Creative Association "Ekran"
Moomintroll and the Others
Based on Tove Jansson's story "Comet In Moominland"
Film 1
Far away in the north,
in a blue valley,
lived a family of Moomintrolls...
I, Moomintroll Senior,
am beginning to write my memoirs
concerning how me and my family...
Ah-h-h...
Moomintroll.
Yes, papa.
Tell me, what are "memoirs"?
That's when a cat is meowing.
Meow-mrrs.
And what do you think, Sniff?
That's when a cow's mooing.
Moo-moo-oiris.
He-he, no-o...
Memoirs are reminiscences.
I am beginning to write my reminiscences.
So, I'm reminiscing about how I sat down
to write my memoirs.
My wife, Moominmamma,
as I now remember,
was cooking dinner.
Eh-eh, and what will we have for dinner?
There'll be pasties with apples.
Aha, we'll have pies with apples for dinner,
so I remember.
What good meow-mrrs.
What delicious moo-moo-oiris.
Now write the reminiscences of what will be for supper.
Whoever is fooling around will be taken by the Groke,
who is dreadful and terrible.
What is this?
Agh-r-r! Who's there?
This is the Hobgoblin.
A relative of ours.
Howdy!
How do you do.
Grandpapa, any tea or coffee for you?
One plate of tea, one plate of coffee,
and not a single drop more, I am in a hurry.
What happened?
A fire?
A world catastrophe?
On the contrary.
This evening, wouldn't you know it, there's a celebration.
For everybody.
Eh-h, where?
Wherever the most fun is, that's where it'll be.
That's all. Ciao cacao!
Let's go and choose the most fun place.
I know a certain road... that is... a mysterious path!
It leads to the unknown.
I enjoy taking a stroll,
That is when I wag my tail,
That is when, That is when
I am never, ever bored.
Moomin, look!
There is it, the mysterious path!
Are they ghosts, or something?
It seems to me... that this is... the Groke,
who is dreadful and terrible!
Ah, that's nonsense.
Water.
The sea!
And what is this?
A lighthouse, probably.
Let's go swim.
I will not! If you want to dive, do it at your own risk!
Ah, that's nonsense.
He-e-elp!
Save him! Save him!
Save him! Help! Help! Help!
Why are you screaming?
Sa-ve... him.
He's dro-w-ned.
Who?
Moomin-troll.
My brother.
I know your brother.
He is over there.
Hey, Sniff, look what I've found!
What's the matter with you?
So, what have you found there?
Here! Is it yours?
No, it isn't mine.
This is the golden bangle of a certain girl, whose name is Snork.
Hm-m-m... She closely resembles you, hm...
She's probably lost it, that Snork of yours.
A bungler! A bungler-Snork!
And what's your name?
I am Snufkin.
Snuf-who?
Snuf-kin
Sniff and Moomin tin-tin-tin, And tail-less Snufkin...
Oh, you're not offended, are you?
What a lot of things!
What are they for?
They serve as disguise.
Why, are you hiding?
Whom from?
It doesn't matter.
Do you have anything else?
I do.
I have everything I see,
everything I think about.
The whole world!
May I take some of it?
Take as much as you want.
He-e-e-elp!
Hush.
It seems to me...
I won't be long. Await me here.
Oh, you nasty bush!
Take that!
Oh, how courageous you are!
Oh, it's nothing.
It is beautiful here.
I wanted something... Oh, what did I want?... I forgot.
Oh, yes... You... Are you the one who lost this bangle?
Ah! How kind of you! Thank you!
Then I know what your name is!
Your name is... Bungler... Oh! Bungler-... Oh!
I forgot the rest...
Just call me... Snork!
Well... this is Snork.
Moomin is a real hero!
He saved me from a terrible bush!
In that cave over there.
So why did you go into the cave?
Fool!
The sparks are the little spirits of the fire.
I quarreled recently with the Groke over them.
With the Groke! Ah-h-h-h!!!
That's right, with the Groke.
She held them prison in a volcano,
but I freed them!
Since then the Groke has been looking for me everywhere.
Oh, by the way, we're having a celebration today!
I'm inviting you, with your permission.
There will be no celebration! We haven't found a venue!
But I found one.
That cave. It is very beautiful there.
Well, it's time for me to go...
What, are you leaving?
Yes.
I've gotten used to being alone.
It makes it easier to think.
So clever, yet so lonesome...
Goodbye!
But your things! You've forgotten your things!
Sniff, go invite the guests.
Meanwhile, Moomin and I will tidy up our cave.
You know, Snork, perhaps for this celebration,
I will change into Snufkin's clothes. Then it'll be a masked ball.
Wait for me. I will be back soon.
Guests! Guests!
Please make your acquaintances.
This is Thingumy and Bob.
Either they are foreigners
or they attend a nursery school.
Well, little ones?
Say something!
Howdsly!
Howdy! Do you happen to have a pan of kissel about you?
Happy celebratin', young ladies!
Where's the celebration?
Here's the celebration. And here are pasties with apples.
Here, Moomintroll asked to pass on these flowers to a certain girl.
The Groke!
Zthe Dreadfsul!
And terriblsel one!
We meet at last, Snufkin!
Hey, let Moomintroll go, you hag!
Phooey! I caught the wrong one!
- Well? - How are you?
- How are you feeling? - Poor Moomin!
Not bad. Only it seems to me that it's a little cold here.
Hey, creatures, chew the buns!
- It'sla allsla! - Allsla!
Snork, you're such a treasure!
Oh! There! There! It's! All white!
When winter begins, all inhabitants of the blue valley
settle down to hibernate.
They will be sleeping until spring!
And they will dream so many marvelous dreams,
that if one were to tell them in succession,
a whole year would not suffice.
screenwriter: A. Altayev director: A. Zyablikova
art director: I. Vorobyova camera: L. Kolvinkovskiy
lyrics: L. Petrusheskaya composer: A. Rybnikov
sound: V. Azarovskiy Animators: A. Grishko, V. Kaduhin, O. Degtyaryova
voice actors: Z. Gerdt, O. Gobzeva,
Z. Naryshkina, Yu. Yakovlev
montage: L. Ruban script editor: V. Konovalova
The End Original subs by jkhelgi, ed. Eus Revised by Niffiwan (2023)