
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.
Inna Churikovaas Pasha StroganovaValentina Telichkinaas ValyaTatyana Stepanovaas KatyaLeonid Kuravlyovas ArkadiyMikhail Kononovas PavlikNina Skomorokhovaas ZinaTatyana Bedovaas TomaYuri Klepikovas movie directorGennadi Beglovas OdinokovYuri Vizboras Stepan IvanovichVyacheslav Vasilyevas Stepan VitalyevichYevgeni Lebedevas CauchonVsevolod Sobolevas MassieuGerasim Zhukovskyas BoriskaLyudmila Arininaas an official on the selection of actors at the film studio (uncredited)Irina Gubanovaas assistant director (uncredited)Efim Kopelyanas Cauchon (voice) (uncredited)Dmitriy Dolininas Director of photography
