Rusalochka

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"Rusalochka" (Русалочка) ("The Mermaid") is a 1968 U.S.S.R. animated short adapting Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid".

[edit] Production

A 29-minute production of Soyuzmultfilm, with a screenplay by Alexander Galich and directed by Ivan Aksenchuk, the short film is voiced by Roza Makagonova, Anatoly Papanov, Vladimir Troshin, Lidia Koroleva, Nina Guliaeva, and Julia Youlskaya. The music is Alexander Lokshin. The executive producer is Fedor Ivanov.

[edit] Synopsis

In this version, the mermaid does not have to give up her voice to the sea witch, but instead exchange her beautiful long hair for a pair of human legs. In order to return home to her family under the sea, she must kill the prince and let his blood fall on her feet. As in the original story, the mermaid, here named Marina, dies rather than kill her beloved prince, jumping into the sea and turning into sea foam.