
Fragment of an Empire
Directed by Fridrikh Ermler
Produced by Sovkino
A melancholic, politically engaged silent drama about a shell-shocked officer's disorientation upon returning to a revolutionized homeland, grappling with loss of identity and historical rupture.
Director Frederick Ermler’s last silent feature and the last of four collaborations with actor Fiodor Nikitin. Nikitin plays an officer who spends a decade after the Great War as a shell-shocked amnesiac, until a glimpse of a woman through a train window sparks the return of his memory. He makes his way back to St. Petersburg, now Leningrad, a man out of time who struggles to make sense of the new society brought about by the revolution.
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Is Fragment of an Empire sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Fragment of an Empire scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Fragment of an Empire violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Fragment of an Empire end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Fragment of an Empire easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Conventional, and it does not land.
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Nearest across the full emotional profile.
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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































