fogel
    Vladimir Fogel
    • Volodia, a Printer
    Nikolay Batalov
    Nikolay Batalov
    • Kolia, the Husband
    Lyudmila Semyonova
    Lyudmila Semyonova
    • Liuda Semyonova, the Wife
    Leonid Yurenev
    • Building Superintendent
    Yelena Sokolova
    • Clinic Nurse
    Mariya Yarotskaya
    Mariya Yarotskaya
    • Paesant at the Clinic
    • Director
      • Abram Room
    • Writers
      • Viktor Shklovskiy(story) (dialogue) (screenplay)
      • Abram Room(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The film's Russian title is Tretya Meshchanskaya (Third Meschanskaya), the name of a then actual Moscow Street. The word "meschantsvo" however had come to be associated with petty-bourgeois vulgarianism and materialism - reflected in the muddle of ornaments and possessions in the apartment.
    • Connections
      Featured in Women Filmmakers in Russia (1988)

    User reviews10

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    Top review
    7/10
    kicking the rock
    "Tretya meshchanskaya" (called "Bed and Sofa" in English) is what I would consider the Soviet Union's version of "Some Like It Hot": what it portrays was no doubt really mind-blowing when it was first released, even if it doesn't seem so much nowadays.

    The movie portrays Kolya (Nikolay Batalov) and Lyuda (Lyudmila Semyonova) living in a Moscow apartment. Kolya is a mild goof-ball whose proudest feature seems to be his hairy chest, while Lyuda is clearly unfulfilled in life and looks stern all the time. One day, Kolya's war buddy Volodya (Vladimir Fogel) arrives and asks if he can live with them. They agree, but then Volodya does more than eat up his welcome mat! One interesting scene is early in the movie when Volodya kicks a rock into the river. When the rock hits the water, it naturally creates ripples. This may mean that everything's about to get upset. All in all, worth seeing.
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    • lee_eisenberg
    • Feb 8, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1927 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Languages
      • None
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Liebe zu dritt oder die Dritte Kleinbürgerstraße
    • Filming locations
      • Meschanskaya, Moscow, Russia
    • Production company
      • Sovkino
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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