Man in a Shell


Man in a Shell is a 1939 Soviet drama film directed by Isidor Annensky. This film is based on the short story "The Man in the Case" written by Anton Chekhov in 1898.

Plot

The film tells about the teacher of the Greek language Belikov, who works in a rural gymnasium. He is afraid of everything, prefers to store things in a shell and himself as if he lives in him, which strains the gymnasium and the people who live in the village. Suddenly the village visits Varvara, in which Belikov falls in love.

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