The read
It runs a compact 42m.
Synopsis
Before going on an overseas journey, a merchant father asks his three daughters what they would like him to bring back for them. The eldest asks for a shining tiara, the middle asks for a frame through which her face would always appear young, and the youngest (Nastenka) asks her father to bring her a beautiful scarlet flower like one which she saw in her dreams. Her elder sisters laugh at this simple wish. The father's trip is successful and he finds everything that he came for, with the exception of Nastenka's scarlet flower. Nevertheless, the ship heaves off and they begin to head back while the father scans the lands around him for a scarlet flower.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
49 audience votes
Key crew
- Lev AtamanovDirector
- Nikolai BudashkinOriginal Music Composer
- Georgiy GrebnerScreenplay
Cast
- Nina KrachkovskayaNastenka (voice)
- Aleksey KonsovskiyBeast / Prince (voice)
- Nikolai BogolyubovStepan Emelyanovich (voice)
- Olga ChepurovaGordeya (voice)
- Mariya BabanovaLyubava (voice)
- Vladimir GribkovKondrat (voice)
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Themes
based on myths, legends or folklore