Grigorii Aleksandrov: Radiant Path (1940)
Music
Starring Liubov Orlova and Evgenii Samoilov.
Description: The fairytale story of a Stakhanovite-like weaver Tatiana Morozova, who is recognized and rewarded by Soviet power, Aleksandrov's film was the last of his pre-war musical hits starring Liubov Orlova. In this scene, Orlova's heroine is shown her past and future by her fairy-godmother reflection in the mirror. The fairy-tale is in fact Soviet reality, and the girl is shown the lavish splendor of the Agricultural Exhibit in Moscow, where, now a Deputy in the Supreme Soviet, she is presented to her friends and peers.