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The Beginning

6.1

1970•1h 31m

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.

Production

Production

Cast

Photo of Inna Churikova

Inna Churikova

Pasha Stroganova

Photo of Valentina Telichkina

Valentina Telichkina

Valya

Photo of Leonid Kuravlyov

Leonid Kuravlyov

Arkadiy

Photo of Mikhail Kononov

Mikhail Kononov

Pavlik

Photo of Tatyana Bedova

Tatyana Bedova

Toma

Photo of Yuri Klepikov

Yuri Klepikov

movie director

Photo of Yuri Vizbor

Yuri Vizbor

Stepan Ivanovich

Photo of Vyacheslav Vasilyev

Vyacheslav Vasilyev

Stepan Vitalyevich

Photo of Yevgeni Lebedev

Yevgeni Lebedev

Cauchon

Photo of Vsevolod Sobolev

Vsevolod Sobolev

Massieu

Photo of Lyudmila Arinina

Lyudmila Arinina

an official on the selection of actors at the film studio (uncredited)

Photo of Irina Gubanova

Irina Gubanova

assistant director (uncredited)

Photo of Efim Kopelyan

Efim Kopelyan

Cauchon (voice) (uncredited)

Photo of Dmitriy Dolinin

Dmitriy Dolinin

Director of photography

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