Dzhyabzha
About Dzhyabzha
The old woman Dzhyabzha lives in a hut by the river. A girl, a dog, and a frog do the work and still get beaten. A bear gets into the house and eats the dinner they cooked. Dzhyabzha comes after them with a stick. They climb a tree and jump to the Moon. She climbs after them, slips, and hangs from a branch.
Cast & crew
More about Dzhyabzha
Mstislav Pashchenko wrote and directed the drawn film at Lenfilm in 1938, from a Nanai tale. N. Vereshchagina was the production designer. V. Sokolov was an artist. Nikolai Strelnikov wrote the music. Pavel Kramorov recorded the sound. A listing times it at 11 minutes, in color.
Themes
Making
Pashchenko drew a Nanai story at Lenfilm: one hut, three servants, and a chase that leaves the witch on a branch while the others are on the Moon.
Music
Nikolai Strelnikov wrote the music. Pavel Kramorov was the sound recordist.
Preservation
A color print survives. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The Russian title is Джябжа.
- The girl is not a visitor. She lives in the hut with the dog and the frog and does the housework.
- The bear, not the old woman, eats the meal. The beating starts after Dzhyabzha finds the food gone.
- Kinoglaz files it as a color cartoon.
Scenes
- The bear eats the dinner the girl, the dog, and the frog cooked.
- They jump from the tree onto the Moon.
- Dzhyabzha slips and is left hanging from the branch.
Influenced by
- Nanai folktale
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (1939 Джябжа.webm)
