The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna
1929 · 80 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 292 VOTES · DIR. Hanns Schwarz
Overview
This silent-screen classic, like many others produced near the end of the silent era, was both a theatrical extravaganza boasting an original orchestral score and an item which languished in obscurity for many years. When Carlo Piccardi took what was left of the score by Maurice Jaubert and re-created it, the existing footage was restored and paired with a new orchestral performance which was shown in Paris in 1988. The film's story concerns the travails of a woman who has been living quite comfortably as the mistress of a colonel in the Tsar's army in Russia. However, she eventually encounters a penniless young lieutenant and falls madly in love with him, as he does with her. Despite her best intentions of remaining with the colonel, and his intention to avoid trouble with his fellow soldiers, they cannot forswear this relationship, and tragedy is the inevitable result. The title refers to a moving incident in the story, and translates as "the wonderful lie of Nina Petrovna."
Dialogue Timeline — 113 lines
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00:00:02 The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrowna
00:06:56 Tonight, we will show you St Petersburg.
00:11:25 Is this a good friend of yours?
00:12:48 Are you Jealous?
00:16:00 My favorite waltz...
00:25:20 Actually, you can spend the night here.
00:28:57 What will the neighbors think?
00:37:38 I see, Mr. Silieff
00:38:55 Have you understood me?
00:40:52 ...because I love him.
00:41:34 So - you want to go my child?
00:44:46 I never want to see her again.
00:51:28 This is where you live now?
00:57:49 Either you pay immediatly or I turn off the electricity.
01:03:10 We seldom see you in the Casino, Mr. Silieff.
01:07:23 Fifty Rubles
01:12:19 I bet everything.
01:17:16 That which an officer must do when he is dishonored.
01:19:12 Hurry, it is about the Cornet Michael Silieff.
01:22:07 The undersigned confirms an attempt to cheat...
01:23:38 Bring the Cornet into the big drawing room.
01:25:28 Do I have your word?
01:33:51 However, do you think I would wear such common shoes?
01:39:26 Is Madame back?