Tag Archives: Aleksandr Rou

Kashchei the Immortal (1944)

Posted on May 27, 2020 at 2:11 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

After completing in rapid succession the Russian fantasy films Wish Upon a Pike (1938), Vassilisa the Beautiful (1939), and The Humpbacked Horse (1941), Aleksandr Rou wouldn’t make another full length feature film for three years, as the war relocated Soyuzdetfilm … Continue reading →

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Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka: The Night Before Christmas (1961)

Posted on December 22, 2017 at 7:36 am by Jeff Kuykendall

The last Russian fairy tale film we’ll be visiting this year is one of the better (but stranger) films of Aleksandr Rou, the prolific director most closely associated with the genre. Rou’s central achievement in his career was visualizing the … Continue reading →

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Through Fire, Water and…Brass Pipes (1968)

Posted on November 18, 2017 at 11:05 am by Jeff Kuykendall

By 1968, Russian director Aleksandr Rou (Vassilisa the Beautiful) had permanently associated his name with cinematic fairy tales aimed at children. To Western audiences he is best known for his film Jack Frost (Father Frost, 1964) because of its inclusion … Continue reading →

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