“Once Upon a Time” was a feature film directed by Victor Eisymont about the life of besieged Leningrad . The film premiered on December 18, 1944. Partially, the film was shot in still besieged Leningrad. The first film work of the famous actress of children's films of the second half of the 40s, Natalya Zashipina (5 years old) and Nina Ivanova (10 years old), which became famous after the release of the film " Spring on Zarechnaya Street " .
| Once upon a time there was a girl | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Victor Eisymont |
| In the main cast | Nina Ivanova Natalya Zashipina |
| Film company | Soyuzdetfilm |
| Duration | 72 min |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Language | |
| Year | 1944 |
| IMDb | ID 0037479 |
The film premiered on December 18, 1944, a year after Leningrad was finally freed from the blockade.
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Camera crew
- 4 History of creation
- 5 Recognition
- 6 See also
- 7 References
Story
The story of two small blockades in besieged Leningrad - 7-year-old Nastya and 5-year-old Katya, Leningrad children, who, along with adults, suffered all the hardships of the war. The film constantly mixes scenes of children's games and harsh reality - a feature of children's perception is very accurately conveyed: despite the war and blockade, Nastya and Katya are constantly returning to the children's world with his interests, dolls, and children's songs.
Cast
- Nina Ivanova - Nastya
- Natalya Zashipina - Katya
- Ada Vojcik - mother of Nastenka
- Alexander Larikov - Makar Ivanovich, manager
- Vera Altai - Katya's mother
- Lydia Shtykan - Vatrushkina
- Nikolay Korn - Nastya ’s father
- Elena Kirillova - Stepanida
Camera crew
- Script writer: Vladimir Nedobrovo
- Director of the picture: Solovey, Peter Alekseevich
- Director: Victor Eisymont
- Operator: Hrayr (Georgy) Garibyan
- Artist: Igor Bakhmetyev
- Composer: Venedikt Pushkov
Creation History
Preparation for the filming began in January 1944 - immediately after the blockade ring was broken. Victor Eisymont, with great risk to his life, decided to shoot at least part of the scenes in real Leningrad in order to show a more reliable setting. The shooting took place exclusively in the historical center in those periods when there were no air strikes.
Recognition
The film "Once Upon a Time" was a great success in many countries of the world. At the seventh Venice Film Festival, the picture received a prize.
See also
- Savicheva, Tatyana Nikolaevna
Links
- “Once upon a time there was a girl” on the site “Encyclopedia of Russian Cinema”
- "Once upon a time there was a girl" on the site RUSKINO.RU
- Evgeny Khaknazarov . Four important films about the Blockade , fontanka.ru (January 27, 2014). Date of appeal October 11, 2018.