Glumov's Diary

Filmic insert to Eisenstein's modernized, free adaptation of Ostrovskiy's 19th-century Russian stage play, "The Wise Man" ("Na vsyakogo mudretsa dovolno prostoty"). The anti-hero Glumov tries to escape exposure in the midst of acrobatics, derring-do, and farcical clowning. Several members of Eisenstein's troupe at the legendary "Proletkult" stage theatre in Moscow briefly appear in this little film.

Top Cast

Grigori Aleksandrov

Glumov 2, Golutvin

Aleksandr Antonov

Joffre

Sergei Eisenstein

Self (takes bow at end)

Ivan Yazykanov

Glumov 1

Maksim Shtraukh

Milyukov-Mamaev