"Soyuztelefilm" presents
THE NIGHTINGALE After a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
In the whole world there is no finer palace than the Emperor's!
It is made from the most delicate porcelain.
Silver bells are tied to its flowers in the garden
that ring from every light breeze.
Yes, yes, yes. Yes.
But the most amazing thing in China is the nightingale.
From around the world travelers gather
to listen to his wonderful songs.
The nightingale? Who is that?
What do you know about the nightingale?
I?.. I've never have heard anything about him.
No nightingale was ever presented to the court.
How can this be? He is known to the whole world, and I know nothing about him!
He should immediately be found!
Only harm comes from these writers.
Everything is made up! It's all lies!
Your Majesty!
The nightingale doesn't exist!
And has never existed.
It's all made up by writers.
Do not believe these books!
Pff!
How could that be? This book is from the Japanese Emperor!
There are no lies in it!
Where does the nightingale live?
Nightingale?
Nightingale!
No, we do not know any nightingale.
Well, then, go find him immediately,
otherwise I'll have you beaten with sticks on your soles.
Come on!
Hurry, to the kitchen!
She knows!
Girl, you know the nightingale?
Well, who doesn't know!
The nightingale lives in our woods.
And sings so well that you can only listen to him with delight.
Lead us, lead us to him.
If you show us where he lives,
I... I'll let you see how the Emperor eats.
All right.
I'll take you.
Muuu! Muuu!
Oh! This is him!
What a strong voice.
Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
That's just a cow!
What?
Kwa - Kwa - Kwa - Kwa - Kwa
Oh! This is him! Divine!
It is like prayer bells!
Yes, yes, a magical voice.
But that's a frog!
Listen. This is the nightingale singing.
Hello, Nightingale!
Oh incomparable master of the forest,
the Emperor laid upon us...
The Emperor entrusted me with this pleasant assignment:
to invite you tonight to sing at the palace.
Very well, I'll sing for the Emperor.
This lapwing is that famous nightingale?
It doesn't look like much.
Why are overseas travelers so taken with it?
This is wonderful!
Amazing!
Yes, yes, yes. Wonderful, wonderful, talented.
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
I award you with a golden slipper upon your neck!
There's no need, sincere tears are the highest reward for a singer.
You will live in the palace.
Oh, I'm honored to sing for you,
but I would rather live in the forest.
- Ungrateful! - He doesn't understand his own happiness!
He will live in the palace, Your Majesty
and delight your ears with his singing.
Put him in a private room in a golden cage.
And let him go for a walk in the garden every day.
Walk?
Yes.
But, your majesty, he'll fly away.
So you tie a ribbon to his paw.
Then he won't fly away, but be able to fly around the garden.
Oh, how wise!
How kind he is! Long live the Emperor!
He's the best friend of Chinese singers!
Here is what is needed for success!
Your Majesty, the Ambassador of Japan.
The Ambassador of Japan, Your Majesty.
Ah, yes, yes, yes.
May you live many years and accomplish great deeds!
Oh, this must be another book about our celebrated bird.
Hoppa!
Oh, what a luxury! Look, it shines like a diamond!
Oh, it looks like a brooch!
What fine craftsmanship!
The Japanese Emperor gives you this bird
and has asked me to pass along that the Japanese Emperor's nightingale
is a poor thing compared with the nightingale of the Emperor of China.
Praise to the Japanese nightingale!
Yes, this is art!
Yes!
Look, what a fun toy.
It sings well, but still something is missing.
Hush! Hush...
I want both nightingales to sing together,
it should be a wonderful duet!
Look, he's escaped.
Oh, what a shame!
Ingratitude!
We fed him exquisite rice!
And yet he, pfff, refused to sing in your honor!
We shall issue a decree of exile.
Ungrateful singers have no business in our state.
It is well that the better of the nightingales stayed with us.
You always know what song he will sing.
He sings well, but still something is missing.
Hush, hush - hush.
Doctor! Come quickly!
Your Majesty! What happened?
Your Majesty, what's wrong?
What is the meaning of this?
He has gone silent!
Erm... let's see.
A doctor can't fix this.
The spring broke.
What a disaster.
What's wrong with you?
Are you ill?
I'm suffocating!
Stuffy!
Who's there?
Who?
Oh!
Give it back! Give it back!
What for?
You do not need it anymore.
How cold you are!
Who..? Who are they?
Who?
They are... your deeds.
Do you remember me? And me? And us?
Do you remember?
I... I did not know anything about you, nothing
Who ruled the country? Who signed the decrees?
You! You! You!
I did not know! I did not know that there is so much evil in my state.
I'm guilty! Guilty!
Hey, somebody! Get some music here!
Music!
I cannot stand to hear them any more!
Music!
It is too late. It is too late. Where I am, there is only the silence of cemeteries.
Thank you! Thank you, my dear good bird!
I have driven you out of the country, but you, you saved my life!
How can I reward you?
Good deeds do not require an award!
He's probably already dead.
Now here will be your bedroom.
Yes, yes...
We wish you good health for ten thousand years!
Good morning!
Well, it is time for us to attend to public affairs.
Scenario I. Farbarzhevich directed by Joseph Douksha & Maya Buzinova
Art director O. Titova cameraman George Krinitskiy Sound V. Azarovskiy
Animators M. Buzinova, O. Vesyolova, B. Savin, A. Yabrova
Voice actors O. Anofriyev, Yu. Volyntsev Yu. Medvedev, T. Bozhok
Puppets made by V. Shafranyuk, A. Mulyukina G. Bogachyov, Ye. Porovskaya, M. Avdeyev, L. Doronina V, Sletkov, Ye Leonova, M, Bogatskaya, G, Kruglova.
art assistants I. Degtyareva, D. Kaziyeva camera assistant S. Baltsov
Montage T. Morgunova
Musical editor N. Rozanov Music by Igor Stravinsky
Script editor A. Feodoridi Executve Producer Ye. Bobrovskaya
Subtitles by Aleksandr, Eus & Niffiwan 2013-2021
fragments of the opera "The Nightingale'' by Igor Stravinsky were used for the film
Studio for animated TV films
The End
Soyuztelefilm 1991