The First Lad
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.
Year: 1959
Studio: Dovzhenko Film Studios
Director: Sergei Parajanov
Cast: Lyudmyla Sosyura, Yuri Satarov, Grigori Karpov, Varvara Chayka, Boris Matveyev, Mykola Yakovchenko
Crew: Pyotr Lubenskiy (Writer), Sergei Parajanov (Director), Viktor Bezorudko (Writer), Aleksey Yarmolskiy (Producer), Valeriy Novakov (Art Direction), Nina Avramenko (Sound Engineer)
Runtime: 81 minutes
Release: Jul 11, 1959
IMDb: 4.80/10 by 10 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский, Український
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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