Noi Galkin

"Prostitutka" (1927) is a Bolshevist silent rarity, unusual because of its subject matter, that being prostitution in the U.S.S.R. The world's oldest profession requires a treatment both delicate and balanced, not an easy topic for a first time director like Herr Oleg Frelikh. Actually, this little known work was Frelikh's only film as a director (prior to this, he had been an actor) and it's a flawed but interesting effort. (sovietmovies.blogspot.no)

Director of a Soviet-era enterprises, Baturin, spends days and nights in his private office. Inability to arrange work day and overwork caused Buchanan severe form of neurasthenia. Small, endless quibbling, swearing, threats, Buchanan has turned into a nightmare life of his wife and child. The Director suffers from insomnia. Finally he went to the clinic. On the advice of Professor Buchanan, after going into a rest home, began to exercise, running around on skates, went skiing.