Vassilisa the Beautiful
About Vassilisa the Beautiful
A father sends his three sons out for brides, and two bring home ordinary girls. The youngest, Ivanushka, brings a frog from the marsh. The frog is Vasilisa, cursed by a magic serpent she refused to marry. Ivanushka has to break the spell.
Cast & crew
More about Vassilisa the Beautiful
Galina Vladychina and Vladimir Shvejtser wrote it. Ivan Gorchilin photographed it. Leonid Polovinkin wrote the music. Wikidata times it at 72 minutes and dates a release May 13, 1940. The catalog year is 1939. The English Wikipedia files it as a 1940 film and says the source is the tale The Frog Tsarevna, also called Vasilisa the Wise, not the fairy tale that shares this film's title. Sergei Stolyarov and Georgy Millyar are billed. Russian title Василиса Прекрасная.
Themes
Look
Ivan Gorchilin shot the Soyuzdetfilm fairy tale.
Music
Leonid Polovinkin composed the score.
Notes
- The catalog year stays 1939. The dated release on Wikidata is May 13, 1940.
- Wikipedia warns against mixing this plot with the different tale also called Vasilisa the Beautiful.
Scenes
- Ivanushka comes home with a frog.
- The curse is a serpent Vasilisa would not marry.
Influenced by
- The Frog Tsarevna
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (1939. Василиса Прекрасная.webm)
