▁actor ▁and ▁the ▁Studio ▁administrator ▁V se vol od ▁Ver bit sky . ▁" The ▁public ▁for ▁five ▁minutes ▁was ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁director , ▁but ▁[ M ched el ov ], ▁being ▁an ▁extremely ▁sh y ▁man , ▁preferred ▁to ▁hide ▁away ," ▁he ▁remembered . ▁ ▁Central ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁this ▁production ▁was ▁the ▁inspired ▁performance ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 - year ▁old ▁Al la ▁Tar as ova , ▁whose ▁choice ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁F ino ch ka , ▁the ▁em otion ally ▁trouble d ▁hero ine , ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁content ious ▁issue ▁right ▁from ▁the ▁start . ▁Great ly ▁disappoint ed ▁with ▁it ▁was , ▁for ▁one , ▁N ina ▁Lit ov t se va , ▁who ▁played ▁the ▁girl ' s ▁mother . ▁G iving ▁credit ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁Tar as ova ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁und eni ably ▁gift ed ▁actress , ▁she ▁still ▁de emed ▁her ▁un att ract ive ▁and ▁cold , ▁wanting ▁in ▁char is ma , ▁something ▁that ▁many ▁' ch arm ful ' ▁young ▁actress es ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Studio ▁had ▁in ▁abund ance . ▁ ▁She ▁conf ided ▁her ▁doub ts ▁to ▁Alex ey ▁St akh ov ich , ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Uncle ▁M ika , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁got ▁much ▁dist ress ed , ▁by ▁the ▁fellow ▁veter an ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁see ▁how ▁perfectly ▁the ▁angular ▁' ug ly ▁du ck ling ' ▁fitted ▁into ▁the ▁role . ▁Indeed , ▁F ino