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Loss of Feeling
4.9 / 10• 1935• 1h 25m•NR• Russian
FantasyScience FictionDrama
Storyline
In an unnamed English-speaking capitalist land, a young engineer invents inexhaustible giant robots to replace the fragile human workers on high-volume assembly-lines, and soon finds his invention co-opted by the military-industrial complex.
Cast & Crew
Sergei Vecheslov
Jim Ripl
Lead
Vladimir Gardin
Jack Ripl, his brother
MV
Maria Volgina
Claire Ripl, his sister
AC
Anna Chekulaeva
Mary Ripl, Jack's wife
VO
Vasiliy Orlov
Charlie, worker
Sergei Martinson
Dizer, artist in the music hall
Serhii Minin
Tom, worker
Pavel Poltoratskiy
Percy Grimm, minister
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Aleksandr Andriyevsky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Loss of Feeling is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
