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The Blue Bird (1970 film)

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The Blue Bird
Directed byVasily Livanov
Written byMaurice Maeterlinck
Screenplay byVasily Livanov
Based onThe Blue Bird
by Maurice Maeterlinck
StarringLiya Akhedzhakova
Vladimir Kenigson
Yury Yakovlev
Rina Zelyonaya
Lyudmila Gnilova
Edited byLydia Kyaksht
Music byGennady Gladkov
Production
company
Release date
  • 1970 (1970)
Running time
99 min
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

The Blue Bird (Russian: Синяя птица, Sinyaya Ptitsa) is a 1970 Soviet animated feature film based upon the 1908 play by Maurice Maeterlinck. It was directed by Vasily Livanov and made at the Soyuzmultfilm studio.

The film is known for blending traditional and cutout styles of animation.[1] Its music was composed by Gennady Gladkov and performed by the State Symphony Cinema Orchestra (under the direction of Vladimir Vasilyev); the Moscow state chorus; and the children's chorus, "Sputnik".

Plot

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The film is set in a modern capitalist city. While searching for food at the market, a boy saves a stray dog from a cruel salesman. An old woman passing by witnesses the act and reveals that she is a fairy. She gives the boy a caged bluebird as a reward, stating that it can neither be sold nor bought, but can be given as a gift. He hides the bluebird in his attic, and plans to show it to his little sister.

At night, the brother and sister enter the attic to encounter their long-dead grandparents. The grandparents reveal that the bluebird has been stolen by a cat named Puss. They say that the bluebird contains happiness for all, so it must be rescued and set free.

The children and the dog set out in search of the bluebird. They meet a rich man who wants to use the bluebird to start a war and conquer the world. The rich man tempts the children with various delicacies to make them forget about the bluebird, but the fairy helps them escape.

The children make their way into the dark mines, where cheerful workers welcome them and offer gifts of bread. The fairy appears once more to provide the eternal companions of man: Fire, Water, and Bread. The group learns that Puss has kidnapped the bluebird at the behest of his mistress, Night, so that she can sell it to the rich man. Her plans are thwarted when Fire burns Night, Puss drowns in Water, and the boy steals the bird from the rich man.

After recovering the bluebird, the boy falls off a clock tower. Morning comes, and the boy wakes to discover that their journey was only a dream. He and his sister go to the attic and release the bluebird into the wild.

Crew

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Title English Name Russian Name
Director Vasily Livanov Василий Ливанов
Scenario Vasily Livanov Василий Ливанов
Art Directors Boris Sadovnikov
Maks Zherebchevskiy
Борис Садовников
Макс Жеребчевский
Artists S. Kuznetsov
Anna Atamanova
Stanislav Sokolov
L. Chalaya
Z. Zarb
Alexei Solovyov
Ye. Balabanova
Dmitriy Anpilov
С. Кузнецов
Анна Атаманова
Станислав Соколов
Л. Чалая
З. Зарб
Алексей Соловьёв
Е. Балабанова
Дмитрий Анпилов
Animators Kirill Malyantovich
Yana Volskaya
Gennadiy Sokolskiy
Anatoliy Abarenov
Yuriy Kuzyurin
Iosif Kuroyan
Yuriy Butyrin
Valentin Kushnerev
Oleg Safronov
Nataliya Bogomolova
Violetta Kolesnikova
Boris Butakov
S. Zhutovskaya
Sergei Dyozhkin
Кирилл Малянтович
Яна Вольская
Геннадий Сокольский
Анатолий Абаренов
Юрий Кузюрин
Иосиф Куроян
Юрий Бутырин
Валентин Кушнерев
Олег Сафронов
Наталия Богомолова
Виолетта Колесникова
Борис Бутаков
С. Жутовская
Сергей Дёжкин
Camera Operator Mikhail Druyan Михаил Друян
Executive Producer Lyubov Butyrina Любовь Бутырина
Composer Gennady Gladkov Геннадий Гладков
Sound Operator Georgiy Martynyuk Георгий Мартынюк
Script Editor Arkadiy Snesarev Аркадий Снесарев
Voice Actors Liya Akhedzhakova
Vladimir Kenigson
Yury Yakovlev (grandpa)
Rina Zelyonaya (grandma)
Lyudmila Gnilova
Лия Ахеджакова
Владимир Кенигсон
Юрий Яковлев (Дедушка)
Рина Зелёная (Бабушка)
Людмила Гнилова
Editor Lidiya Kyaksht Лидия Кякшт

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lang, Walter (1940-01-15), The Blue Bird (Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy), Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Twentieth Century Fox, retrieved 2021-01-29
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