- The Snow Maiden (1952 film)
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name = The Snow Maiden
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director =Ivan Ivanov-Vano Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya
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writer =Oleg Leonidov Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya Ivan Ivanov-Vano Alexandr Ostrovsky (play)
starring = V. Shvetsov L. Ktitorov V. BorisenkoIrina Maslennikova
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music =Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
cinematography =
editing =Nina Mayorova
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released = 1952 (USSR )
runtime = 67 min
country =USSR
language = Russian
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imdb_id = 0045160"The Snow Maiden" ( _ru. Снегу́рочка; tr.:"Snegurochka") is a 1952 Soviet traditionally-animated
feature film . It was produced at theSoyuzmultfilm studio inMoscow and is based on the play of the same name byAlexandr Ostrovsky (itself largely based on traditional folk tales). Music fromNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 's opera "The Snow Maiden " is used, arranged for the film by L. Shwartz."The Snow Maiden" is an example of the Socialist Realism period in Russian animation, which was characterized by heavy use of
rotoscoping and a focus on adapting traditionalRussia n folk tales.The film is listed as being in the public domain on the website of the
Russian Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography . [http://www.rosculture.ru/movies_list/listing/show/?id=35442] The film also lapsed into the public domain in the United States when its US copyright expired, but the copyright was restored under the GATT treaty. [http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/1996/61fr68453.html]Plot
Snegurochka (the Snow Maiden), the daughter of Spring and Frost, yearns for the companionship of mortal humans. She grows to like a shepherd named Lel, but her heart is unable to know love. Her mother takes pity and gives her this ability, but as soon as she falls in love, her heart warms up and she melts.Creators
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History of Russian animation
*List of animated feature films External links
*imdb title|id=0045160|title=Snegurochka
* [http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=3021 "Snegurochka"] at theAnimator.ru (English and Russian)
* [http://www.myltik.ru/index.php?topic=db&fe=multview&multid=1239 "Snegurochka" at myltik.ru] ru icon
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