Age of Youth
Cast & Crew
Aleksey Mishurin
Svetlana Zhivankova
Viktor Rudoy
V. Kulik
Aleksandr Khvylya
Ye. Mashkara
Film Details
Synopsis
Natasha, a talented dancer, is persuaded to replace Lesik, a young male soloist who has broken his leg, for a concert in the Donbas. Still dressed as a boy, she leaves the hall to catch a train to Kiev in order to audition for admittance to theater school. Discovering that she has forgotten her ticket, she is consoled by Sergey, a young singer and guitarist who is also without a ticket. They ride together on the train roof, and Sergey sings for his companion, still unaware that "Lesik" is a girl. At the audition, Sergey again meets and becomes infatuated with Natasha, who explains that she is Lesik's sister. Sergey's first test, a reading from Othello , goes badly, and Natasha persuades him to perform one of his songs for the final audition. Volodya, a young conductor whose uncle is among the judges, also loves Natasha, and she asks him to approach his uncle to help her and Sergey if necessary. Sergey discovers her intervention and, dismayed at her dishonesty, decides to withdraw and return to the Donbas. Natasha, ashamed, likewise decides to apply honestly the following year. Again dressed as a boy, she once more meets Sergey before their departure from Kiev. They spend the day together, and Sergey at last discovers that "Lesik" is in fact his beloved Natasha. [Synopsis obtained from a Soviet source.]
Director
Aleksey Mishurin
Cast
Svetlana Zhivankova
Viktor Rudoy
V. Kulik
Aleksandr Khvylya
Ye. Mashkara
M. Yakovchenko
A. Sova
G. Sklyanskiy
G. Aladov
L. Anfilova
I. Bondar
G. Gnennaya
V. Draga
F. Dubrovskiy
V. Zinovyev
M. Ivanova
D. Kadnikov
A. Kalaberdin
I. Kuznovich
M. Muravyov
O. Nozhkina
L. Okrent
N. Panasyev
R. Starik
S. Sibel
A. Sumarokov
A. Kharyakov
Yu. Tsupko
S. Shkurat
Crew
A. Berdovskiy
A. Chepurko
V. Deminskiy
A. Dubchak
Ye. Dushchenko
A. Gerasimov
Ye. Gerasimov
A. Malyshko
Platon Mayboroda
Platon Mayboroda
A. Pereguda
G. Prokopets
N. Sergeyev
S. Sergiyenko
N. Sharov
A. Shaykevich
L. Shtifanov
N. Zelenskaya
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Released in the U.S.S.R. in March 1959 as Gody molodyye. Also released as The Train Goes to Kiev.
