studio "Soyuzmultfilm" Association for puppet films 1975
A New Year*'s Wind *(The Russian Christmas time)
Written by L.Vasilyeva-Gangnus
Directed by M. Kamenetskiy & V. Shilobreyev
Art-direction I. Klimenko
Camera Ya. Topper, M. Kamenetskiy
Animators N. Dabizha, L. Mayatnikova, V. Shevchenko, V. Shilobreiev
Composer A. Dvoskin Sound B. Filchikov
Script editor N. Abramova Montage G. Filatova
Voice actors: A. Vlasova, G. Kordub, Garri Bardin
Puppets & decor: P.Gusev, O.Masainov, G. Filipova, V. Alisov, N. Korneva, N. Timofeyeva, S. Znamenskaya, S. Etlis, G. Studenikina
Production director L. Varentsova
"The Castle of the Frost Brothers"
Oh, what is this?
Sleep, brother.
What was it?
It was so, so bright.
It was so, so warm.
Just sleep, sleep!
Winter <=// Summer
Finally it is here, the polar night.
Our time has come.
Look!
Let him sleep while he's still young.
But for us, it's time to start work.
Frying pans of ice,
Not pancakes do you bake,
but snowflakes of lace
of the most snowy whiteness.
Let the snowflake-laden clouds
drop onto each yard and house
flocks of flying little stars
To make winter arrive faster.
To make winter arrive faster!
Well, that's half the job done.
But the most important task lies ahead:
They howl - they howl, these winds.
They ask for their freedom.
Let's hurry and set them free.
Glorious winds,
Violent winds,
Fly across the whole wide world,
Carry fog and slush,
Carry frost and coldness,
Cover the earth with snow.
Hey, speedy steeds!
White-maned steeds!
Plenty for us yet to do in the world.
Carry us over the blue sea, through the clear sky.
Fly!
- Am I dreaming you? - Nope.
- Who are you? - I'm a...
I'm this, you know...
Really, really big...
Really, really strong...
Well, have you guessed who I am?
- You're an elephant! - Not at all.
If I were an elephant, I would immediately have said: "I'm an elephant."
- Then what are you? - Well, I've got...
...these big, big teeth!
...this short, short temper!
And I also know how to roar.
Oh, you're a tiger!
- Absolutely not! - So what are you?
I'm a bear! There.
That's great!
Come on, bear, let's play a little bit.
Let's run around!
If these are pans, then we can bake with them!
Right.
- What now? - We need to sing the magic song.
My brothers, the frosts, were singing something like...
Frying pans of ice,
You can bake... - You can bake...
Everything!
- Juicy oranges of gold - Candy and fine chocolate
Let them sprinkle from the clouds onto the field and onto the yards
Flocks... of flying gingerbreads,
Flocks... of flying bagels,
Flocks of flying bunnies, bears, beads and balls!
- Look at that! - It's working!
- It's baking! - It's coming out!
- It's definitely coming out. - Hurrah!
Goodness, there are so many...
It would be nice to give them as gifts to people.
Maybe if there was some kind of festival,
We could then give all the toys as presents to everyone.
To everyone! - To everyone!
What's this here?
What have you got here?
Crystal caskets.
Only my brothers, the frosts, won't let me touch them.
- Why won't they let you? - I don't know.
Well, they're ordinary caskets.
Empty.
But that one's locked.
And why?
Why is it locked up, huh?
Let's open it.
- Oh, where's the key? - I don't know.
Okay.
We'll find it now. Sniff as I do.
Like this.
Well?
I can't smell anything.
Try again.
I'm not getting anything. Try it yourself.
Okay.
Wait.
Found it!
Oh, can I taste it?
Go on.
Oh, I found it.
Can I?
- What about the key? - We'll find it.
Sweet stuff, you know, sharpens one's sense of smell!
Maybe you've over-sharpened your sense of smell?
It's fine.
Ah!
Music!
- Did you hear that? - I heard it.
So the holiday started after all
and everybody received their gifts.
And they were delivered by our wind.
So, it was a New Year's wind.
The most merry, most mischievous...
and kindest wind in the world.
This, it seems, is how the New Year comes to pass.
The End Subs by Lemicnor, Eus & Niffiwan December 2021