Tag Archives: Russian

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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The Snow Queen (1966)

Posted on December 1, 2017 at 9:59 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

I have recently been working my way through a pile of DVDs of Russian fantasy films – not reviewing them all here, but if you’re a regular reader of this site you know the Russian fairy tale genre is something … 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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