The Beginning

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.

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Inna Churikova

Pasha Stroganova

Yuri Klepikov

movie director

Gennadi Beglov

Odinokov

Yuri Vizbor

Stepan Ivanovich

Vyacheslav Vasilyev

Stepan Vitalyevich

Lyudmila Arinina

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

Irina Gubanova

assistant director (uncredited)

Efim Kopelyan

Cauchon (voice) (uncredited)

Art

Vladimir Kostin

Set Decoration

Marksen Gaukhman-Sverdlov

Production Design

Camera

Dmitriy Dolinin

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Natalya Vasilyeva

Costume Design

Galina Antipina

Costume Design

Olga Smirnova

Makeup Artist

Directing

Gleb Panfilov

Director

Editing

Sound

Vadim Bibergan

Original Music Composer

Writing

Art

Vladimir Kostin

Set Decoration

Marksen Gaukhman-Sverdlov

Production Design

Camera

Dmitriy Dolinin

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Natalya Vasilyeva

Costume Design

Galina Antipina

Costume Design

Olga Smirnova

Makeup Artist

Directing

Gleb Panfilov

Director

Editing

Sound

Vadim Bibergan

Original Music Composer

Writing