King Stag

King Stag
King Stag
Directed by	Pavel Arsenov
Written by	Vadim Korostylyov
Starring	Yury Yakovlev; Valentina Malyavina; Sergey Yursky
Cinematography	Inna Zarafyan
Edited by	Olga Katusheva
Music by	Mikael Tariverdiev
Production; company	Gorky Film Studio
Release date	1969
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

King Stag (Russian: Король-олень, romanized: Korol-olen) is a feature film directed by Pavel Arsenov^[1] based on the musical play of the same name by Carlo Gozzi, and shot at the Gorky Film Studio in 1969.^[2] In the film, songs are played to the music of Mikael Tariverdiev performed by Alla Pugacheva, Yury Yakovlev, Sergei Yursky, Oleg Yefremov, Oleg Tabakov.^[3] It was a classic of children's cinema in the Soviet Union.^[4]^[5]

Plot[]

Deramo, kind but simple-hearted king of Serendippe, wishes to marry. There is a problem: how to find out which of the contenders for his loves is genuine and which is simply eyeing the royal throne. The wizard Durandarte gives the king a figure of a clown who laughs if someone utters an untruth. The clown appears similar to the favorite of the king, the crafty and mean first minister Tartaglia, who for a long time and unrequitedly was in love with Angela, the daughter of the second minister, Pantalone, a timid bureaucrat. But Angela loves Deramo, though she will not be his bride, considering marriage unnecessary and humiliating. Tartaglia hatches intrigues and in every possible way interferes with his daughter Clarice marrying young, handsome chamberlain Leandra, Angela's brother, expecting to give the hand of his daughter to the king. Despite all the tricks of the first minister, the king, by the audacity and sharpness of Angela, manages to discern her true love for him, falls in love with her and declares her his wife. Tartaglia is, however, unrelenting: while hunting, he learns from a friend the spell of Durandarte and swaps bodies with him.

Cast[]

Yury Yakovlev as Deramo
Valentina Malyavina as Angela (vocals Alla Pugacheva)^[6]
Sergey Yursky as Tartaglia
as Pantalone
Oleg Tabakov as Chigolotti^[6]
Oleg Yefremov as Durandarte^[6]^[7]
Elena Solovey as Clarice
as Leander
Vladimir Grammatikov as Zanni
Alla Budnitskaya as Serendipist girl

Songs[]

Cavatina Durandarte
Cavatina Angela
Duet of Angela and Pantalone
Song of the Serendipist girls
Duet of Deramo and Angela
Tartaglia Aria
Reply from Durandarte
Ballad of Angela
The duo Clarice and Leander
A Song About Evil and Good Wizards
Cavatina Chigolotti
Song of the Guards

References[]

^ Union of Workers of Cinematography of the USSR; Confederation of Unions of Cinematographers; Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation (2007). Iskusstvo Kino (in Russian). Publishing House of the Union of Workers of Cinematography of the USSR. p. 84. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ Король-олень. Информация о фильме
^ Король-олень. Х/ф, Russia-K
^ Энциклопедия кино
^ Сказочная киноопера "Король-олень": Включи настроение
^ ^a ^b ^c О фильме "Король-олень"
^ Fyodor Razzakov. Олег Кинематограф – от Айболита до Короля-оленя

External links[]

[Союз_работников_кинематографии_СССР_Конфедерация_союзов_кинематографистов_Союз_кинематографистов_России_2007_p._84-1] Union of Workers of Cinematography of the USSR; Confederation of Unions of Cinematographers; Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation (2007). Iskusstvo Kino (in Russian). Publishing House of the Union of Workers of Cinematography of the USSR. p. 84. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[2] Король-олень. Информация о фильме

[3] Король-олень. Х/ф, Russia-K

[4] Энциклопедия кино

[5] Сказочная киноопера "Король-олень": Включи настроение

[film.ru-6] О фильме "Король-олень"

[7] Fyodor Razzakov. Олег Кинематограф – от Айболита до Короля-оленя

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