Moscow Clad in Snow

Directed by Joseph-Louis Mundwiller

Produced by Pathé Frères

A serene, observational documentary capturing the texture of Moscow winter life across social classes, rendered in silent-era cinematography.

The film is in four parts. First, the camera pans the Kremlin and Marshal's Bridge. Sleds are parked in rows. Horse-drawn sleighs run up and down a busy street. Next, we visit the mushroom and fish market where common people work and shop. In Petrovsky Park are the well-to-do. Men are in great coats. A file of six or seven women ski past on a narrow lane. Last, there's a general view of Moscow. A slow pan takes us to a view above the riverfront where the film began.