Both stories were animated by toei in the mid 1970s, the little mermaid in 1975 and the wild swans in 1977, and share the basic style and form of the era. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. The film is known in japanese as sekai meisaku dowa. Much more action and the characters are more complex and well developed. The wild swans dikie lebedi is a 1962 soviet animated film adapted from the fairy tale by hans christian andersen, directed by mikhail and vera tsekhanovsky. Turner program services rcacolumbia pictures home video firm. The wild swans hakucho no oji the wild swans, swan princes 1977 feature length theatrical animated film bcdb rating. I loved this story during my childhood and still do.
This list is for retellings of the wild swans, the six swans, and the twelve brothers, as well as various similar fairy tales. Unusual for soviet films of this period, and especially for animated films, it was filmed in widescreen. China and its civilization is one the oldest in the world. Her familys happiness is destroyed one day when her father becomes l. The film is put on the motives of one of popular fairy tales of danish writer g. Both stories deal with prolonged sacrifice and hardship in the form of being away from loved ones and not being able to communicate vocally. See more ideas about animation film, disney pixar and animation. Walt disneys the wild swans 2004 by hillygon on deviantart. Far away in the land to which the swallows fly when it is winter, dwelt a king who had eleven sons, and one daughter, named eliza.
For the disney channel, two halfhour animated tales by hans christian andersen featuring narration by sigourney weaver, animated in moscow. The heroine of the film eliza overcomes a lot of difficulties in the sake of her brothers who were enchanted into the cob swans. Animation by michael tsekhanovsky, one of the finest he ever made. Looking for information on the anime sekai meisaku douwa. The wild swans, an animated short film narrated by sigourney. Elisas six handsome brothers are transformed into swans by their wicked stepmother. Hakucho no oji the wild swans, swan princes 1977 feature. The eleven brothers were princes, and each went to school with a star on his breast, and a sword by his side. Elisa, seeing everything from the secret house, is not discovered by the queen fortunately. The queen designed a whole series of decoupages as well as a number of costumes for the film of. With kiefer sutherland, jim belushi, eddie izzard, janeane garofalo. All three of the women at the center of wild swans display great courage, often to a stunning extent speaking out in times of enforced unanimity, facing firing squads, risking their lives for the sake of others. Princess elisa and the three dwarfs look for the six swans in the forest, and finally find the place where a flock of swans come together in the evening. And other tales by michael cunningham, which retells the story from the point of view of the youngest brother who was left with the swan s wing.
The tale was first published on 2 october 1838 as the first installment in andersens fairy tales told for children by c. Peter bagrov, who singles this film out as the only animated soviet. Young princess elisa lives a happy life with her brothers in a secret house in the forest. The wild swans is a 1994 2d animated film from walt disney studios which is written and directed by kirk wise and ron clements.
Ostensibly it is about a princess who rescues her eleven brothers from a spell cast by an evil queen. It has been adapted to various media including ballet, television, and film. The kings evil new wife changes three of her stepsons into swans and banishes her stepdaughter to a faraway cottage. Her brothers take her to a distant land where they will all live.
Despite some uncomfortable implications the colorism and sexism one may expect from any old film, the wild swans directed by the husbandandwife team of mikhail tsekhanovsky and vera tsekhanovskaya is an astonishingly crafted, heartwarming rendition of andersens tale. The wild swans is a literary fairy tale by hans christian andersen about a princess who rescues her eleven brothers from a spell cast by an evil queen. The wild swans, a soviet traditionallyanimated feature film. The wild swans is a 1962 soviet animated film based on the 1838 hans christian andersen tale with the same name. The tale was first published on 2 october 1838 as the first installment in andersens fairy tales told for children. Looney tunes best of bugs bunny classic cartoon compilation wb kids duration. Wild swans, three daughters of china, is a beautifully written personal memoir with full of emotions. The film transforms hans christian andersens fairy tale into a spectacular universe and transports the viewer into an artistically dark and magic world populated by princes, princesses, evil. The wild swans is a short story by hans christian andersen, which was first published in 1838. Disney 2danimated take on the wild swans by hillygon on. Vincent millay and jung chang this study guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of wild swans. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Wild swans soviet cartoon animated film in 1962 on the fairy tale by hans christian andersen. The first english dub came in 1964, produced by a company called em films.
May 21, 2019 both stories were animated by toei in the mid 1970s, the little mermaid in 1975 and the wild swans in 1977, and share the basic style and form of the era. Feature films episode guides, cartoon characters and crew lists this story is about a king and a queen who have 6 sons and one daughther. Eliza must make shirts out of stinging nettles for each of her brothers without ever speaking, in order to free them from the wicked queens spell. Both stories deal with prolonged sacrifice and hardship in the form of being away from loved ones and. There are obvious themes of loyalty, trust, and hoping almost beyond hope. If disney ever did make a film of the wild swans in 2004 and if it was a super box office hit, i wonder if disney would be making more 2d animated films today. Wild swans are referred to both in the story the minister tells rose when he first engages her in conversation. For several years, queen margrethe has devoted herself to hans christian andersens literary works. Princess elise tries to break the spell of her sorceressstepmother who has turned elises brothers into wild swans.
Sep, 2019 animated films from other companies non disneypixar that i have watched and enjoyed and some i await to discover. In this day of angstridden animation focusing on subjects like beavis and butthead, ren and stimpy and rugrats, the wild swans brings back classic mysticism and good vs. Her familys happiness is destroyed one day when her father becomes lost in the woods and is convinced by an old witch to take her fairfaced daughter for his new bride. An evil stepmother turns eleven princes into swans, and their sister rushes to rescue her dear brothers in this film based on andersens fairy tale. The kings new wife turns his 11 sons into swans and his daughter eliza into a beggar girl, then erases his children from his memory. The wild is a 2006 americancanadian 3d computer animated comedy film directed by animator steve spaz williams, and written by ed decter, john j. Production information about hakucho no oji the wild swans, swan princes, produced by toei animation. In snow queen, a young girl must rescue her best friend, who has been captured by the snow queen. She has dramatized, animated and created illustrations to his fairy tales. The wild swans illustrated by blago kirof ebook lulu. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Russian animation in letters and figures films wild swans. Based on the original fairy tale by hans christian andersen. On seeing them, the wicked queen throws her magic gown at them.
The film is based on the story of the same name by hans christian andersen. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back. Peter bagrov has pointed out that the wild swans is notable for its use of parallel editing, a technique rarely employed in soviet animation. Hans christian andersens fairy tale the wild swans is about a girl who tries to undo a spell cast by an evil queen to her eleven brothers, published in 1838. Its a story of the authors grandmother, her mother and about herself during the twentieth century china.
The animated film masterpiece, dikie lebedi the wild swans from 1959, directed by michael tsekhanovsky and vera tsekhanovskaya. With that saidhere is if disney ever made a 2dhand drawnanimated film about hans christian andersens the wild swans in 2004. Though not all exactly alike, the wild swans by hans christian andersen and the six swans and the twelve brothers by jacob and wilhelm grimm are all similar tales of brothers who are turned into birds and must be saved by their sister. A fairytale made in close collaboration with her majesty queen margrethe ii of denmark. The six swans was adapted as the 1917 american silent film the seven swans starring marguerite clarke as the princess.
The wild swans by hans christian andersen 1838 ar away in the land to which the swallows fly when it is winter, dwelt a king who had eleven sons, and one daughter, named eliza. It is one of his earliest and longest stories, and very involved. The jealous new queen bewitches all but one of the kings seven children, turning his six sons into swans. Made in tallinn estonia ussr in 1988, the film was remastered for this dvd release. It is based on the classic fairytale of the same name and features the voice talents of zoe kravtiz, matthew beard, parker posey, erik knudsen, nick lashaway, jesse plemons, steven r. The story has been adapted four times on stage and in films.
Toei animation of japan produced an animated film adaptation of the story in 1977. With toru furuya, earl hammond, kaneko iwasaki, akira kamiya. In a faraway kingdom, there lives a king with his twelve children. Andersens fairytale the wild swans into a spectacular universe and takes the viewer to an artistically dark, magic world populated by princes, princesses, evil stepmothers, corpse eaters and toads. In wild swans, a young girl must rescue her brothers, who have been enchanted as wild swans. The wild swans is a literary fairy tale by hans christian andersen about a princess who rescues her 11 brothers from a spell cast by an evil queen. The wild swans by hans christian andersen goodreads. The wild swans is made in close collaboration with her majesty queen margrethe ii. An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the new york zoo to africa. A japanese version of the tale with an evil wizard, a princess, the genie and of course no songs what so ever. Wild swans 1962 dikie lebedi russian animation after h c. A young girl must spend six years making sweatshirts out of poison ivy in order to save her six brothers which have been turned into swans by. The wild swans 100 years of soviet cinema senses of cinema. It features the voices of kiefer sutherland, jim belushi, janeane garofalo, greg cipes, eddie izzard, richard kind, william shatner and patrick warburton produced by walt disney pictures, hoytyboy pictures.
Dec, 2014 the animated film masterpiece, dikie lebedi the wild swans from 1959, directed by michael tsekhanovsky and vera tsekhanovskaya. Elisa must sew six magical gowns to save them but can neither speak nor smile while doing so. But i love this version of the story in this lesserknown anime film from 1977. The film was directed by mikhail tsekhanovsky and vera tsekhanovskaya, a husbandandwife team, and was produced at the soyuzmult film studio in moscow. Animated pictures from the cartoon the wild swans from pied piper films of toronto. Unusual for soviet films of this period, and especially for animated films, it was produced in widescreen. When a witch transforms her brothers into swans, a young princess must find a way to change them back. Subtitles can be chosen and activated with button at bottom screen. Oct 04, 2019 with that saidhere is if disney ever made a 2dhand drawnanimated film about hans christian andersens the wild swans in 2004. Throughout their history the chinese civilization remained exclusive.