Straw Lark

Overview

Based on Russian folk tales about the adventures of a boy who rescued Vesna-Krasna from captivity. About seeing off the Russian winter - Maslenitsa, an ancient Slavic holiday that has survived to this day since the times of pagan culture. This is a fun holiday with games, songs, round dances and plentiful treats, and pancakes - a symbol of the sun - are one of the main attributes of Maslenitsa.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 11, 1980

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Ekran

Director

Yuriy Trofimov

Writer

Yuriy Fridman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt6485730