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RUNTIME
Did you know
80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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The First Love
1995 1h 20m RU
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★5.0TMDB · 2
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Synopsis
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Based on the story of the same name by I. Turgenev. A story about the romantic feeling of falling in love with a young man for whom everything is for the first time.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Marina Neyolova
Anna Mikhalkova
Aleksandr Abdulov
Aleksey Batalov
(Voice)
Pavel Belozerov
Andrey Dubovsky
Georgi Martirosyan
Irina Muravyova
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Roman Balayan
- Writers
- Roman Balayan
- Languages
- Russian
- Countries
- Russia
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The take
Roman Balayan directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Marina Neyolova and Anna Mikhalkova and Aleksandr Abdulov carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0112243 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 80 min · 1h 20m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- RU
Also by
Roman Balayan
Key crew
- BookIvan Turgenev
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1995-04-26
Also known as
International titles
- ... Первая любовьRU
- İlk MəhəbbətAZ
