Question 1

What does the original Russian title 'Tretya Meshchanskaya' reveal about the film's themes?

Accepted Answer

The title refers to a Moscow street, but 'meschantsvo' was associated with petty-bourgeois vulgarianism and materialism, reflected in the apartment's cluttered ornaments.

Question 2

Which famous painting appears as a tapestry in the apartment?

Accepted Answer

A tapestry showing bears next to the bed is a reproduction of 'Morning in a Pine Forest' (1889) by Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky.

Question 3

What tragic fates befell the two male leads after the film?

Accepted Answer

Nikolai Batalov (Kolya) died at 37 from tuberculosis, and Vladimir Fogel (Volodya) committed suicide at 27.

Question 4

How was the film adapted into an opera in 1996?

Accepted Answer

The Off-Broadway opera 'Bed and Sofa: A Silent Movie Opera' reproduces the plot, with silent scenes and a narrator acting as a vocal title card.

Question 5

Which international film festivals have featured this movie?

Accepted Answer

It was shown at the Moscow International Film Festival in 2021 and the Berlin International Film Festival in 2007.

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