The New Teacher (Russian: Учитель, romanized: Uchitel) is a 1939 Soviet comedy drama film directed by Sergey Gerasimov.
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Plot
A young specialist, Stepan Ivanovich Lautin (played by Boris Chirkov), returns to his hometown after completing his studies in Moscow with plans to build a new school in the village. This news excites everyone except Lautin's father (played by Pavel Volkov), the chairman of the local kolkhoz. The elder Lautin believes his son failed to achieve success in the capital and returned home in disgrace.
The storyline explores a generational conflict alongside the film’s romantic subplot. Stepan’s arrival stirs emotions in his young neighbor, Agrafena Shumilina (played by Tamara Makarova). Seeing that Stepan frequently sends letters, Agrafena assumes he has a romantic interest in the city. Aspiring to match his level, she decides to leave the village to pursue an education.
Cast
Boris Chirkov as Stepan Ivanovich Lautin
Tamara Makarova as Agrafena Grunya Shumilina
Lyudmila Shabalina as Mariya Ivanovna Lautina
Pavel Volkov as Ivan Fedorovich Lautin
Valentina Telegina as Stepanida Ivanovna Lautina
Vera Pomerants as Praskoviya Vasilyevna Lautina
Ivan Nazarov as Semyon Dimitrivich
Mikhail Yekaterininsky as Dist. Chm. Aleksandr Sergeyevich Remizov
Nikolay Sunozov as Konstantin Alexeyvich Khudyakov
Aleksandra Matveeva as Nastya
Awards
USSR State Prize II degree (Sergei Gerasimov; Tamara Makarova)