Film

First Joys

1978 · 3h 25m · Drama · History · Romance

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?

Yuri Demich

Nikolai Volkov Jr.

Yelizaveta Akulicheva

Irina Pechernikova

Anatoliy Azo

Yuri Vasilyev

Roman Gromadskiy

Vladimir Treshchalov

Era Ziganshina

Olga Mashnaya

Yevgeni Lebedev

Gennadiy Egorov

Petr Shelokhonov

Viktor Burkhart

Yuri Rodionov

Vera Veliaminova

Дарья Антоновна тетушка Шубникова

• Grigori NikulinDirector
• Mariya ZverevaWriter

Release date

July 4, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

3h 25m

Genres

Drama, History, Romance, TV Movie