Dobrynya Nikitich and Zmey Gorynych
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Dobrynya Nikitich and Zmey Gorynych is a Russia
n traditionally-animated
feature film
directed by Ilya Maksimov
, made by Melnitsa Animation Studio
. It opened in Russia on March 15, 2006. It is the second film in Melnitsa's "3 bogatyr
s" trilogy (the first was Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmey).
The film opened at #2 in the box office in Russia and the CIS
, and grossed around $3,500,000.http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/cis/?yr=2006&wk=11&p=.htm
The plot is based on the mythology
surrounding the title characters: Dobrynya Nikitich
and Zmey Gorynych. The film contains many elements of parody and jokes about The Matrix
, Star Wars
, The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
, Morozko
, The Flying Ship and other famous movies.
Prince Vladimir's niece, Zabava, is kidnapped. Dobrynya Nikitich and his young apprentice, Yelisey, go to find her, discovering betrayal and treachery where least expected.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n traditionally-animated
Traditional animation
Traditional animation, is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand...
feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
directed by Ilya Maksimov
Ilya Maksimov
Ilya Vladimirovich Maksimov is a Russian football midfielder. Currently, he plays for Russian side FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.-External links:*...
, made by Melnitsa Animation Studio
Melnitsa Animation Studio
Melnitsa Animation Studio is a Saint Petersburg-based Russian studio which produces animated films. There is also a section of the studio devoted to digital special effects for the use of its own projects as well as for live-action films....
. It opened in Russia on March 15, 2006. It is the second film in Melnitsa's "3 bogatyr
Bogatyr
The bogatyr was a medieval heroic warrior of Kievan Rus' and the Novgorodian Republic, akin to a Western European knight errant.- Kievan Rus' :...
s" trilogy (the first was Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmey).
The film opened at #2 in the box office in Russia and the CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
, and grossed around $3,500,000.http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/cis/?yr=2006&wk=11&p=.htm
Plot
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
surrounding the title characters: Dobrynya Nikitich
Dobrynya Nikitich
Dobrynya Nikitich is one of the most popular bogatyrs after Ilya Murometz from the Kievan Rus era. Many byliny center on Dobrynya completing tasks set him by the prince. Dobrynya is often portrayed as being close to the royal family, undertaking sensitive and diplomatic missions.As a courtier,...
and Zmey Gorynych. The film contains many elements of parody and jokes about The Matrix
The Matrix
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
, Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
, The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed is a 1979 Soviet 5-part television miniseries directed by Stanislav Govorukhin. It achieved the status of a cult film in the USSR, and along with Seventeen Moments of Spring it became a part of popular culture with several generations of russophone TV viewers...
, Morozko
Jack Frost (1964 film)
Jack Frost is a traditional Russian Fairy tale which served as the basis for a Soviet production that was originally released in 1964. A version with a new soundtrack was released in 1966 in the U.S. It was directed by Aleksandr Rou, and starred Eduard Izotov as Ivan, Natalya Sedykh as Nastenka,...
, The Flying Ship and other famous movies.
Prince Vladimir's niece, Zabava, is kidnapped. Dobrynya Nikitich and his young apprentice, Yelisey, go to find her, discovering betrayal and treachery where least expected.
See also
- History of Russian animationHistory of Russian animationThe History of Russian animation is very rich, but is so far a nearly unexplored field for Western film theory and history. As most of Russia's production of animation for film|cinema and television was created during Soviet times, it may also be referred to as the History of Soviet...
- List of animated feature films
- Prince Vladimir (film)Prince Vladimir (film)Prince Vladimir is a 2006 Russian traditionally-animated feature film loosely based on the story of Prince Vladimir, a historically important figure who converted Kievan Rus' to Christianity a thousand years ago...
External links
- Dobrynya Nikitich and Zmey Gorynych at the Animator.ruAnimator.ruAnimator.ru is a Russian website chronicling the films, people and studios of the animation industry in Russia, the former Soviet Union and the CIS. It also includes a forum, a news block, a photo-gallery and an animators labour exchange...