The Miraculous Bell
About The Miraculous Bell
A grandfather, a stepmother, and two girls live together: the stepdaughter Masha and the stepmother's own daughter Lusha. Masha hauls water, feeds the hens, sweeps the yard, and starts the floors. She sets a tub by the stove where Lusha is sleeping. The stepmother wakes Lusha, who falls into the water. Angry, the stepmother sends Masha into the forest to spin a mountain of wool. The old man drives her there. Masha finds a miraculous bell, rings it, and reaches a bear's dugout. She cleans, cooks porridge, and, when a mouse asks for a spoonful, gives it a whole plate.
Cast & crew
More about The Miraculous Bell
Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg directed. The catalog names Zinaida only. Maro Erznkyan and Inna Filimonova wrote the script from the Russian tale Daughter and Stepdaughter, recorded in Tula province. Nikolay Voinov photographed it. Viktor Oransky wrote the music. Russian Wikipedia dates the release 24 March 1949. A video timing on that page is 19 minutes 16 seconds.
Themes
Look
Nikolay Voinov was the cinematographer on the drawn film.
Music
Viktor Oransky wrote the score.
Notes
- The catalog voices include Vera Bendina, Aleksandra Denisova, Vladimir Gotovtsev, Galina Novozhilova, Mikhail Yanshin, and Tatyana Tsyganok.
- Lusha's other name in the telling is Lukerya.
- Wikidata times the film at 20 minutes.
Scenes
- Lusha rolls off the stove into the tub of water Masha left there.
- Masha rings the bell in the forest and finds the bear's dugout.
- She feeds the mouse a full plate of porridge instead of a spoonful.
Influenced by
- The Russian tale Daughter and Stepdaughter, recorded in Tula province
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (1949. Чудесный колокольчик.webm)
