He Who Covets

Tatjana is a tale of Russia the Bolshevik uprising and revolution in a rural setting entwined with a story of desire and deception The first intertitle reads Fate tires now and then of painting pretty coloured pictures In such a mood she takes the Blacks and Reds of Human Passion and paints a stark tragedy The scene opens on a manservant drawing back the curtains and discovering his master slumped over at his desk He is dead The Chief of Police arrives to interrogate the household and discovers the dead mans wife purposely sent all the servants out to the theatre the night before what was the reason for her actions A letter will explain all as the film delves into the characters past through flashback