Name: My Apprenticeship
Genre: drama
Released: 1939
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Aleksei Lyarsky, Irina Zarubina, Varvara Massalitinova, Elizaveta Lilina, Ivan Kudryavtsev

My Apprenticeship (1939) — drama film. Directed by Mark Donskoy. Starring Aleksei Lyarsky, Irina Zarubina, Varvara Massalitinova, Elizaveta Lilina. This page maps 8 characters and 7 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

Interactive Features for My Apprenticeship

My Apprenticeship offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 8 characters interconnect through 7 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

Aleksei's education comes through books, work, injustice, and the guidance of people he meets.

Credits

Director

Mark Donskoy
Cast

as Aleksei Peshkov (later, Maxim Gorky)

Aleksei Lyarsky
Cast

as Natalya, the washer-woman

Irina Zarubina
Cast

as Akulina Ivanovna Kashirina

Varvara Massalitinova
Cast

as Matriona Ivanovna

Elizaveta Lilina
Cast

as Sergeyev, the son-in-law

Ivan Kudryavtsev
Cast

as Ivanovna-Sergeyeva, daughter

N. Berezovskaya
Cast

as Viktor Ivanov, son

Ye. Seleznyov
Cast

as The Rich Woman With Books (segment "like Queen Margo")

Darya Zerkalova
Cast

as Smury, the cook

Aleksandr Timontayev
Cast

as Sergei, the ship's waiter

Mikhail Povolotsky
Cast

as Ship's Steward

Nikolay Gorlov
Cast

as Grandfather Kachirin

Mikhail Troyanovsky