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The Scarlet Flower

Original title: Alenkiy tsvetochek
  • 19781978
  • 1h 6m
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Alenkiy tsvetochek (1978)
  • Family
  • Fantasy
Lev Durov is a merchant, living in a fairytale Russia of hundreds of years ago. When he is making a journey to market, his three daughters each ask for a present to be brought back. But a ma... Read allLev Durov is a merchant, living in a fairytale Russia of hundreds of years ago. When he is making a journey to market, his three daughters each ask for a present to be brought back. But a magic spell is cast on him, and they need to go and find him. In doing so, one falls in love... Read allLev Durov is a merchant, living in a fairytale Russia of hundreds of years ago. When he is making a journey to market, his three daughters each ask for a present to be brought back. But a magic spell is cast on him, and they need to go and find him. In doing so, one falls in love with a tree-spirit, who turns out to be an enchanted prince...
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  • Director
    • Irina Povolotskaya
  • Writers
    • Sergey Aksakov(story)
    • Natalya Ryazantseva
  • Stars
    • Marina Ilyichyova
    • Lev Durov
    • Alla Demidova
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  • Director
    • Irina Povolotskaya
  • Writers
    • Sergey Aksakov(story)
    • Natalya Ryazantseva
  • Stars
    • Marina Ilyichyova
    • Lev Durov
    • Alla Demidova
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    Alenkiy tsvetochek (1978)
    Marina Ilyichyova in Alenkiy tsvetochek (1978)
    Alla Demidova in Alenkiy tsvetochek (1978)
    Lev Durov in Alenkiy tsvetochek (1978)
    Lev Durov and Marina Ilyichyova in Alenkiy tsvetochek (1978)

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    Marina Ilyichyova
    Marina Ilyichyova
    • Aljonaas Aljona
    Lev Durov
    Lev Durov
    • Merchantas Merchant
    Alla Demidova
    Alla Demidova
    • Auberinas Auberin
    Aleksey Chernov
    Aleksey Chernov
    • Old Manas Old Man
    Aleksandr Abdulov
    Aleksandr Abdulov
    • Princeas Prince
    Valentin Gneushev
    Olga Tokareva
    Olga Tokareva
    • Arinaas Arina
    • (as Olga Korytkovskaya)
    Yelena Vodolazova
    Valentin Gneuschov
    • Jegorkaas Jegorka
    • Director
      • Irina Povolotskaya
    • Writers
      • Sergey Aksakov(story)
      • Natalya Ryazantseva
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    Lev Durov is a merchant, living in a fairytale Russia of hundreds of years ago. When he is making a journey to market, his three daughters each ask for a present to be brought back. But a magic spell is cast on him, and they need to go and find him. In doing so, one falls in love with a tree-spirit, who turns out to be an enchanted prince... —Hazel Freeman <hazel@sabrina.demon.co.uk>
    • tree spirit
    • russia
    • f rated
    • fairy tale
    • witch
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    7/10
    Lovely fairy tale from the USSR
    The Scarlet Flower is a film from the Soviet Union that was based on a Russian fairy tale which was itself reminiscent of 'Beauty and the Beast'. In it a man goes on a trip and promises to return with gifts for his three daughters, the least materialistic of which asks for a scarlet Flower she saw in a dream. Her father finds the flower but it is the property of a fearsome forest creature, who gives him it but with conditions attached.

    A good number of the very best fantasy films based on fairy tales originate from Central and Eastern Europe and The Scarlet Flower is yet another example of this. It's probably because these stories so often emerged from this part of the world that these cultures often produced film equivalents which understood the source material so much better. Like other fascinating east European fantasies such as The Singing Ringing Tree (1957) from East Germany or Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) from Czechoslovakia, this one is also another atmospheric and visually beautiful bit of work which combines the enchanting with the dark and macabre. The forest, the waterfall and the crumbling woodland Gothic house all make for lovely locations; with the unusual characters like the old man, the witch and the beast being interesting fairy tale characters who add a further dimension of mystery and ambiance to proceedings. The leafy exteriors and interiors possess a dream-like feel, while the colour tints used only accentuate this further. Overall, I thought this was another example that shows the instinctive feel the East Europeans have for this type of unusual fantastical material.
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    • Release date
      • August 25, 1978 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Аленький цветочек
    • Production company
      • Gorky Film Studio
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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