A Soviet fairy tale where a witch's lie almost kills spring itself.
On the motifs of the story of S.Rashidov “A Kashmir song”. Spring Flower Nargis waits for the master of bees Bambur whom nobody has seen yet. A witch transforms the master of storms Chorud into a young man and lets him pass as Bambur, but her trick is unmasked. Chorud kills Nargis, but Bambur revives her. A tale by the old ( Cell animation) master Polkovnikov, (1908-1982) whose active career as animation director stretched from 1933 till 1980.
Direction
Polkovnikov's 47-year career distilled into 20 perfect minutes.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn cells from 1965 still breathe more than CGI.
Director
Vladimir Polkovnikov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rashidov's 'Kashmir Song' source material reflects Soviet interest in Central Asian folklore during Khrushchev's thaw.
Klara Rumyanova—the uncredited red flower—became the iconic voice of Soviet Cheburashka.
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