Alye parusa (1961)

A little girl Assol met a wizard and it has been foretold: "... it will be a fine sunny day when a beautiful ship under scarlet sail comes and the noble prince will take you away from here.... See full summary »

Director:

Aleksandr Ptushko

Writers:

Alexander Grin (novel), Aleksei Nagornyj,

Stars:

Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Vasili Lanovoy, Yelena Cheremshanova

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anastasiya Vertinskaya	...	Assol
Vasili Lanovoy	...	Arthur Grey
Yelena Cheremshanova	...	Young Assol (as Lena Cheremshanova)
Aleksandr Lupenko	...	Young Arthur (as Sasha Lupenko)
Ivan Pereverzev	...	Longrene (as I. Pereverzev)
Sergei Martinson	...	Filipp
Nikolai Volkov	...	Aglie
Sergei Romodanov	...	Captain Gop
Oleg Anofriev	...	Letika
Pavel Volkov	...	Poldishok
Zoya Fyodorova	...	Governess
Evgeniy Morgunov	...	Policeman
Pavel Massalsky	...	Arthur's father
Emmanuil Geller	...	Zimmer
Grigoriy Shpigel	...	Menners Jr.

Storyline

A little girl Assol met a wizard and it has been foretold: "... it will be a fine sunny day when a beautiful ship under scarlet sail comes and the noble prince will take you away from here. He'll take you to the world of your dreams, where you will be loved and happy." The neighbours told jokes about her, children teased her, but she waited for her prince. She trusted in the miracles and waited. Arthur Gray's rule was "if you can make a miracle, do it!". And he made a miracle for the wonderful romantic girl.

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Plot Keywords:

sail | sailing ship | love | port city | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Also Known As:

Scarlet Sails

Filming Locations:

Caucasus Mountains, Georgia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mosfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Sovcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aleksandr Ptushko demanded that only the real ship with real scarlet sails would be used. So 2,000m of scarlet silk had in fact been bought for the movie.

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Connections

Version of Assol (1982)

User Reviews

a beautiful story and movie

I came across this movie by chance, and what a lovely chance encounter! The production value was high, for it was easy to believe that what was seen was really a little Russian village by the sea. The ship must have been authentic, outfitted with no less than real, scarlett silk sails! The story is a simple fairy tale, following the adventurous hero and graceful heroine from childhood.

Sadly, this may not reach the audience it deserves. Perhaps that just as Western art students are reexamining Soviet creations without the political prejudice of times past, so too should these wonderful films come to light. I'd recommend this to anyone who appreciates classic storytelling.