In 1920, just 3 years after the October revolution, the peoples had to decide between conforming to Bolshevism or national self-determination. In that torn-apart-time, one man, the comedian Volodya, tries to mediate, not between different ideologies, but social life and art. While others just want to wash away their gloom, he reflects on the everyday sorrows and the role of art in that time of changes.
as Iskremas / Cuckoo
as Krysya / Jeanne d'Arc
as Painter
as Cinematographer
as Red comissar
as Ohrim, green agent
as Third 'cuckoo' player (prince)
as White actress
as shooter
as Second 'cuckoo' player
as husband in silent film
as Painter's wife
as staff captain
as white officer
as staff captain's wife
as Vakhromeev
as lover in silent film
as tall dancer
as female pianist
as bandit (uncredited)
as guard
as spectator (uncredited)
