"Bed and Sofa"
1927
Directed by Abram Room

A landmark of cinema, this brilliant silent social comedy centers on a menage-a-trois in the midst of a housing shortage in Moscow. The film rejects politics and symbolism for sense of humor and naturalism. It is supposedly based on details in the life of the great poet Mayakovsky; Ludmila Semyonova is the extraordinary actress at the center of the triangle. Her decision at the end of the film symbolizes the liberation of women in the new Soviet society.  73 minutes.