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

Fairy tales... fairy tales... fairy tales of the old Arbat
Director:	Savva Kulish
Producer:	Boris Gostynsky
Starring:	Igor Vladimirov Zinovy Gerdt
Cinematography:	Vladimir Klimov
Music:	Alexey Rybnikov
Country:	USSR
Language:	Russian
Runtime:	101 minutes
Studio:	Mosfilm

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]

Notes and References

1. http://tvkultura.ru/brand/show/brand_id/26561 Художественный фильм «Сказки… сказки… сказки старого Арбата» (СССР, 1982 год). О проекте.
2. http://www.mosfilm.ru/fans/film_catalog/film.php?ID=8574&sphrase_id=133870 Художественный фильм «Сказки… сказки… сказки старого Арбата» (СССР, 1982 год). Информация о фильме.