简介：Fromhisearlysilentworks,thegreatRussianfilmdirector,HerrYakovProtazanov,madeliteraryadaptationsfromequallygreatRussianwriters,asisthecasewith"ChinyILyudi"inwhichthreeshortstoriesbyChekhov,"AnnaOnTheNeck","DeathOfAPettyOfficial"and"Chameleon"wereassembledforthesilentscreen.　　"AnnaOnTheNeck"tellsthestorytheyoungandbeautifulAnnawhohasjustmarriedanoldbutrichcivilservant.Annathinkshermarriagewillrescueherfatherandhertwobrothersfromamiserablelifeofpoverty.Annabecomesdisenchantedfastwhenherrichhusbandturnsouttobeanavariciousandsevereman.Anna'ssadlifechangeswhensheattendsaposhballandeverymanthere,includingthemayor,ischarmedbyher.Anna'shusbandhopestogetbusinessadvantagesthroughthisbutAnnaisthinkingofrevenge.　　Thesecondepisode,"DeathOfAPettyOfficial"depictsthestoryofHerrCherviakovwhotogetherwithhiswifeattendsaballet;duringtheperformance,thecivilservantsneezesonafunctionaryofhighrankandoffersapologyafterapologyallduringandattheendofthespectacle.Thegeneralpaysnomindtotheincidentbutisharassedbythisminorofficialwhowon'tletthematterdropand,timeaftertime,keepsonapologizing,writinglettersaskingforforgivenessorvisitingthefunctionaryathome.　　Inthethirdfilmepisode,"Chameleon",asmalldogbitesthefingerofapasser-by.Thefuriousmanseizesitandaskstwopolicementochargetheownerofthedog.Bothagentsbegintodraftthereportbutachangeofattitudeoccursatoncewhenamancomestotellthemthatthisdogbelongstothemayor.…