The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen (1957)

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Miracle, magical, musical entertainment for all ages of the heart!!!

When the Snow Queen, a lonely and powerful fairy, kidnaps the human boy Kai, his best friend Gerda must overcome many obstacles on her journey to rescue him.

Date of release
1957-10-22
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (116)
Runtime
1h 1m
Genres
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Director
Lev Atamanov

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Snow Queen and Hans Christian Andersen
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0

The Snow Queen is a 1957 Soviet animated musical fantasy film directed by Lev Atamanov. It is the ninth full-length animated production by Soyuzmultfilm and is based on the 1844 fable "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film is one of the earliest cinematic adaptations of the Scandinavian Danish fable since its publication in New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection.

Development

Prominent Soviet artists took part in the creation of The Snow Queen film that used traditional hand-drawn animation. The makers of The Scarlet Flower, Golden Antelope (1954 Film) and Dog and Cat (1955 Film) joined to create the various settings such as the Northern German town, the Royal castle, the robber's cave and the snowy expanses of the Queen's domain into one united fairy tale film.

Animators Alexander Vinokurov (ru) created the world of The Snow Queen, Leonid Shvartsman created the characters, while Fyodor Khitruk brought to life two characters – Ole Lukøje and the Snow Queen. The team was held in place by the direction of Lev Atamanov. Fyodor Khitruk later recalled bringing to life the character Ole Lukoye, as one of the most significant characters of the two hundred characters he animated over his many years of practice.

According to the memoirs of Leonid Shvartsman the animators found new hope for the animation industry after the Khruschev Thaw era began. Initially, they thought of drawing inspiration by going to Copenhagen in Denmark, the land where Andersen wrote New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection (1844). However the route to Western Europe and the Danish lands was closed in the mid-1950s due to the iron curtain.

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