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The Snow Maiden (1952 film)

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'The Snow Maiden' (; tr.:'Snegurochka') is a 1952 Soviet/Russian traditionally animated feature film. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the Slavic-pagan 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. Shvarts. The animated film was shown at movie theaters.

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



Snegurochka (the Snow Maiden), the daughter of Spring the Beauty (-) and Ded Moroz, yearns for the companionship of mortal humans. She grows to like the Slavic god-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



Creation history



In the first half of the 1950s the Soyuzmultfilm studio releases known movies of the "classical" direction mainly children's, often based on application of "eclair" (rotoscoping). During this period such well-known tapes as "The Tale of the Fisherman and a Small Fish" (1950), "Kashtanka" (1952) M. M. Tsekhanovsky, and "The Snow Maiden" (1952) I. P. Ivanov-Vano, etc. are removed. In the movie "Snow Maiden" the innovative artistic touch offered by V. A. Nikitin use of luminescent paints was used.

The edition on video



In the early eighties the animated film started being issued the Videoprogramma Goskino of the USSR video company initially on import, since 1984 on the Soviet cartridges "VK Electronics". Since 1990 the animated film is released by the film association "Krupnyy Plan" on videotapes. In the mid-nineties Studio PRO Video published the animated film on VHS in the collection of the best Soviet animated films '[http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=3090 Frost Ivanovich]', '[http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=2991 Wonderful Hand Bell]', '[http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=3032 Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka]', '[http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=2676 Vasilisa Mikulishna]', '[http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=2857 Lie's Swans]' and '[http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=3005 The Tale of the Fisherman and Small Fish]'. Since 1995, the Union of Video studio republished this animated film on VHS.

From the first half the 2000s, the animated film was restored and released on DVD by Soyuz Video studio.

See also



* History of Russian animation

* List of animated feature films

References






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