▁integr ant ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Ost rov sky ’ s ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁comedy ▁En ough ▁St up id ity ▁in ▁Every ▁W ise ▁Man ▁( Na ▁vs y ak ovo ▁mud rets a ▁do vol no ▁prost oty ) ▁that ▁he ▁real ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁for ▁the ▁Pro let k ult ▁organisation . ▁In ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁established ▁one ▁year ▁before ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁this ▁organisation ▁was ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁art istic ▁a est het ics ▁suitable ▁for ▁the ▁working ▁class . ▁Eisen stein ▁therefore ▁substantial ly ▁transformed ▁Ost rov sky ' s ▁play ▁that ▁he ▁renamed ▁plain ly ▁The ▁Wis eman . ▁He ▁trans posed ▁the ▁action ▁to ▁contemporary ▁Russian ▁é migr és ▁circles ▁in ▁Paris , ▁with ▁new ▁names ▁for ▁the ▁characters ▁and ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁par od ic ▁style ▁inspired ▁by ▁circ us ▁and ▁the ▁Comm edia ▁dell ' arte . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁Eisen stein ' s ▁request ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Bor is ▁Mik hin , ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁G os k ino ▁supplied ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁necessary ▁film stock ▁and ▁appointed ▁D z iga ▁Ver to v ▁as ▁consult ant . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁around ▁the ▁Mor oz ov ▁m ansion ▁in ▁Moscow ▁where ▁the ▁Pro let k ult ▁theatre ▁produ ctions ▁were ▁taking ▁place , ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁première