Mary Poppins, Goodbye
| Mary Poppins, Goodbye (Мэри Поппинс, до свидания!) | |
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| Directed by | Leonid Kvinikhidze |
| Written by | Vladimir Valutsky |
| Music by | Maksim Dunayevsky |
| Cinematography |
Valentin Piganov, Eduard Kerch |
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Release dates | 1983 |
Running time | 141 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Mary Poppins, Goodbye (Russian: Мэри Поппинс, до свидания!; translit. Meri Poppins, do svidaniya) is a Soviet 1983 two-part musical miniseries (part 1 "Lady Perfection", part 2 "Week ends on Wednesday"), directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze. It is loosely based on Mary Poppins stories by P. L. Travers. The TV series were ordered by the Gosteleradio of USSR and produced by Mosfilm. The official television premiere was on January 8, 1984.
Cast
- Natalya Andrejchenko as Mary Poppins, the main protagonist (vocals by Tatyana Voronina)
- Albert Filozov as Mr. Banks
- Lembit Ulfsak as Mr. Ay (Robert Robertson), the poet and composer (vocals by Pavel Smeyan)
- Oleg Tabakov as Miss Andrew, the main antagonist
- Larisa Udovichenko as Mrs. Banks
- Filipp Rukavishnikov as Michael Banks
- Anna Plisetskaya as Jane Banks
- Irina Skobtseva as Miss Lark, the dog owner
- Zinovi Gerdt as Admiral Boom
- Marina Nudga as Madame Corry
- Gali Abajdulov as Sire Louis
- Semyon Sokolovsky as Sir Wilkins the Elderly Gentleman
- Igor Yasulovich as Smith the Park Keeper
- Pavel Babakov as Butcher
- Leonid Kanevsky as Bob Goodetty
- Yuri Moroz as Postman
- Ilya Rutberg as Official
- Eduard Levin as Policeman
- Viktor Kārkliņš as Neleus the Marble Boy
- Anatoli Gorokhov (voice only)
Production
- Screenplay by Vladimir Valutsky
- Original music score by Maksim Dunayevsky, lyrics by Naum Olev
- Score by State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography, conducted by Sergei Skripka
- Director of cinematography Valentin Piganov
- Set decorator Viktor Petrov
Leonid Kvinikhidze reported in an interview later that his intention was not a film for kids, but for adults. The fact that it was very well received by children was unexpected for him.
Pop-music material was recorded by Voskreseniye with a setup consisting of Vadim Golutvin (guitar), Petr Podgorodetskiy (keyboard), and Vladimir Voronin (drums).
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