Plot synopsis

A young boyar and his friends do not control their horses and cause another car to overturn. A young girl lies unconscious on the snowy road. The young man gently raises her, he reassures his mother, installs the two women in the car put back on his feet and lets the two strangers leave, all moved by the girl's beauty. Arrived at home and still lost in thought, the young man learns that he is going to marry, the fiancée is already chosen. She is worried to see her fiance concerned but the marriage will take place: so decided the parents. It is only on the wedding day that the groom will discover the face of his future wife. And when, in accordance with custom, he asks her to take off her veil, he recognizes the unknown.

Selected in the following festivals or events :

- Moscow International Festival of Archival Films (Formerly "Belye Stolby"), Moscow (Russia), 2021

- Images Russie 1908-1930 au musée d'Orsay, Paris (France), 2005