Introduction to Life (1962)
A boy from Leningrad has his world turned upside down by his parent's separation and World War II. He leaves town amidst the fighting and returns to find a friend in his step-brother. The war is seen through the eyes of children and told in flashback form. The film was a special prize winner at the Venice Film Festival.
Director:
Igor Talankin
Writer:
Vera Panova
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Mariya Andrianova as |
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Boris Tokarev as |
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Nina Urgant as |
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Yuri Volkov as |
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Nikolay Burlyaev as |
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Nataliya Bogunova as |
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Lyubov Sokolova as |
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Valeriy Nosik as |
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Stanislav Chekan as |
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Arkadi Trusov as |
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Vera Veliaminova as мать Лизы |
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Anna Zarzhitskaya as Conductor |
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Gleb Rozhdestvensky as Conductor |
| Directing | Igor Talankin | Director |
| Writing | Vera Panova | Screenplay |
| Editing | Maria Kuzmina | Editor |
| Camera | Valeriy Vladimirov | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Vladimir Minaev | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Vera Panova | Short Story |
| Art | Semyon Ushakov | Production Design |
| Sound | Alfred Schnittke | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Artashes Vanetsian | Sound Director |
| Directing | N. Arkhangelskiy | Assistant Director |
| Writing | N. Belyaeva | Script Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shelli Bykhovskaya | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | N. Klimova | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Grigoriy Gamburg | Conductor |
| Production | Lidiya Kanareykina | Executive Producer |
