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The First Lad (1959)

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 21M

Director : Sergei Parajanov

Synopsis

A gem from Paradjanov's early oeuvre is a musical agitation film or a romantic comedy, made by the young director under the guidance of Alexander Dovzhenko and set in the immense fields of the collectivised Ukraine. The social realism is replaced by colourful, convivial and dancing shots of the “Pabieda” (Victory) kolkhoz, where peasant women sing in the fields, and boys march with banners glorifying revolution. Against this backdrop, intense romantic feelings have reached a climactic stage; tailor Sidor Sidorovich, farmer Jushka and soldier Danila Petrovich all dote on the fair-haired Odarka. It is Jushka and Danila who engage in overt hostility; the initial “gentlemen’s” contest turns into an outright confrontation, resulting in miserable Jushka being increasingly more desperate and scorned by the villagers.

Actors

Lyudmyla Sosyura
Lyudmyla Sosyura
Yuri Satarov
Yuri Satarov
Hryhoriy Karpov
Hryhoriy Karpov
Varvara Chayka
Varvara Chayka
Mykola Shutko
Mykola Shutko
Boris Matveyev
Boris Matveyev
Nikolay Yakovchenko
Nikolay Yakovchenko

Crews

Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov
Director
Viktor Bezorudko
Viktor Bezorudko
Writer
Pyotr Lubenskiy
Pyotr Lubenskiy
Writer
Oleksiy Yarmolskyi
Oleksiy Yarmolskyi
Producer
Valeriy Novakov
Valeriy Novakov
Art Direction
Yevhen Zubtsov
Yevhen Zubtsov
Compositor
Nina Avramenko
Nina Avramenko
Sound Engineer
Serhiy Revenko
Serhiy Revenko
Cinematography

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