Vasilisa the Beautiful (1940)

Original title

Василиса Прекрасная

Directed by

Alexander Rou

Genre

fantasy film, children's film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 12m

Rated

6

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young prince must find a bride after his father demands he marry. He discovers his chosen wife is secretly a princess under a curse, and they face challenges from an evil witch.

whimsicalfolkloriclightheartedfairy-talemusicalcolorfulnostalgicadventurous

What happens

Vasilisa the Beautiful (Russian: Василиса Прекрасная, romanized: Vasilisa prekrasnaya) is a 1940 Soviet children's fantasy film produced by Soyuzdetfilm and directed by Alexander Rou. It was based on a traditional Russian fairy tale The Frog Tsarevna (Vasilisa the Wise), rather than the fairy tale of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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