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1939 Soviet Union film

The New Teacher

Russian: Учитель
Directed by	Sergei Gerasimov
Written by	Sergey Gerasimov
Produced by	E. Gal Grigory Sarkisov
Starring	Boris Chirkov Tamara Makarova Lyudmila Shabalina Pavel Volkov Valentina Telegina
Cinematography	Vladimir Yakovlev [ru]
Music by	Venedikt Pushkov
Production company	Lenfilm
Release date	1939 (1939)
Running time	103 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

The New Teacher (Russian: Учитель, romanized: Uchitel) is a 1939 Soviet comedy drama film directed by Sergey Gerasimov.

Plot

A young specialist, Stepan Ivanovich Lautin (played by Boris Chirkov), returns to his hometown after completing his studies in Moscow with plans to build a new school in the village. This news excites everyone except Lautin's father (played by Pavel Volkov), the chairman of the local kolkhoz. The elder Lautin believes his son failed to achieve success in the capital and returned home in disgrace.

The storyline explores a generational conflict alongside the film’s romantic subplot. Stepan’s arrival stirs emotions in his young neighbor, Agrafena Shumilina (played by Tamara Makarova). Seeing that Stepan frequently sends letters, Agrafena assumes he has a romantic interest in the city. Aspiring to match his level, she decides to leave the village to pursue an education.

Cast

Boris Chirkov as Stepan Ivanovich Lautin
Tamara Makarova as Agrafena Grunya Shumilina
Lyudmila Shabalina as Mariya Ivanovna Lautina
Pavel Volkov as Ivan Fedorovich Lautin
Valentina Telegina as Stepanida Ivanovna Lautina
Vera Pomerants as Praskoviya Vasilyevna Lautina
Ivan Nazarov as Semyon Dimitrivich
Mikhail Yekaterininsky as Dist. Chm. Aleksandr Sergeyevich Remizov
Nikolay Sunozov as Konstantin Alexeyvich Khudyakov
Aleksandra Matveeva as Nastya

Awards

USSR State Prize II degree (Sergei Gerasimov; Tamara Makarova)

References

External links

The New Teacher at IMDb

v t e Films by Sergei Gerasimov
Seven Brave Men (1936) Komsomolsk (1938) The New Teacher (1939) Masquerade (1941) The Young Guard (1948) The Village Doctor (1951) The New China (1952) Great Mourning (1953) And Quiet Flows the Don (1958) Men and Beasts (1962) The Journalist (1967) By the Lake (1969) The Love of Mankind (1972) Daughters-Mothers (1974) The Youth of Peter the Great (1980) At the Beginning of Glorious Days (1980) Lev Tolstoy (1984)

Films by Sergei Gerasimov

Seven Brave Men (1936)
Komsomolsk (1938)
The New Teacher (1939)
Masquerade (1941)
The Young Guard (1948)
The Village Doctor (1951)
The New China (1952)
Great Mourning (1953)
And Quiet Flows the Don (1958)
Men and Beasts (1962)
The Journalist (1967)
By the Lake (1969)
The Love of Mankind (1972)
Daughters-Mothers (1974)
The Youth of Peter the Great (1980)
At the Beginning of Glorious Days (1980)
Lev Tolstoy (1984)

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