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First Joys
70%
Movie
3h 25m
AI Analysis
First Joys (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of First Joys (1978) — a movie tagged as Drama, History, and Romance with epic and emotional moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: A TV film based on the novel of the same name by Konstantin Fedin. The film is set in a small provincial town on the Volga River in the pre-revolutionary era. The story centers on Kirill Izvekov, an 18-year-old student at a technical college. The young man is just entering adulthood. He is full of hope and is making… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~205 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate First Joys 70% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
First Joys is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
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from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A TV film based on the novel of the same name by Konstantin Fedin. The film is set in a small provincial town on the Volga River in the pre-revolutionary era. The story centers on Kirill Izvekov, an 18-year-old student at a technical college. The young man is just entering adulthood. He is full of hope and is making his first, as yet not fully conscious, attempts to find his place in his future life. What awaits him in the future? How will his fate and the fate of those around him unfold?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-07-04
- Runtime
- 3h 25m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 895047
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What is First Joys about?
A TV film based on the novel of the same name by Konstantin Fedin. The film is set in a small provincial town on the Volga River in the pre-revolutionary era. The story centers on Kirill Izvekov, a... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie First Joys?
The official runtime for First Joys is approximately 205 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Yuri Demich

Nikolai Volkov Ml.
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Yelizaveta Akulicheva

Irina Pechernikova

Anatoliy Azo

Yuri Vasilyev

Roman Gromadskiy

Vladimir Treshchalov

Era Ziganshina

Olga Mashnaya

Yevgeni Lebedev

Gennadiy Egorov

Petr Shelokhonov
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Viktor Burkhart

Yuri Rodionov

Vera Veliaminova
Дарья Антоновна тетушка Шубникова
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Sergey Svistunov

Valentina Savelyeva
Валерия Ивановна Мешкова
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