Creative association " EKRAN " 1987
THE WHITE HERON after a fairy tale by N. Teleshova
Far to the north of the icy sea on a lonely island
lies a kingdom, unapproachable by ship most of the year,
in the cold twilight and fog.
The long winter has just begun,
but the castle already looks forward to spring.
due to the fact that princess Isolde
is betrothed to an alien prince.
And in the spring their wedding is to be held .
Isolde, my child, what are you thinking?
I... I'm worried about Prince Saghir.
Sailing in our seas is so dangerous!
Do not be afraid, my child.
In his country live intrepid explorers.
Tell me about his country, father.
Oh, it's a beautiful country.
All year round the sun is shining, flowers are blooming
and birds are singing.
There you will not have to sit in dark rooms and be bored.
This fabric is imported from China.
Ah! Look! Look how thin this silk is!
How it almost seems fluid!
No, no.
Or maybe this one from India?
Ah! This is even more beautiful.
No.
I want a wedding dress reminding me of my homeland.
And so I want a dress sewed as white as snow!
With a cloak, gray as our sea!
Now look!
See how beautiful those frosty patterns on the glass are?
I need a diadem made of the finest feathers!
But they should glitter and sparkle like this pattern.
I'll make you a white dress, like none other,
none, princess.
I'll make you a gray cloak, embroidered with pearls.
But I can not make such a diadem.
because nowhere in the world exists such material.
What a pity... What a pity that this is impossible.
Three days passed.
Who are you? Do not be afraid, do not be afraid.
I am a trader.
I heard you want a wedding crown
of the same beauty as frosty patterns.
Isn't that right?
So you can get one?
Listen, far to the south on the shores of a beautiful lake
live egrets*. * White herons
Every spring they grow a white tuft on their heads
of the finest feathers.
And if such a tuft is decorated with diamonds
you'll be so beautiful that the Prince will love you even more.
Get me such a tuft!
But.. For this you need to kill an egret.
Kill? No.
But there are so many of them!
I do not need this outfit!
We'd only need one!
No, no, no! Get out! Go, cruel man!
Think about it, princess!
We'd only need one!
The prince will love you even more...
The princess did not sleep all night.
In the morning, she called back the old man
and ordered him to go get one.
The long-awaited spring arrived.
In the palace, everything was ready for the wedding.
From day to day they awaited the arrival of the groom.
Father! Father!
Look! A sail!
Yes, my child.
It's the ship of the Prince.
Bring me the crown!
And give orders that in the harbor carpets will be spread out .
Long live the King!
Long live the Prince!
Long live Prince Saghir!
Long live the King!
I greet you, dear Prince Saghir.
Welcome to our kingdom.
I have brought you everything that my country is rich in.
Really...is it possible the old man deceived me?
The wedding is tomorrow!
Ah! Finally!
The white heron? Did you kill one?
Sst.. Just one.
I took the crest to a big city, to the best jeweler.
Look what he made for you!
Ah! This is what I dreamed of!
How can I thank you?
I already got what I wanted, princess.
Look! Look, dad!
What a fine piece the foreigner brought me!
I'm the happiest princess in the world!
How you resemble your mother...
Princess! Princess, this flower grew by the distant lake,
where the killed heron's blood was spilled.
I came here to take you with me
and show you what your whim has caused, Princess.
Take this flower, it has magical powers,
it will allow you to fly.
Don't be afraid!
Let's fly!
Merchandise! Buy this dagger!
A dagger of Damascus steel...
The finest in the world... Damascus steel...
Buy an Isolde outfit!
Look, but, that is my diadem!
And so many of them!
Buy an Isolde outfit!
This is the wedding diadem of the bride of Prince Saghir!
There is the old man!
He is a terrible person!
He has gotten fabulously rich by selling crests.
But where did he get so many crests?
I'll show you. Let's fly!
Look! This snow is not snow.
These are white heron feathers.
We lived freely and happily,
until you agreed to kill one of us.
Now our family is almost extinct.
If... If I could atone.
Save yourself!
A dream...
But... what a terrible dream!
What a nightmare...
the princess is not wearing her diadem...
Father, I wanted to talk to you.
Later, my daughter, later.
Now is not the time.
Glory to the King!
Glory to the princess!
And glory to you, Prince!
Take the hand of my daughter!
Wait, father.
Tell me, Prince! Is it true that in your country, all egrets have been killed?
Yes, I heard about it.
They are killed for their beautiful crests,
from which decorations are made.
How cruel
So the dream is true...
Prince Saghir, I can not be your wife!
But why?
Come to your senses, my child! Come to your senses!
I've decided, I'll become the queen of the egrets.
Goodbye!
- Look! Look! - She's turned into a bird!
Look! There she flies!
Where are you going?
No one saw the princess ever again.
Prince Saghir strictly forbade hunting egrets in the country from then on.
Several years passed and on the lake the white birds came back.
written by K. Sergiyenko directed by Maya Buzinova, Joseph Douksha art director Galina Beda
cameraman George Krinitsky music I. Yegikov sound Vitaly Azarovsky
animators Maya Buzinova, Alla Solovyova, Olga Anashkina
voice artists N. Romashenko, Yuriy Medvedev, Liya Ahedgakova, Albert Filozov, Valentin Gaft
puppets and decor Yelena Pokrovskaya, Nina Panteleyeva, Lyubov' Doronina, Victor Sletkov, A. Degtyarev, Valery Petrov, A. Mulyukina,
Margarita Bogatskaya, Gennady Bogachev, Anatoly Kuznetsov, Nadezhda Lyarskaya, Anatoly Gnedinsky, Boris Karavayev
Art Assistant A Lyarsky, montage S. Simuhin script editor Alice Feodoridi production director Ye. Bobrovskaya
The End Subs by Aleksandr & Eus (ed. Niffiwan), 13-01-2021
Creative association Ekran for USSR TV 1987