Nachalo

Oct 12 1970 GP 1h 31m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

A film-in-film story set in a provincial town in Russia. Pasha (Churikova) is an amateur actress who plays a witch at a local club, but her dream is to play Joan of Arc. In a strike of luck she is cast as Joan of Arc in a big screen film. Now she is torn between her luck and her love to Arkadi (Kuravlev) who is a married man.

Written by

Yevgeny Gabrilovich, Gleb Panfilov

Directed by

Gleb Panfilov

Cast

Inna Churikova, Valentina Telichkina, Tatyana Stepanova

Crew

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Production Countries

Soviet Union

Production Companies

Lenfilm

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,167
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA