Mary Poppins, Goodbye

Mary Poppins, Goodbye
Directed by	Leonid Kvinikhidze
Written by	Vladimir Valutskiy
Starring	Natalya Andrejchenko Albert Filozov Lembit Ulfsak Oleg Tabakov Larisa Udovichenko
Cinematography	Valentin Piganov, Eduard Kerch
Music by	Maksim Dunayevsky
Production company	Mosfilm
Release date	1983
Running time	141 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Mary Poppins, Goodbye (Russian: Мэри Поппинс, до свидания!; translit. Meri Poppins, do svidaniya) is a Soviet 1983 two-part musical miniseries (part 1 Lady Perfection, part 2 Week ends on Wednesday), directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze. It is loosely based on Mary Poppins stories by P. L. Travers. The TV series were ordered by the Gosteleradio of USSR and produced by Mosfilm. The official television premiere was on January 8, 1984.

Cast

• Natalya Andrejchenko as Mary Poppins, the protagonist (vocals by Tatyana Voronina)
• Albert Filozov as Mr. Banks
• Lembit Ulfsak as Mr. Ay (Robert Robertson), the poet and composer (vocals by Pavel Smeyan)
• Oleg Tabakov as Miss Andrew, the main antagonist
• Larisa Udovichenko as Mrs. Banks
• Filipp Rukavishnikov as Michael Banks
• Anna Plisetskaya as Jane Banks
• Irina Skobtseva as Miss Lark, the dog owner
• Zinovi Gerdt as Admiral Boom
• Marina Nudga as Madame Corry
• Qali Abaydulov as Sire Louis
• Semyon Sokolovsky as Sir Wilkins the Elderly Gentleman
• Igor Yasulovich as Smith the Park Keeper
• Pavel Babakov as Butcher
• Leonid Kanevsky as Bob Goodetty
• Yuri Moroz as Postman
• Ilya Rutberg as Official
• Eduard Levin as Policeman
• Viktor Kārkliņš as Neleus the Marble Boy
• Anatoli Gorokhov (voice only)

Production

Leonid Kvinikhidze reported in an interview later that his intention was not a film for kids, but for adults. The fact that it was very well received by children was unexpected for him.

The musical material was recorded by three former members of the band Voskreseniye, Vadim Golutvin (guitar), Petr Podgorodetskiy (keyboard), and Vladimir Voronin (drums).

External links

• Mary Poppins, Goodbye at IMDb