Man from the Restaurant [SEP] director
Man from the Restaurant
Man from the Restaurant () is a 1927 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov based on the story by Ivan Shmelyov. The main role was written for Ivan Moskvin, but he was changed for Chekhov because of illness.
Plot.
After the death of his son at the front, and his wife's demise, widower waiter Skorohodov rents his room to Sokolin, a young man who works as a messenger in one of the offices. The lodger and Skorohodov's daughter fall in love
brings Thousand Faces Man to justice.
The corrupt director of a mental hospital places Lee in the mental hospital for a year, during which time he develops mental disorders. After being discharged from the hospital, he becomes a restaurant waiter.
Cast.
- Eric Tsang as Lee Chi-kin
- Natalis Chan as Inspector Chu
- Andy Lau as Traffic cop
- Max Mok as Mei Yan-xin
- Jacky Cheung as restaurant customer
- Maggie Cheung as restaurant customer
- John Shum as