Aheroicfantasyaboutanartist’sdestinyatthetumultuoustimeofsocialtransformationsOneofdirectorAlexanderMitta’sbestfilmsThesouthofRussia,1920Inatownsquare,amonoperformanceison,basedonShakespeare’sJuliusCaesarThefilm’sherowhotookthepseudonymRevarm,whichstandsforRevolutionaryArtfortheMasses,isseriouslyinterestedintheatreThereallifeandthestageoneareintertwinedinhisdestinyInaprovincialtownwherethepowercontinuouslychangeshands,goingfromtheRedstotheWhites,fromtheWhitestoabandoftheGreens,thisyouthfulstagereformer,endowedwiththegiftofpersuasion,attractspeopletohiscause,leavingnooneindifferent…