
Children of the Age
Drama · Romance
Overview
The picture tells the story of Maria, a devoted wife of a bank employee. The couple has a cozy life; they have a baby but he is cared for by their maid so Maria can spend her time doing terrific things like going shopping. During one of these consumer afternoons, Maria meets by chance an old friend, Lidia, who will introduce her to exclusive idle class social circles. Soon Maria's beauty attracts the interest of Lebedev, a rich old libertine. From that point on Maria suffers continual sexual harassment which she resists for a time. In the end, however, she falls into his bourgeois claws.
Top Cast


Vera Kholodnaya
Vera Kholodnaya
Mariya Nikolayevna
Vera Kholodnaya
Mariya Nikolayevna


Ivan Gorskij
Ivan Gorskij
Mariya’s husband
Ivan Gorskij
Mariya’s husband
V. Glinskaya
V. Glinskaya
Lidiya Verkhovetskaya
V. Glinskaya
Lidiya Verkhovetskaya


Arseniy Bibikov
Arseniy Bibikov
Lebedev, the businessman
Arseniy Bibikov
Lebedev, the businessman
Andrei Sotnikov
Andrei Sotnikov
Lobovich, the lawyer
Andrei Sotnikov
Lobovich, the lawyer


Sergei Rassatov
Sergei Rassatov
Bank Director
Sergei Rassatov
Bank Director
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