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Release Year1940
Runtime1h 12m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresFamily, Fantasy
Votes18
DirectorAleksandr Rou
WritersVladimir Shveytser, Galina Vladychina, Olga Nechayeva
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsVasilisa the Beautiful
About Vasilisa the Beautiful
Russian folk tale about a father whose three sons go out to finds themselves brides. Two of the boys come home with perfectly normal girls, but the youngest brother, Ivanushka, brings home a frog from the marshes. His father finds this most curious, but what he does not know was that the frog was actually a beautiful girl named Vasilisa who was cursed by a magical serpent whom she refused to marry. Now Ivanushka must overcome tremendous obstacles to restore Vasilisa to her true form and free her from the serpent's spell.
Directed by Aleksandr Rou, Vasilisa the Beautiful leans on a strong ensemble — Valentina Sorogozhskaya, Sergey Stolyarov, Georgi Millyar — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about family titles of 1940.
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