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The Fire-Fairy

1979 · 10 min

A gentle, folkloric animated short that unfolds like a grandfather's fireside tale, with a mischievous magical sprite and a humble winter struggle.

Genres
Animation, Family, Mystery
Overview
In the forest two gold digger saw a fire nymph, foreshadowing is rich in gold deposits, and had a fight. This greatly angered the nymph. This story told grandfather to his grandson. Suddenly the very same girl appeared in front of them from the flames of the candles, and tease the boy ran out of the hut. After a while the boy again met with Ognevushka, and she invited him to her house. In winter, the old man found out that they had in the house over the potatoes. Trying to earn a livelihood, changing home-made wooden spoons on potatoes, he fails. Then Fedya went to the forest to visit Ognevushka, hoping to take the potatoes. In response to the request Ognevushka lent the boy magic shovel. Which in the same year Fedya with his grandfather comfortably survived until the summer.
How it feels
Measured and easy to follow.
About
Greed, family, survival
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, family, mystery, fantasy
    Directed by
    Nataliya Golovanova
    Written by
    Nataliya Golovanova
    Starring
    Viktoriya Lepko, Galina Ivanova, Lev Durov
    Cinematography
    Boris Kotov
    Runtime
    10 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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