This philosophical parable, highly acclaimed by Sergei Eisenstein, filmed in the style of Russian lubok, is one of the unknown cinematic masterpieces. A poor peasant, Khmyr, sets out on a wandering in search of happiness. At first, he is lucky: he finds a purse with money, buys a horse and reaps a big harvest in the fall. But the caricature trio – a wealthy peasant, a landowner and a clergyman – take from him everything he has got. After that Khmyr goes to the war… Back from the war, he joins a collective farm, but turns out to be the poorest worker. Once he helps to catch thieves plundering the collective property and gains respect of his co-workers. Is Khmyr to become like everyone else? [Ruscico]