"The Living Corpse." "Screenplay." "According to the work of Leo Tolstoy." "Photography." "Sets." "Director:" "Moscow, the city of 1,000 bells." "The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church." "I want..." "Want a divorce from my wife." "My wife loves another and I..." "I do not want to be an obstacle to their happiness." "A marriage blessed by the Church is sacred and indissoluble!" "The law allows divorce in only three cases..." "If one spouse does not show any sign of life for 5 years." "If there is a disability in the marriage..." "In the case of duly proved adultery!" "But keep in mind..." "Three beings coexist: my wife and I and a third person..." "Among us there is such great tension, the conflict of feelings so painful," "That divorce is the only possible solution!" "What should I do?" "Each one carries the cross imposed by the Lord!" "In a similar case," "What remains to a mere mortal?" "The law..." "Excuse me..." "Do you still want to get a divorce?" "It's simple..." "Adultery with a police report." "Only a hotel room, three witnesses, and a "lady."" "Who are these people?" "These are the "witnesses."" "Artemjew, "expert in divorce."" "Those are the "ladies."" "Do you want to be with or without police?" "With a policeman, it will be five rubles, but it is safer." "It's disgusting!" "Dear Lisa!" "Victor Karenin and you are in love." "I do not want to change your life." "You will not see me again." "I free you, and I want to be free, too." "Farewell, be happy." "Fedya." "In the home of the Protassov's." "Sacha's sister Lisa." "Anna Pavlova, Lisa's mother." "Has Fedja arrived?" "No!" "Karenin." "Chamberlain Victor Karenin." "I got a brief recess from a session..." "So I came for a moment." "I came directly from a session..." "Then stay for dinner!" "Dad, please..." "Stop it, Dad." "Do you want to finish?" "My name is Petuchkov, nicknamed "the good genie."" "What do you want?" "I can provide a revolver for a price." "I have no intention of committing suicide." "Why then the farewell letter?" "Once again, you have made Lisa cry!" "This house has become a living hell!" "We avoid each other, we are at our limits." "Where are you going?" "Are you pushing Lisa and Karenin into each other's arms?" "They love each other." "You must understand me ..." "I cannot lie or hide ..." "And above all, I do not want to be an obstacle to the happiness of others." "With the gypsies, life is taken more lightly." "I love you." "I do not wish, nor will wish, to change your life." "I shall not return again." "I free you and myself, too." "From Fedor Vassiliévitch." "I've always loved Fedja, and I love him now," "But I hate you!" "So, you have come here!" "It's outrageous!" "Get your coat." "Your wife sent me." "I have to say ... she is waiting for you outside." "I pray you to forget everything and return home." "I will not go back on my decision." "He came to convince me to return to my wife." "She is crying." "You should go see her, and return." "Did you say "Must"?" "I think otherwise." "Some days later." "What do you want from me?" "To make a divorce possible!" "So - a hotel room, 3 witnesses, and a "lady"?" "We live in a state that has its laws ..." "Put yourself in the place of Lisa ..." "I am incapable of lying." "I cannot act in this odious comedy." "For Lisa ..." "Okay, I will do everything that you ask of me." "The hotel room." "The witnesses." "The police." "The "lady"." "Do we really have to go through everything .. down to every detail?" "Sure!" "We cannot give false testimony." "It's not our style!" "This client is very nervous." "An idealist." "I think it is time." "Did you not even taste a little?" "Police Report:" "The signatories testify under oath that they" "have surprised Mr. Fedor Vassiliévitch Protassov in the Hotel "The White Angel"" "in the company of a lady, being guilty of adultery," "as one of the requirements of paragraph 286 ..." "You understand me." "This I cannot do." "Totally impossible!" "I cannot even want to lie." "I will not lie!" "Go to hell!" "If only there were grounds for divorce ..." "He will do everything necessary; he has given me his word." "I hate lying and I refuse to act in an odious comedy." "I find it easier to die." "You should get married to be happy." "I am stopping you from getting married, therefore I must die." "When you receive this letter I shall no longer be living." "Don't you want to die?" "I would say that you do not need this, right?" "Go to hell, damned demon!" "Police Report:" "A week ago some clothes were found on the banks of the Moscow River as well as documents belonging to Mr. Fedor Vassilievitch Protassov." "A portfolio contained a letter explaining his reasons for suicide." "Three days later, a body was found." "Are you coming to identify the body?" "Show this lady the body of Mr. Protassov." "You could open the window, stupid!" "We can certify that she recognizes the corpse." "Come quickly ..." "My parents will wake up and lock me in!" "I cannot go with you." "I'm dead now ..." "I'm a drowned man who has already been buried." "A man without documents, an outlaw." "I am a living corpse." "You cannot join me in the life that awaits me." "You must believe me and let me go alone." "How dear he has become since he died." "Everything was so uncertain, and now ... everything is clear." "It is forbidden to sleep here!" "Completing her year of mourning," "Mrs. Lisa Protassov, widow of Fedia Vassilievitch Protassov, who died in tragic circumstances, will marry the State Councilor Chamberlain," "In the outskirts of Moscow." "In the slums of Moscow." "Why are you beating that animal?" "You'll kill it!" "A raid!" "A raid!" "Those who do not have their documents, get out!" "Come, let us go to the cafe." "I have money." "It is absurd; he drowned." "It has been a long time since he died and was buried." "Someone could get some money ..." "Since you are alive, and since your wife has remarried ..." "We have a fortunate situation on our hands." "Mr. Karenin is very rich." "Blackmail?" "Here is a living corpse!" "I admire his punctuality." "Always arrive on time, just for dinner." "Moscow court." " Citation " "Concerning the lawsuit against Ms. Karenin for bigamy." "Must appear before this tribunal, who married a second time, while her first husband was alive." "He's alive!" "God, When did you leave me alone?" "The law." "The law." "THE LAW." "I'll never leave you!" "I'll go with you to Siberia!" "Who would want such a man?" "He is a ridiculous figure!" "I am not guilty." "I wanted everything to be better ..." "LAW." "When asked ... carry out the identification of the corpse ..." "Why did you say you recognized your husband?" "I was so convinced ... and so nervous also ..." "Your name?" "Your name, profession, confession?" "How can you ask such dumb things?" "You already know!" "Three people ... waging a painful moral battle outsiders can never understand!" "Only a divorce could clear that tension ..." "Freedom!" "But you place many obstacles in the way of that freedom!" "So I found a way out ... without dying." "An exit that would have been distressing and painful." "I ruined my life." "MY LIFE!" "All alive are relieved and happy." "To survive a vile individual, a hustler ..." "I have suffered, that is why I'm here." "Do you admit your guilt?" "I wonder if he acknowledges his guilt!" "The prosecutor." "First, the will of an individual." "Furthermore, the law." "Naturally, the law comes first!" "The law is intangible." "The interest of the State requires punishment for a crime." "The defense." "What about the accused?" "Is there some trial here with a crime and a criminal?" "No, we have before us some unhappy beings." "Who could leave this room illuminated by the sagacity of this judgment." "They have recognized their faults ... and begin a new and happy life." "We must help." "The court retires to deliberate." "What might be the harshest sentence?" "Banishment to Siberia, for your wife and for you." "What about the best?" "A penance and, of course, the restoration of the marriage." "The jury room." "The judges's chamber."