Fairy tales... fairy tales... fairy tales of the old Arbat

Fairy tales... fairy tales... fairy tales of the old Arbat
Directed by	Savva Kulish
Written by	Aleksei Arbuzov (play) Savva Kulish
Produced by	Boris Gostynsky
Starring	Igor Vladimirov Zinovy Gerdt
Cinematography	Vladimir Klimov
Music by	Alexey Rybnikov
Production company	Mosfilm
Release date	1982 (1982)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	USSR
Language	Russian

Fairy tales... fairy tales... fairy tales of the old Arbat (Russian: Сказки… сказки… сказки старого Арбата, translit. Skazki... skazki... skazki starogo Arbata) is a Soviet feature film directed by Savva Kulish, filmed in 1982 on the basis of Aleksei Arbuzov's play Fairy Tales of the Old Arbat.[1]

Plot

In one of the quiet cozy alleyways of old Moscow, lives a talented puppet master. He has a faithful friend Christopher, son Kuzya and many dolls. Suddenly, a sweet and tender girl, Viktosha, appears in the house, which was loved by her father, son, and even dolls.

Cast

• Igor Vladimirov as Fyodor Kuzmich Balyasnikov, puppeteer
• Zinovy Gerdt as Christopher
• Larisa Suchkova as Viktosha (voiced by Olga Gobzeva)
• Kirill Arbuzov as Kuzma Balyasnikov
• Valery Storozhik as Lev Aleksandrovich Gartvig
• Olga Barnet (episode)
• Natalya Khorokhorina (episode)

Filming

The film was shot at Bolshoy Gnezdnikovsky Lane in Moscow.[2]

References

1. Художественный фильм «Сказки… сказки… сказки старого Арбата» (СССР, 1982 год). О проекте.
2. Художественный фильм «Сказки… сказки… сказки старого Арбата» (СССР, 1982 год). Информация о фильме.

External links

• Fairy tales... fairy tales... fairy tales of the old Arbat at IMDb