The Beginning
Nachalo
1970, Film, 91 min, Drama, Romance, Russian, 0, MoviePedia score 65
A talented girl from the provincial Russian town Pasha Stroganova dreams of becoming an actress. She plays the role of Baba Yaga in the amateur theatre — and does it so organically that the visiting filmmaker offers her the most difficult role in the historical drama about Joan of Arc. She was given not only great acting talent, but the talent of deep, selfless love. A dream comes true: she is invited to the main role, and she begins a completely different life, full of real creative torment, insights and true happiness.
Directed by Gleb Panfilov
Cast
- Inna Churikova as Joan of Arc
- Valentina Telichkina as Valya
- Tatyana Stepanova as Katya
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Arkadiy
- Mikhail Kononov as Pavlik
- Nina Skomorokhova as Zina
- Tatyana Bedova as Toma
- Yuri Klepikov as Rezhisser
- Gennadi Beglov as Odinokov
- Yuriy Vizbor as Stepan Ivanovich
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