This is the Russian version. Walt Disney made a version based on Hans Christian Anderson's story in 1960 and refused to let it be shown after just a few short years. I will never understand their decision. I like it much better than Disney's 21st century version called Frozen.
The 1960 Disney versiwn was even better than this Russian version which was first shown in 1957. But the Russian version is superb without any drippy sentimentality.
The Russian version is sort of like a ballet. It feels like the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. By that I mean it is a more faithful version of Hans Christian Anderson's story than anything else I have watched except perhaps that 1960 version from Disney. This movie really was created for older people or children with advanced viewing acumen.
The 1960 Disney versiwn was even better than this Russian version which was first shown in 1957. But the Russian version is superb without any drippy sentimentality.
The Russian version is sort of like a ballet. It feels like the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. By that I mean it is a more faithful version of Hans Christian Anderson's story than anything else I have watched except perhaps that 1960 version from Disney. This movie really was created for older people or children with advanced viewing acumen.