The Beginning

The Beginning is a 1970 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Gleb Panfilov and starring Inna Churikova as Pasha, a factory worker and small-time actress whose life is transformed first by falling in love with the married Arkady (Leonid Kuravlyov) and then by being offered the lead in a movie about Joan of Arc. Cast Inna Churikova as Pasha Stroganova Leonid Kuravlyov as Arkady, beloved of Pasha Valentina Telichkina as Valya, a friend of Pasha Tatiana Stepanova as Katya, a friend of Pasha Mikhail Kononov as Pavlik, neighbor of Pasha Nina Skomorokhova as Zina, wife of Arkady Tatiana Bedova as Toma, bride of Pavlik Yuri Klepikov as Fedor Vasilyevich Ignatiev, director Gennady Beglov as Vitaly Alekseevich Odinokov, the second director Yuri Vizbor as Stepan Ivanovich, writer Vyacheslav Vasilyev as Stepan Vitalievich, assistant director Yevgeni Lebedev as Pierre Cauchon (voiced by Yefim Kopelyan) References External links Description and press cuttings on Gleb Panfilov homepage «Начало»: рецензия