First Joys

Overview

A TV film based on the novel of the same name by Konstantin Fedin. The film is set in a small provincial town on the Volga River in the pre-revolutionary era. The story centers on Kirill Izvekov, an 18-year-old student at a technical college. The young man is just entering adulthood. He is full of hope and is making his first, as yet not fully conscious, attempts to find his place in his future life. What awaits him in the future? How will his fate and the fate of those around him unfold?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 4, 1978

Original language

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Lenfilm

Cast

Yevgeni Lebedev,Gennadiy Egorov,Vera Veliaminova,Petr Shelokhonov,Yuri Demich,Nikolai Volkov Ml.,Irina Pechernikova,Valentina Saveleva,Anatoliy Azo,Yelizaveta Akulichevaand 8 more

Director

Grigori Nikulin

Writer

Mariya Zvereva

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0461827