May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
About May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
A stubborn mayor will not let his son marry Hanna. Satan, witches, and rusalki, the drowned maidens, step in. Their mischief and a village celebration push the couple together. Nikolai Dosenko and Tatyana Konyukhova play the leads in Aleksandr Rou's film of Gogol's story.
Cast & crew
More about May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
Alexander Rou directed. The catalog spells him Aleksandr Rou. Konstantin Isaev wrote the script from Nikolai Gogol's May Night, or the Drowned Maiden and from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera. Gabriel Egiazarov photographed it. Sergei Pototsky wrote the music. Moscow's Gorky Film Studios released it. Wikidata times it at 61 minutes and lists publication dates October 31, 1952, June 19, 1953, and July 12, 1953. Liliya Yudina is on the Wikidata cast. The catalog also bills Georgi Millyar, Aleksandr Zhukov, and Galina Grigoryeva. The English Wikipedia adds Aleksandr Khvylya. The Russian title is Майская ночь, или Утопленница. Wikipedia calls it the first full-length autostereoscopic film in colour.
Themes
In film history
Wikipedia calls it the first full-length autostereoscopic film in colour.
Making
Gorky Film Studios made it as a colour 3D picture, using the autostereoscopic process Wikipedia names.
Look
Gabriel Egiazarov shot the colour autostereoscopic picture.
Technique
First full-length autostereoscopic film in colour, according to the English Wikipedia.
Music
Sergei Pototsky composed the score. The story also exists as Rimsky-Korsakov's opera.
Notes
- Georgi Millyar, a regular in Rou's fantasy films, is on the catalog cast. No role is given here.
- The English Wikipedia title is May Nights. This entry keeps the catalog title.
- Two further dates, June 19 and July 12, 1953, are on Wikidata beside the 1952 date.
Scenes
- The mayor refuses the marriage.
- Witches and rusalki turn the village upside down so the couple can wed.
Influenced by
- Nikolai Gogol's May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's May Night
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (1952. Майская ночь, или Утопленница.webm)
