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Rusalka) is a 1996 Russian animated short film directed by Aleksandr Petrov and showcasing the paint-on-glass animation technique for which Petrov is known. The story is based on traditional Slavic folklore about the rusalki , river-dwelling mermaids said to be "born" from the unhappy souls of young women who had committed suicide by drowning ...
The sea vodyanitsa and the daughter of the Morskoy Tsar. She was usually described as an incredibly beautiful, often very tall maiden with disheveled hair that looked like sea foam. Most of the time she swam deep in the waters, taking the form of a fish, and came ashore only at the evenings. She was also believed to be the ruler of the sea winds.
In Russian folklore, Chernava (diminutive: Chernavushka; Russian: Чернава, Чернавушка) is Sea Tsar's daughter (or, according to some versions, a niece), spirit and personification of the river of the same name. She is a mermaid. Her head and upper body are human, while the lower body is a fish's tail.
Moryana (Russian: Моря́на, pronounced [mɐˈrʲanə]) is a female sea spirit in Slavic folklore, possibly a goddess. [1] [2] Moryana was a sea vodyanitsa and daughter of the Sea Tsar, [3] [4] [5] and also, according to some beliefs, she ruled the winds.
The Sea Tsar, then, commands the boy to perform three difficult tasks, one on each day. The prince reveals his woes to Vasilisa the Wise, the Sea Tsar's youngest daughter, and she assuages him that their tasks shall be done. The Tsarevitch meets the Sea Tsar in the underwater kingdom. Illustration from a Russian storybook (1894).
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: 1966 USSR Viy: 1967 USSR Lokis: 1970 Poland Ruslan and Ludmila: 1972 USSR Leptirica: 1973 Yugoslavia A Ballad About Green Wood: 1983 Czechoslovakia - animation The Tale of Tsar Saltan: 1984 USSR Little Otik: 2000 Czech Republic The Hexer: 2001 Poland An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God: 2003 Poland Dobrynya Nikitich ...
His daughter Rusalka, a water nymph, tells him that she has fallen in love with a human prince who comes to hunt around the lake, and she wants to become human to embrace him. He tells her it is a bad idea, but nonetheless steers her to a witch, Ježibaba, for assistance. Rusalka sings her "Song to the Moon", asking it to tell the prince of her ...
Mermaid (Russian: Русалка, Rusalka) is a Russian 2007 fantasy comedy-drama film directed and written by Anna Melikyan. It is a loose adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale "The Little Mermaid". It was a box office success in Russia, won numerous awards, including at Sundance Film Festival for best Dramatic Directing. [1]