Soyuzmultfilm Moscow 1955
THE ENCHANTED BOY
After motives from Selma Lagerloef's "Nils Holgerson's wonderful journey across Sweden"
written by Mihail Volpin directed by Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Vladimir Polkovnikov
art directors Lev Milchin, Grazhina Brashishkite, Roman Kachanov
music Vladimir Yurovskiy cameraman Mihail Druyan sound Nikolay Prilutskiy
Assistant dir. N. Orlova assistant montage N. Mayorova ass. operator Ye. Rizo
Animation: Fyodor Hitruk, Tatyana Taranovich Lev Pozdneyev, Boris Chani, B. Butakov Gennadiy Novozhilov, Igor Podgorsky
Renata Mirenkova, Konstantin Chikin, Vladimir Krumin, V. Dolgikh, L. Popov, Faina Yepifanova, Boris Meyerovich
background artists Irina Svetlitsa, I. Prokofyeva, Pyotr Korobayev.
voice artists Valentina Sperantova (Nils) Anatoliy Kubatsky (Gnome), Erast Garin (Martin) V. Strukova, Georgiy Vitsin (Rosenbom), A. Konsovsky
In a small Swedish village lived a boy with the name of Nils
One day, when Nils' parents were not home, something extraordinary happened to him. It began like this...
[Music]
Oh, what have I done?
Nils is such a studious boy, boy, boy.
He tries to prepare his lessons.
But as soon as he sits down for a lesson, a lesson, a lesson
Something always happens!
Either a pin drops
Or a terrible appetite comes up
For no reason, no reason at all.
Or a yawning attack,
Or the urge leaves him -
Something always happens!
So... uh-huh...
"Question: How many mushrooms
did the boy bring?"
[Sigh]
Hatchi!
hatchi!
Who are you?
A gnome?
Yes. Hatchi!
A gnome ...
Is it true that you gnomes can do anything?
Find treasures,
and make flowers bloom in the snow in winter?
We do all that.
And can you solve... a puzzle for me?
I can, only open this lid first!
Aha, But first, resolve the puzzle!
Oh, Nils, it will be solved!
Puzzle #5. Question: how many mushrooms did the boy bring?
Answer: 10-3=7. Seven mushrooms.
Oh! What have you done, gnome!
The teacher immediately will see that I did not write this!
We now have to tear out the page.
Wait, Nils! Soon everything will be alright!
Well, is it okay like this?
Wonderful!
Well, then can you open the lid now?
[Laughs] Upon my word: How clever!
No, first you tell me... You'll make me...
[Fast Music]
Listen, Nils! Let go of me.
I'll do whatever you want.
So can you... really
create any miracle?
I can.
Can you make me the same as you?
I can, but first let me out.
Ah... And will you not cheat?
Gnomes never lie!
Abes, fabes,
Kartoflabes.
[Ticking]
Well, Nils Holgerson,
Now you are the same
as me.
Good luck!
Where are you going, where are you going? Wait a minute!
How do I go about doing wonders?
Sparrow, have you seen the gnome?
I see him, ha ha!
Hey, geese!
Look at Nils!
Look at Nils, ha-ha!
Good!
Serves you right!
Shut up, you tramps!
[Fast Music]
[Cackling geese]
Fly with us
to the north, to Lapland!
You're crazy!
Don't act stupid!
You're not tramps,
You're respectable domestic geese!
We live well here!
Wait a minute!
I'm flying with you!
But! But that's Martin -
Mother's best goose!
Wait, Martin, stop!
Martin, Martin!
Come on, stop! Enough flying!
Turn back for home!
Quiet, or I'll drop you!
Akka Knebekayze! Akka Knebekayze!
The white goose is falling behind!
Akka Knebekayze!
The white goose is falling!
Martin! Martin, what's the matter?
Water!
Water is near - only a couple of my footsteps!
Great,
we're gonna fly on, Nils!
Nils! What's the matter?
I'm exhausted.
You feel bad, Nils?
Not bad,
I just lost consciousness
for a minute
The geese landed on an ice floe for the night.
But the white, the white one...
I am sure that he crashed.
Yeah right, crashed. He turned back for home, that's all!
Sleep, geese, sleep!
Look! It's an eagle!
Nonsense! Eagles do not fly at night.
- This must be a night owl. - Maybe.
But usually an owl flies lower.
- It's the White, it's our White! - A very brave goose!
Most respectable Akka Knebekayze!
I beg you to accept me in your flock.
It is a great honor to be accepted,
but you deserve it.
What is that you brought along?
This is my friend.
It's a boy!
But he is very small!
Even from a very small boy
You can expect a lot of trouble.
Let him stay!
At least for one night! He is very tired.
All right. Let him remain.
But tomorrow morning
he must leave the flock.
[Goose croak]
Danger!
[Goose screams]
Away! Away! I'll get you!
Let go of the goose!
Fox, Fox! Get mad, get mad!
When you can't hold your anger,
Come to me for a visit,
I'll make a coat out of you!
Oh!
[Winning music]
You are the first boy who did a good deed for us.
I allow you to stay in the flock
and fly with us to Lapland.
Further and further away from home Nils flew.
Ah, how I would like now
to go home to mom
Who will take care of me here?
Oh! Where did you find those nuts?
I got them from the squirrel Searle.
And did you thank the squirrel?
Forgot.
What bad manners you have, Martin!
Where are you going?
To the forest, to say thanks to the squirrel.
Says I have bad manners,
as if he is so good!
Thanking the squirrel, but thanking me!?
I make an effort to help him,
and it turns out I have "bad manners"!
But he knows better!
[Shouts of squirrels] Kearle! Kearle! Kearle!
Say, kids,
Are you perhaps the kids of squirrel Searle?
- Kearle has fallen! - Searle has gone out!
- We will fall, too! - We too will be lost!
Mom! Mom! Come back to us!
Who is it that fell?
Kearle fell, Kearle.
He climbed on the back of Gearle,
and then Dearle pushed Gearle,
And so Kearle fell.
A snake will bite him!
Or a hawk will catch him!
A marten will eat him!
Well, you hide in the hollow,
I'll look for your Kearle.
Ah, there you are!
Climb onto my shoulders!
I'm afraid! I will fall!
You've already fallen!
That's true. [Laughs]
Climb quickly!
Robbery in broad daylight!
He abducts the little squirrel of squirrel Searle!
The poor mother!
The poor mother! The poor mother!
Where's Kearle?
Take your son!
The baby's back!
A boy saved the little squirrel!
The happy mother is hugging her child!
And now one has to worry about him, stress over him...
"You have bad manners," he says,
"you didn't thank the squirrel."
As if she needs his thanks!
Thanks Nils! Thank you!
Here, if you need my help ...
No one can help me except for the gnome!
Which gnome do you speak of?
Nearby,
in an oak grove
the gnome Bebelius lives.
How does he look?
An old guy,
around your size...
Did he have shoes on his feet with silver buckles?
- Yes. - That's him!
Mrs Searle, that's him!
How do I get to the oak grove?
Straight ahead, Nils. Straight ahead all the way.
- Goodbye, Nils! - I wish you good luck!
Nobody, nobody,
Tirlim-bom-bom,
Can guess
Where this wise gnome is going,
This gnome is going swimming.
Tirlim-bo-bo-bom, Tirlim-bom-bom,
This dwarf is going swimming.
Tirlim-bom-bom,
This gnome
is going
swimming!
Tirlim-bom-bom, Tirlim-bom-bom,
This gnome
is going
s-s-s-swimming!
Ah... how can anyone find him?
Oh!
Ooh, brr, good!
Wow, cool!
Ooh, brr, goodl!
Wow, cool!
Ooh, brr, good!
Wow, cool!
Mr. Gnome! I am so sorry!
I've never... never will do it again!
I forgave you long ago, boy,
But, here's the thing...
Back then I cast such a good spell on you in anger
that now... I can't undo it.
Will I forever
stay this small?
Why "forever"?
Some day...
Which day,
Mr. Gnome?
When one stick with nine holes
defeats a whole army,
when a king uncovers his head,
but you remain in a hat,
when ... [Laughs]
Well, the third condition you'll know after
the first two are fulfilled.
Oh please, do not comfort me!
I'm sure in the forest, someone ate him.
And all because of me!
Due to my bad manners.
Martin, where are you going?
To the forest,
to look for the bones of Nils.
Stop, Martin!
Nils' bones have come to you on their own!
Closer and closer the flock came to Lapland. Akka Knebekayze set up camp near Glimminge Castle
Someone is flying here!
It's the stork Ermenrich -
The oldest resident of Glimminge Castle.
Glad to see you, Mr. Ermenrich!
Mrs. Knebekayze,
Terrible misfortune has befallen us, the inhabitants of the castle.
Vast hordes of grey rats have surrounded the castle!
[Crying]
Poor Mrs. Ermenrich!
My poor, poor children!
This is no time to shed tears, Mr. Ermenrich!
We cannot lose a single minute!
Are you thinking of going into battle against the grey rats?
No, but I have heard from my grandmother,
that in the castle is stored an old book...
Absolutely right.
It must contain an explanation for how to get rid of the rats!
That's right!
So do you want to say...
that your flock contains educated geese?
Absolutely correct.
Well, not really a goose and not very literate, but there is one!
[Read] "Ten thousand tips and lessons
for all life occasions, comma."
Comma.
"As well as a summary of the basics of both magics,
and methods for making magic figures."
"Heading: How to discover fundamental truths"
That is uninteresting, next one!
"Under what star should one be born
to conquer the whole world?"
Nonsense!
"How to pickle mushrooms"
That's of no use to us. Go on!
"How to get rid of rats and mice"
Page 101!
Stop!
"How to get rid of rats and mice"!
It says, "and mice"?
And mice.
But we are flying mice!* *(bats)
When a home is threatened by rats, it's better for mice to keep quiet!
Read further, Nils!
"Method number one."
"To once and for all get rid of rats and mice
it is best to acquire
a young, healthy cat."
A cat?
He'll also eat all our chicks!
Listen to method number three!
"The expulsion of rats and mice by using a magic pipe."
This is exactly what we need!
"First of all, we should make a magic flute
as on the attached drawing."
[Fast Music]
Rats have occupied the basement!
My grey warriors!
I brought you here
and I will lead you further!
We have captured the basement of Glimminge Castle.
We have captured enough grain to last us a lifetime!
But that's not enough! The whole castle must belong to us!
And most importantly - we'll drive out the flying mice - those miserable traitors
who have the nerve to call themselves mice! We...
[Flute plays]
Go after him!
Rip him to pieces!
[Flute plays]
Oh!
A few more days passed...
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...
eight, nine!
It started to rain. The flock had to spend the night on the roof of a city hall
- Martin, are you asleep? - I'm asleep. And you should go to sleep, too.
Don't sleep yet, Martin!
- Listen to what I'll tell you! - Well?
Why on earth would the gnome deceive me?
- What do you think? - You need to sleep in my opinion!
Wait, Martin! He said:
"When one stick with nine holes
defeats a whole army..."
And how many holes did I drill in the pipe? Well?
Exactly nine!
[Sound of water]
And why do you think
when a king uncovers his head, should I be unable to remain in a hat?
[Sound of water increases]
This is very easy!
Hey, you! Bronze scarecrow!
Instead of hanging around here pointlessly, you should take a walk!
To stretch your legs! Are you silent? Then keep shutting up.
Good luck!
Hey, Martin!
[Shouts into the pipe] Martin!
[Sound of steps]
Meow!
He's made of bronze! Yet he believes in omens!
Ah!
"The Wooden Boatswain" Tavern
[Squeak]
[Sound of steps]
Who are you?
[Coughs]
Rosenbom, Your Majesty!
A former senior boatswain in your Your Majesty's navy!
I died heroically in battle.
and was subsequently carved in wood
and put here for decoration.
You are a glorious soldier, Rosenbom!
Ready to serve the King!
So that's... a king!
And I called him a scarecrow!
Listen, Rosenbom, did a boy run by here,
small as a sparrow, and cheeky as a monkey?
That's right, Your Majesty, he ran by!
Will he really rat me out?
Then I'm lost!
Where is the boy?
I humbly report, He ran... uh...
to the old shipyard!
Will you help me find him, Rosenbom!
No time to lose!
At three o'clock I should be back on my pedestal.
Let's go!
I most humbly beg permission to [sigh]
remain at my place.
I am old and cannot bear much movement.
What nonsense!
Ha!
You're still a strong old man, Rosenbom!
Come!
[Music]
Rosenbom!
Do you recognize this ship?
Look!
Even now it is clear that this was the royal frigate.
And do you remember, Rosenbom, how majestically its cannons fired
when I set foot on its deck?
We should give our last respects the this witness of former glory!
Hooray!
Hurrah-ah!
Rosenbom, look, there he is!
Who?
The boy!
So what?
you can't do anything to me now,
because it is three minutes to three!
Hurry up!
And if black cat crosses your road again,
don't be afraid, Your Majesty!
[Chime]
Rosenbom! How about that!?
The king uncovered his head, but I remained in a hat!
And that's how it happened, Martin,
when the king uncovered his head, I remained in a hat.
Oh, why did the gnome not reveal the third condition?
Maybe my salvation is right under my nose, and I just need to do it -
and the sorcery will end then?
Stop your worrying, you!
Let's live and see.
The geese continued their flight without any more adventures. And in Lapland, too, nothing special happened.
With the first frost Akka Knebekayze led her flock back south.
[Joyful music]
Well, Nils, farewell!
How glad your parents will be!
No, madam Knebekayze, no, They will not be glad.
I will not return home like this.
I'll fly south with you!
That's right, Nils, stay here!
I will fly home to see what's up and I will tell you all.
Come back quickly!
Mr. Gnome!
Hello, Nils.
The time has come for you to know the third and last condition.
You'll be big again,
when at the dinner table with cabbage and apples
will be your closest friend.
No!
No, no, I do not want that!
[Cackling geese]
Martin is back!
Martin! Where were you?
In Lapland?
Lapland - that was something!
You should have seen how, together with Nils,
we sank a whole army of grey rats!
And got the better of a fox!
Got you, darling!
Now, you will not go anywhere!
Martin! Martin!
I am here.
I will release you now!
[Fast Music]
Martin, you are in danger! Fly away, fly away fast!
What have you done, Nils?
I set Martin free.
Didn't you understand what I told you?
Yes, I understood!
But it is better I stay little for the rest of my life...
You will not stay small, Nils!
You did the right thing by sacrificing yourself for the sake of a friend.
And, in return, I return you to your previous form!
Abes, fabes,
Kartoflabes!
See, even Martin came back
but Nils... [Crying]
No, Holger,
we will never see our boy again.
[Knocking]
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