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Cast
Tatyana Aksyuta
as Katya Shevchenko
Nikita Mikhajlovsky
as Roman Lavochkin
Yelena Solovey
as Tanechka, the literature teacher
Irina Miroshnichenko
as Lyudmila Sergeevna, Katya's mother
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
as Vera, Roman's mother
Albert Filozov
as Kostya, Roman's father
Tatyana Pelttser
as Roman's grandmother
Rufina Nifontova
as Tanechka's mother
Yevgeni Gerasimov
as Volodya, Katya's stepfather
Leonid Filatov
as Mihail, Tanechka's friend
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1981
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes56
DirectorIlya Frez
WritersGalina Shcherbakova
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsCould One Imagine?
About Could One Imagine?
Two high school kids meet in class and fall madly in love with each other. Unfortunately, His father and her mother had a history of their own between them which creates uneasiness in both of them. Also because of that, the boy's mother is very jealous and tries to separate them. The only person that tries to help them is their teacher who has relationship problems of her own.
Directed by Ilya Frez, Could One Imagine? leans on a strong ensemble — Tatyana Aksyuta, Nikita Mikhajlovsky, Yelena Solovey — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1981.
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