Movie Type: Romantic Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Legends
Themes: Curses and Spells, Time Sleepers
Main Cast: Natalya Dudinskaya, Alla Sizova, Valeri Panov, Yuri Solovyov, Natalya Makarova, Irina Bazhenova
Release Year: 1964
Country: SU
Run Time: 90 minutes
Plot
The 1964 Russian version of Sleeping Beauty consists of a performance of the Tschiakovsky ballet of the same name. Ballerina Alla Sizova dances the principal role of Princess Aurora, while Yuri Soloziev is seen as the Prince, and Natalia Dudinskaya is seen as the Wicked Fairy. The story--Aurora's 100-year snooze, climaxed by a kiss--is as ever. The film utilizes the talents of two directors, both of whom are content to merely record the ballet, minus any fancy cinema pyrotechnics. The Russian title of this film was Spyashchaya Krasavitsa. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Karin Hardt - the Queen; Kirov Ballet; Olga Zabotkina - The Queen; Vsevolod Ukhov - The King
Credit
Vladimir Vasilyev - Art Director, V. Ulitko - Art Director, Konstantin Sergeyev - Choreography, Konstantin Sergeyev - Director, Apollinari Dudko - Director, B. Khaykin - Musical Direction/Supervision, V. Gamaliya - Musical Direction/Supervision, Anatoliy Nazartov - Cinematographer, Ye Yakuba - Set Designer, M. Krotkin - Special Effects, N. Pokoptsev - Special Effects, Konstantin Sergeyev - Screenwriter, Iosif Shapiro - Screenwriter, Pyotr Tchaikovsky - From Ballet by, Charles Perrault - Short Story Author
