I. The Mystery of the Third Planet [1981] – ★★★★ Based on a book Alice’s Travel by Kir Bulychev, The Mystery of the Third Planet was directed by Roman Kachanov and tells of the interplanetary travel of one spacecraft on board of which there are: a ten year-old girl Alice, her father biologist Professor Seleznev…
Tag: Russian Animations
Soviet “Fairy Tale” Animations: The Scarlet Flower, The Little Humpbacked Horse & Thumbelina
I. The Scarlet Flower [1952] – ★★★★1/2 This animation is based on a story of 1858 by Sergei Aksakov who, in turn, re-worked the tale of Beauty and the Beast . In The Scarlet Flower, three daughters of one wealthy merchant request from their father overseas presents. The eldest daughter wants a diamond tiara, the…
Winter Animations: The Snow Maiden, The Twelve Months, & The Snow Queen
Below are three classic Russian-language animations from the Soyuzmultfilm Studio.
Spotlight on Film 