The servants of Lovewit – a typical hermit of science whose only interests lie in alchemy – are left to dispose of his household – that is the steward Salt, the footman Face and the cleaning woman Doll. They are scheming how to make use of the house so that they get wealthy. Salt puts forward the striking idea to take up alchemy.
Comedy of adventure, satirizing the everlasting human pursuit of health, happiness and wealth in magic ways without making any efforts.
Comedy of adventure, satirizing the everlasting human pursuit of health, happiness and wealth in magic ways without making any efforts.
Director: Dmitri Astrakhan
Script: Oleg Danailov, after Ben Jonson
Cinematography: Andrey Chertov
Cast: Yurii Stoyanov, Ilia Oleinikov, Semyon Furman, Anna Legchilova, Victor Suharukov
Coproduction: MIKO FILM-Russia, VIAST-Bulgaria
With the support of Bulgarian National Film Center, ROSKINO
Duration: 100 min
