Soyuzmultfilm, 1946
A Calm Forest Meadow
screenwriter Aleksey Sazonov
directors Boris Dyozhkin, Gennadiy Filippov
art director Anatoliy Sazonov
composer Aleksey Sokolov-Kamin
radio commentator Vadim Sinyavskiy
animators Boris Dyozhkin, Faina Yepofanova, Gennadiy Filippov,
B. Petin, Grigoriy Kozlov, Nikolay Fyodorov, Dmitriy Belov, Boris Titov
background artists Georgiy Pozin, Vera Valerianova
camera Yelena Petrova sound S. Renskiy
tech. assist. N. Orlova production director N. Tsofnas
CIRCUS
CONCERT
[ Films: "Song of Joy" ] [ "House No. 13" ]
Sokolov-Kamin, "Waltz"
[ Football Stadium ]
[ Concert ]
[ Shooting Range ]
I seem to be a little late.
But I simply had no idea that there was a football match happening here.
Sooo... what's the score?
3:1?
Ah, 3:1. In favour of the hares?
Well, that's a famous team,
but the bears are playing for the first time.
It is a young team.
So, how did this happen?
Our dear bears were looking for a quiet rest.
This meadow attracted their attention.
But an errant ball hit them
and forced their unwitting participation in a game.
And I...
I made it just in time for the second half.
And so, the game score is 3:1 in favour of the hares.
And here comes the mole.
He's taken on the duty of refereeing the match.
Oh, now the bears have come out in sports clothes.
Gone are the jackets, the ties...
They look to be in good shape.
And these ones are coming out like real footballers.
Experienced players.
And so,
the game score is 3:1 in favour of the hares.
Everything is ready for the match to begin.
The bears get the kickoff.
The whistle sounds.
Teddy gets the first kick on the ball,
but I can't make heads or tails of this...
Now the hares have seized the initiative,
they approach the opponent's net.
He shoots...
Goalkeeper Clumsypaw is forced to enter the game.
Not bad for a start!
He reminds me of one of our famous goalkeepers.
Before kicking the ball,
he always spits on his hands.
That is, sorry, I meant to say "on his front paws".
Now the hares have the ball again.
Some kind of rare technique.
The ball's gone out of bounds.
The sounds of the ball seem to have attracted almost all the park's vacationers.
The orchestra on the stage has fallen silent.
I think I see the conductor, Mr. Fox, among the spectators.
He has his sheet music and conductor's baton. But...
But the game goes on with the same passion as before.
The hares advance! They're getting very close...
Shot on goal!
...and goalkeeper Clumsypaw just manages to parry the ball for a corner.
Haresson makes a good delivery...
Corner. But Stomper, taking advantage of his great height,
makes a pretty good save!
He passes the ball forward.
Bearkin and Stomper advance.
Now they're approaching the penalty area...
They're almost at the goal...
The hares go on the defense!
But what can they do about Bearkin?
He's out of their reach.
My bear, you have to kick! Strike!
Goal!
Goal.
The score is now 3:2 in favour of the hares.
The bears are starting a comeback.
The hares begin from the center of the field.
Wimpy seems a little put off.
The hares go on the offense!
Now they're approaching the goal...
No. Offside!
The bears get a free kick.
But a hare quickly intercepts the ball.
Now he's dribbling past Stompy...
Now he is by the goal, he shoots!
But Clumsypaw quickly passes the ball to Bearkin.
He's down. No, he's up! He's dribbling the ball!...
He's one-on-one with the goalkeeper.
Oh, hey now! You can't play that way!
Now they get a free kick.
Quite understandably, the spectators are upset.
But Mole is a fairly well-known referee in these woods.
Such "liberties", so to speak,
will not be allowed by him on the forest field.
Hey... hey, now... Why are you moving the ball?
That's not very sporting.
Silence. The whistle blows!
Bearkin cleverly passes the ball to Stomper!
And... hey, you have to kick! You have to kick!
He shoots!
Wimpy's speed blocks the goal.
The game immediately shifts to the left half of the field!
The hares run like the wind toward the opposing goal!
Oh, someone's down.
Never mind, it happens -
he'll come back to life any minute. So who is it?
It's Brownhare.
There, you see?
He's back up!
And look, the ball's right next to him.
The pain's forgotten.
The fall gives him a sporting rage!
And, like lightning, he slices through through the bears' defence!
He's at the goal, he has to shoot!
But now there's nothing left to do
but clutch his bruised leg.
It happens.
There's a difficult situation by the hares' net.
Who's shooting where?
Who has the ball?
Can't make out anything! It's a mess!
But what's this?
Someone's grabbed the ball with their hands, that is, with their front paws.
That won't do!
That's against the rules.
This means an 11-metre penalty kick.
And that is almost a certain goal.
Will little Wimpy really be able to withstand a shot
from such a big Stomper?
The ball is placed on the 11-metre penalty spot.
Silence.
The whistle blows! He shoots!
Goal!
Goal, goal, goal.
And now the referee's whistle
signals the end of the match.
So, it's a draw! 3:3.
It seems the bears, who sought respite in this woodland glade,
have found it.
Found it in this marvelous game.
A game that gives strength and leisure.
Until the next match, friends!
The End
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