Fairy tales... fairy tales... fairy tales of the old Arbat
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| Directed by | Savva Kulish |
| Written by | Aleksei Arbuzov (play) Savva Kulish |
| Produced by | Boris Gostynsky |
| Starring | Igor Vladimirov Zinovy Gerdt |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Klimov |
| Music by | Alexey Rybnikov |
Release date | 1982 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | USSR |
| Language | Russian |
Fairy tales... fairy tales... fairy tales of the old Arbat (Russian: Сказки… сказки… сказки старого Арбата, translit. Skazki... skazki... skazki starogo Arbata) is a Soviet feature film directed by Savva Kulish, filmed in 1982 on the basis of Aleksei Arbuzov's play Fairy Tales of the Old Arbat[1].
Plot
In one of the quiet cozy alleyways of old Moscow, lives a talented puppet master. He has a faithful friend Christopher, son Kuzya and many dolls. Suddenly, a sweet and tender girl, Viktosha, appears in the house, which was loved by her father, son, and even dolls.
Cast
- Igor Vladimirov as Fyodor Kuzmich Balyasnikov, puppeteer
- Zinovy Gerdt as Christopher
- Larisa Suchkova as Viktosha (voiced by Olga Gobzeva)
- Kirill Arbuzov as Kuzma Balyasnikov
- Valery Storozhik as Lev Aleksandrovich Gartvig
- Olga Barnet (episode)
- Natalya Khorokhorina (episode)
Filming
The film was shot at Bolshoy Gnezdnikovsky Lane in Moscow [2].