She with a Broom, He in a Black Hat
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Directed by | Vitaliy Makarov |
Written by | Nina Fomina |
Starring |
Mikhail Svetin Nina Ruslanova |
Music by | Aleksandr Zatsepin |
Cinematography | Sergei Zhurbitsky |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
She with a Broom, He in a Black Hat (Russian: Она с метлой, он в чёрной шляпе, translit. Она с метлой, он в чёрной шляпе) is a Soviet 1987 musical film, directed by Vitaliy Makarov.[1]
Plot
Unsuccessful writer-storyteller Afanasy Zyablik is not able to write a single fairy tale. He can only muster enough energy to write a title. A gust of wind scatters the sheets with names of fairy tales, and the page with the title "I'll Buy a Magic Lamp" appears in the hands of Baba Yaga's daughter in real life. Baba Yaga's daughter runs away from her native forest, taking with her the very same magic lamp that the son of Koshchei the Immortal wanted to possess, to the modern house where Zyablikov's apartment is. She gifts Afanasy a magic hat to help him write his tales and later falls in love with their neighbor - the young doctor Alexei.
Cast
- Mikhail Svetin – Afanasiy Zyablik, writer-storyteller
- Nina Ruslanova – Vasilisa, wife of the writer-storyteller
- Andrei Sokolov - Alexey Orlov, young doctor
- Mikhail Kononov – The Wizard
- Alexei Ostrovsky – Yura, brother of Alexei Orlov
- Vladimir Presnyakov Jr. – Igor
- Maria Selyanskaya (Evstigneeva) – daughter of Baba Yaga
- Alexander Frish – young Koschey
- Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev – Raven (dubbing)
Music
Soundtrack
- "The Song of the Unclean Power" (When the forest melts and the cold witch-moon reigns in the sky)
- "Song of the young Koshchey" (Everything will be as I want)
- "Jinn"
- "The Song of the Daughter of Baba Yaga" (All Tryn-Grass)
- "Everything is impossible possible"
- "The Song of the Daughter of Baba Yaga" (Look, my dear lady)
- "We are so stubborn there"
- "Black Raven in the Sky"
- "The world begins with hope"
Singers
- Alexey Glyzin
- Vladimir Presnyakov Jr.
- Oksana Shabina
- Nikolai Noskov
Production
For Andrei Sokolov this was the first film in his career. He got the role by chance: he came with his actress friend to the studio and while he waited for her he walked around. He was noticed by the director Vitaliy Makarov and got the offer to star in the film.[2]
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