The Little Mermaid

1968 0h 28m RU

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 38

AnimationFantasyFamily

Synopsis

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Rusalochka opens in modern day Copenhagen, Denmark. Several tourists gather around the capital's famous mermaid statue, as a tour guide explains its significance. A fish in the water below the tourists scoffs at their foolishness, and then, proceeds to tell about the doomed love of the mermaid. Upon reaching her 15th birthday, the Little Mermaid is allowed to swim up to the surface above. As soon as she does, however, the Mermaid spots a young prince caught up in a dreadful storm. She admires the man's bravery and decides to save him, declaring that, "The beautiful and the brave should not perish." After the mermaid returns to the ocean, she decides that she wants to become human.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nina Gulyayeva
La Petite Sirène (voix)
Viktoriya Ivanova
La Petite Sirène (voix chantée)
Anatoliy Papanov
Le guide
Yuliya Yulskaya
La sorcière des mers
Lidiya Korolyova
La guide poisson
Vladimir Troshin
(voix)
Roza Makagonova
(voix)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Aksenchuk
Writers: Aleksandr Galich, Inna Zaruba, V. Isaeva
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivan Aksenchuk, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aleksandr Lokshin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Editor Izabella Gerasimova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

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Nina Gulyayeva and Viktoriya Ivanova and Anatoliy Papanov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0218563 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ivan Aksenchuk directs. Mikhail Druyan behind the camera. Aleksandr Lokshin scores. Izabella Gerasimova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Ivan Aksenchuk, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Aleksandr Lokshin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Izabella Gerasimova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nina Gulyayeva and Viktoriya Ivanova and Anatoliy Papanov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0218563 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.