Synopsis
A merchant had three daughters. Setting out for an overseas travel, he promised to bring them presents, whatever they wished. The two elder sisters asked for fabrics and other beautiful trinkets. But his youngest and most loved daughter, Alyona, ordered a remarkable, hitherto unseen wonder – a scarlet flower, which she dreamed about in her sleep. That flower was to be found in a far-away land, in the realm of a forest beast. The merchant set off on his trip. He did find the flower, but ended up a captive of the beast. Alyona followed her father to the far-away land. Her self-sacrifice was rewarded: the forest beast proved to be an enchanted handsome prince. The beautiful girl fell in love with him for his kind heart, freeing him from the spell of the evil sorceress.
Sections & Films
SCARLET FLOWER
| Original Title | Alenkiy Tsvetochek |
| Italian Title | Fiore scarlatto |
| Category | Official Competition |
| Section | Competition |
| Tipology | Feature Film |
| Duration | 75' |
| Production Year | 1991 |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Directed by | Vladimir Gramatikov |
| Screenplay | William Aldridge, Ivan Biryukov |
| Main cast | Vladimir Gorodnichyov, Ekaterina Temnikova |
VLADIMIR GRAMMATIKOV
Vladimir Grammatikov was born 1 June 1942 in Sverdlovsk. He graduated from the construction faculty of radio Bauman College in Moscow, and then decided to link his lives with cinematography. Later, he got an education at the acting department Russian Academy of Theatre Arts, becoming an actor pantomime.
In 1976 he graduated from the Directing Department of Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (class of Efim Dzigan).
From 1976 – actor and director Gorky Film Studio. Directed sketches for the newsreel Yeralash and commercials.
Since 1990 – artistic director of the creative association Contact (Gorky Film Studio). One of the founders and artistic director of the studio Starlight (Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Denmark). President of the Starlight-fest – International Children's Film Festival in Artek.
The movie was filmed often debuted 21 years. His first full-length work as a director – a children's comedy film Mustached Nanny – leader in film distribution (53 million viewers). Grammatikov found himself a niche in children's and teen movies, and virtually all subsequent work of the director in the genre of family movies and won prizes at Soviet and international film festivals. One of his most famous films afterwards was the international film project Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987).