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The Snow Maiden (1952 film)
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The Snow Maiden is a 1952
Soviet
/Russia
n traditionally-animated
feature film
. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm
studio in Moscow
and is based on the play of the same name by Aleksandr Ostrovsky (itself largely based on traditional folk tales). Music from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
's opera The Snow Maiden
is used, arranged for the film by L. Shwartz.
The Snow Maiden is an example of the Socialist Realism period in Russian animation, which was characterized by heavy use of rotoscoping and a focus on adapting traditional Russia
n folk tales.
The film is listed as being in the public domain on the website of the Russian Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography. http://www.rosculture.ru/movies_list/listing/show/?id=35442
The film also lapsed into the public domain in the United States when its US copyright expired, but the copyright was restored under the GATT treaty. http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/1996/61fr68453.html
(the Snow Maiden), the daughter of Spring and Frost, yearns for the companionship of mortal humans. She grows to like a shepherd named Lel, but her heart is unable to know love. Her mother takes pity and gives her this ability, but as soon as she falls in love, her heart warms up and she melts.
1952 in film
The year 1952 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 10 - Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, The Greatest Show on Earth, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
/Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n traditionally-animated
Traditional animation
Traditional animation, is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand...
feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Over the years it has gained international attention and respect, garnering numerous awards both at home and abroad. Noted for a great variety of style, it is regarded as the most influential animation studio of the former Soviet Union...
studio in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and is based on the play of the same name by Aleksandr Ostrovsky (itself largely based on traditional folk tales). Music from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five.The Five, also known as The Mighty Handful or The Mighty Coterie, refers to a circle of composers who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the years 1856–1870: Mily Balakirev , César...
's opera The Snow Maiden
The Snow Maiden
The Snow Maiden: A Spring Fairy Tale is an opera in four acts with a prologue by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, composed during 1880–1881. The Russian libretto, by the composer, is based on the like-named play by Alexander Ostrovsky .The first performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's opera took place at the...
is used, arranged for the film by L. Shwartz.
The Snow Maiden is an example of the Socialist Realism period in Russian animation, which was characterized by heavy use of rotoscoping and a focus on adapting traditional Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n folk tales.
The film is listed as being in the public domain on the website of the Russian Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography. http://www.rosculture.ru/movies_list/listing/show/?id=35442
The film also lapsed into the public domain in the United States when its US copyright expired, but the copyright was restored under the GATT treaty. http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/1996/61fr68453.html
Plot
SnegurochkaSnegurochka
Snegurochka , or The Snow Maiden, is a character in Russian fairy tales.In one story, she is the daughter of Spring and Frost, and yearns for the companionship of mortal humans. She grows to like a shepherd named Lel, but her heart is unable to know love...
(the Snow Maiden), the daughter of Spring and Frost, yearns for the companionship of mortal humans. She grows to like a shepherd named Lel, but her heart is unable to know love. Her mother takes pity and gives her this ability, but as soon as she falls in love, her heart warms up and she melts.
Creators
| Romanized | Russian | |
|---|---|---|
| Director-producer | Ivan Ivanov-Vano Ivan Ivanov-Vano Ivan Pyetrovich Ivanov-Vano was a Soviet animator and Russian animation director, sometimes called the "Patriarch of Soviet animation".... |
Иван Иванов-Вано |
| Director | Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya | Александра Снежко-Блоцкая |
| Scenario | Oleg Leonidov Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya Ivan Ivanov-Vano Ivan Ivanov-Vano Ivan Pyetrovich Ivanov-Vano was a Soviet animator and Russian animation director, sometimes called the "Patriarch of Soviet animation".... |
Олег Леонидов Александра Снежко-Блоцкая Иван Иванов-Вано |
| Art Director | Nadezhda Stroganova | Надежда Строганова |
| Artists | Y. Tannenberg Irina Svetlitsa V. Valerianova I. Troyanova Viktor Nikitin (artist) G. Nevzorova N. Fyodorova O. Gemmerling Lev Milchin Lev Milchin Lev Isaakovich Milchin was a Soviet animated film director, art director and painter. He was also a pedagogue and Honoured Artist of the RSFSR.He was a prototype for the main character for Film, Film, Film.- Selected filmography :... |
Е. Танненберг Ирина Светлица В. Валерианова И. Троянова Виктор Никитин Г. Невзорова Н. Фёдорова О. Геммерлинг Лев Мильчин |
| Animators | Vladimir Danilevich K. Malyshev Grigoriy Kozlov Faina Yepifanova Nadezhda Privalova Boris Butakov B. Savkov Roman Kachanov Roman Abelevich Kachanov Roman Abelevich Kachanov was a Russian animator, one of the founders and leaders of Russian stop-motion animation.Kachanov was the director and screenwriter of the trilogy about Cheburashka, Gena the Crocodile and Shapoklyak.- Early years :... Valentin Lalayants Yelizaveta Komova Roman Davydov Tatyana Fyodorova Konstantin Chikin Mikhail Botov Vadim Dolgikh Vladimir Arbekov Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin Lidiya Reztsova K. Nikiforov |
Владимир Данилевич К. Малышев Григорий Козлов Фаина Епифанова Надежда Привалова Борис Бутаков Б. Савков Роман Качанов Валентин Лалаянц Елизавета Комова Роман Давыдов Татьяна Фёдорова Константин Чикин Михаил Ботов Вадим Долгих Владимир Арбеков Вячеслав Котёночкин Лидия Резцова К. Никифоров |
| Camera Operators | Nikolai Voinov Yelena Petrova |
Николай Воинов Елена Петрова |
| Sound Operator | Nikolai Prilutskiy | Николай Прилуцкий |
| Editor | Nina Mayorova | Нина Майорова |
| Vocals | V. Shvetsov (as Bobyl Bakula) L. Ktitorov (as Grandfather Frost) V. Borisenko (as Lel) Irina Maslennikova (as Snow Maiden) |
В. Шевцов Л. Ктиторов В. Борисенко Ирина Масленникова |
External links
- Snegurochka at the Animator.ruAnimator.ruAnimator.ru is a Russian website chronicling the films, people and studios of the animation industry in Russia, the former Soviet Union and the CIS. It also includes a forum, a news block, a photo-gallery and an animators labour exchange...
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