Laughter and Grief by the White Sea

(RU)

Number of Movies: 5

Overview

Animated almanac of short cartoons produced separately since 1977, based on the Russian Pomors tales,. All cartoons-novellas are united by one character-the narrator grandad Senya.

Featured Cast

Evgeni Leonov

Grandad Senya [narrator] (voice)

Klara Rumyanova

Dog Zhuzha (voice)

Mariya Vinogradova

Ivan's Mother / Cat Mashka (voice)

Anatoliy Barantsev

Tsar / Perepeliha's husband (voice)

Yuri Volyntsev

Ivan (voice)

Boris Novikov

Peasant (voice)

Tatyana Vasileva

Princess Ulyanka (voice)

Kira Smirnova

Tsarina Maremmana / Sawess [Perepeliha] (voice)

Anna Kamenkova

Snake Skarapeya (voice)

5 Movies

A series of cartoons based on the stories of northern fairy tales by the writer Stepan Pisakhov. Tall tales and funny fantasies about people living near the White Sea.

The Magic Ring

January 1, 1979

Vanya has no money at all, and he gave away his last piece of clothing to save some poor animals. Now he has a cat, a dog, and a snake living in his house. But it turns out that the snake is the king's daughter, so she gave him a magic ring as a gift for saving her. Now Vanya can wish for anything he wants, and his wish will come true!

Arkhangelsk Stories

November 10, 1986

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Pomor True Story

November 10, 1987

Andrian and Ivan are two brother-sailors who worked in Arkhangelsk as a carved artists. And so, at the end of August they decided, like loons, to go to the island. When the men were already far away in the sea, they moored to a small patch of land and began to have a dinner. After the dinner they decided to go to sleep and go home in the morning. But they could not even imagine what disaster awaited them in the night.

A celebration of the culture of the Pomors who live around the White Sea.

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