The Last Leaf (1959)
A film adaptation of a short story by O. Henry. In a small neighborhood in Greenwich Village, two young artists, Sue and Johnsy, live in a three-story building. Johnsy has contracted pneumonia and is on the verge of death. Outside her window, leaves are falling from the ivy. Johnsy is convinced that as soon as the last leaf falls, she will die. In the same building, on the ground floor, lives the unsuccessful artist Behrman, who year after year dreams of painting a masterpiece but never even attempts to realize his dream. Academic student film work of the Department of Cinematography at Vserossiyskiy gosudarstvyennyy institut kinematografii imyeni S. A. Gerasimova (VGIK).
| Movie ID | 104626 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Gemma Firsova |
| Main cast | Natalya Abramova, Larisa Kadochnikova, Otar Iosseliani |
| Release date | 9 November 1959 |
| Release year | 1959 |
| Language | Russian |
| Duration | 10 min (0h 10m) |
| Rating | – |
| Production house | VGIK |
Director: Gemma Firsova
Top cast
Natalya Abramova
Larysa Kadochnykova
Otar IosselianiRate & review
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