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Gorky 3: My Universities

Original title: Moi universitety
  • 19401940
  • 1h 30m
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6.4/10
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Gorky 3: My Universities (1940)
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The last installment of Russian director Mark Donskoy's Maxim Gorky trilogy. Having endured a painful youth in Gorky 1: The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938) and a torturous sojourn as a serf ... Read allThe last installment of Russian director Mark Donskoy's Maxim Gorky trilogy. Having endured a painful youth in Gorky 1: The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938) and a torturous sojourn as a serf in My Apprenticeship, future writer Maxim Gorky reaches maturity with an insatiable desire... Read allThe last installment of Russian director Mark Donskoy's Maxim Gorky trilogy. Having endured a painful youth in Gorky 1: The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938) and a torturous sojourn as a serf in My Apprenticeship, future writer Maxim Gorky reaches maturity with an insatiable desire for personal and artistic freedom.
IMDb RATING
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213
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  • Director
    • Mark Donskoy
  • Writers
    • Maxim Gorky(autobiography)
    • Mark Donskoy
    • Ilya Gruzdev
  • Stars
    • Nikolai Valbert
    • Stepan Kayukov
    • Nikolai Dorokhin
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  • Director
    • Mark Donskoy
  • Writers
    • Maxim Gorky(autobiography)
    • Mark Donskoy
    • Ilya Gruzdev
  • Stars
    • Nikolai Valbert
    • Stepan Kayukov
    • Nikolai Dorokhin
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    • 1Critic review
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    Nikolai Valbert
    • Aleksei Pechkov (Gorky)as Aleksei Pechkov (Gorky)
    • (as N. Valbert)
    Stepan Kayukov
    Stepan Kayukov
    • Semenovas Semenov
    Nikolai Dorokhin
    • Chatunovas Chatunov
    Nikolai Plotnikov
    Nikolai Plotnikov
    • Nikiforytchas Nikiforytch
    Lev Sverdlin
    Lev Sverdlin
    • The Guardianas The Guardian
    Daniil Sagal
    Daniil Sagal
    • Pletnevas Pletnev
    Mikhail Povolotsky
    • The Studentas The Student
    Pavel Shpringfeld
    Pavel Shpringfeld
    • Gratchikas Gratchik
    Vladimir Maruta
    Vladimir Maruta
    • Romasas Romas
    K. Zubkov
    • The Beard Bakeras The Beard Baker
    A. Smolko
    • Pacha the gipsyas Pacha the gipsy
    Valentina Dancheva
    • The Womanas The Woman
    • (as V. Dancheva)
    Irina Fedotova
    Irina Fedotova
    • Machaas Macha
    Pavel Dozhdev
    • Yachaas Yacha
    • (as Pavlik Dozhdev)
    Mikhail Troyanovskiy
    Mikhail Troyanovskiy
    • Professor Studentskyas Professor Studentsky
    • (as M. Troyanovsky)
    Aleksandr Gruzinsky
    • Kuzinas Kuzin
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mark Donskoy
    • Writers
      • Maxim Gorky(autobiography)
      • Mark Donskoy
      • Ilya Gruzdev
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    3rd instalment of a forgotten trilogy
    This is the third part of the 'Gorky' trilogy, which was apparently a staple on the arthouse cinema scene in the 50s and 60s. That might seem surprising as all three parts are pretty conventional by today's standard of 'arthouse', but in the days before French New Wave and experimental 'indie' film, a Soviet saga probably seemed appealingly 'alternative', especially to a left-wing audience.

    Part Three continues the journey of Alexei, as he moves on from his failed attempts to find work, and seeks educational and artistic fulfilment instead. Much like Part Two, he faces many obstacles, the plight of the average man once again at the heart of the story. Again, like the earlier instalments the production values are high, the style is not notable 'Soviet' and the themes, while clearly Marxist, are not too heavy handed.

    Taken as a whole, the 'Gorky' trilogy bears comparison to the 'Apu' trilogy, in that it follows a character battling poverty from childhood to adulthood. It doesn't quite reach the lyrical heights of those films, but it's still a worthwhile saga that deserves rediscovery.
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    • Release date
      • March 27, 1940 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • University of Life
    • Production company
      • Soyuzdetfilm
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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