TOP-5 masterpiece adaptations of Kir Bulychev

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55

1. "The Mystery of the Third Planet" (1981)

The girl from Earth could remain a book heroine, but she was very lucky. A miracle happened: the very first screen incarnation of Alice glorified her and Bulychev throughout the country. It became, perhaps, the best science fiction film in the USSR. Incredibly beautiful, witty, inventive and, in a good way, experimental full-length animated film "The Mystery of the Third Planet" is known and loved by every child.

First of all, the film was lucky with the director: Roman Kachanov, who shot "Mitten" and "Cheburashka", brought fame to the puppet cartoons. Mystery of the Third Planet was only his third work in classic hand-drawn animation. But everything turned out as it should, and the film was also lucky with the production designer: Natalya Orlova drew iconic pirates, robots, captains, a flying cow and a diamond turtle, which everyone loves so much. There is also a version that Bulychev himself served as the prototype for Captain Zeleny: he and Orlova lived in the same entrance.

The Mystery of the Third Planet was also voiced by solid stars. Gromozeka speaks in the voice of Vasily Livanov, the voice of Vladimir Kenigson makes the Talker in common with Shapoklyak and the Canterville ghost. Vsevolod Larionov (Parrot in the cartoon "38 Parrots") is trying for Professor Seleznev, and Colin's grandmother is voiced by Rina Zelyonaya (tortoise Tortilla and Mrs. Hudson).

Jokes and quotes from the film have become part of our everyday speech: everyone has heard about the planet Shelezyak, where there is no water or vegetation, and the Talker, who is distinguished by intelligence and quick wit. In general, take a look and have fun so that you can always say “All this will not end well” and “I don’t know anything, I don’t fly anywhere”.

2. "Two Tickets to India" (1985)

The heroes of the cartoon are Fima Korolev and Yulia Gribkova - the characters of "Guests from the Future", friends of Alice. Despite the fact that the director was again Roman Kachanov, the miracle did not work. The transportation of Professor Tranquerri, an alien similar to a tiger, to India came out conflict-free and similar to other Soviet cartoons.

3. "Guest from the Future" (1985)

Another cult movie, sold out on quotes. Natasha Guseva, who played Alice, was the subject of dreams of thousands of boys in the USSR, and shots from the future largely determined the dreams of a generation.

The five-part blockbuster from the late Soviet Union managed to tell a great story about a time machine and travel 100 years later. Space zoos and spacecrafts, where schoolchildren make their way, who got their homework to launch a satellite, the Kremlin, immersed in greenery, and public flying transport with free food stalls contrasted pleasantly with the empty counters of that time and the string bag with which Kolya went for yogurt and ended up at the Institute time and a meeting with aliens from Alpha Centauri.

Everyone laughed at the robot Werther and dreamed of deceiving the pirates and saving Kolya. The film, among other important skills, taught us to look at the abandoned old houses in the city center in a new way: now we knew that in each of them a time machine could be hidden, but what is it?

In general, the film directed by Pavel Arsenov turned out to be wonderful: from how much Alice can from the future, you feel faith in the bright future of humanity. Children of the 20th century (yes, that's us!) Also came out wow - loyal, quick-witted and friendly, in general - for everything good and against everything bad.

4. "Pass" (1988)

The director of this rather avant-garde cartoon was Vladimir Tarasov, who loved and filmed science fiction. "Pass" is a cartoon for teenagers and, perhaps, the most adult of all Bulychev's adaptations. The heroes of "Pass" are sketched from the ninth-graders who voiced the film, but Alice herself is not in it.

“Pass” is an adaptation of the story “Village” from the cycle about Dr. Pavlysh, but the script of the film is only the first two chapters of the story, where four brave men go to the starship that crashed in the mountains. Interestingly, the art director of "Pass" was mathematician Anatoly Fomenko, better known for his historical theories. Tarasov liked his drawings for a geometry textbook. Bach's organ music and Alexander Gradsky's rock ballads, bold avant-garde graphics - in general, you've never seen such a Bulychev!

5. "Alice's Birthday" (2009)

Only in the 2000s, Russian animation again decided to tackle a full-length cartoon based on Bulychev's works - this time it was the fan-favorite story "Alice's Birthday". In it, Alice appears as an ordinary girl - with a re-examination in history, truancy, liberties and even recklessness.

The cartoon is drawn in the original style - it is far from the Disney picture, but does not copy The Mystery of the Third Planet. The film is fascinating and interesting, funny and exciting, and one of the roles is voiced by Natasha Guseva, who played Alice in the feature film "Guest from the Future". The action takes place on the planet Koleida, where Alice and Professor Rrrr save the Universe.

The cartoon is drawn in the original style - it is far from the Disney picture, but does not copy "The Mystery of the Third Planet". The film is fascinating and interesting, funny and exciting, and one of the roles is voiced by Natasha Guseva, who played Alice in the feature film "Guest from the Future". The action takes place on the planet Koleida, where Alice and Professor Rrrr save the Universe.

The film is a little anachronistic, but it contains funny moments like a song about astronauts, which is sung by the military choir of Koleida.