

A younger boy falls in love with a tragic girl who flirts with, and manipulates, her older suitors in 1800s Russia.
Acting
Kirsten Dunst at 19 is hypnotic — playful, cruel, impossible to pin down.
Cinematography
Sun-dappled Russian estates that make heartbreak look gorgeous.
Score
Haunting violin that'll live rent-free in your head for days.
Director
Reverge Anselmo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Turgenev's novella 'First Love,' which was semi-autobiographical — the author really did fall for a princess who flirted with his own father.
This film disappeared so completely that most Dunst fans don't know it exists; it never got a proper US theatrical release despite her Spider-Man fame.