Natalya Sedykh Movies

In this Russian fantasy for children, Vasya (Aleksei Millyar) is looking for firewood in the forest one day when he sees a beautiful girl named Alyonushka (Natalya Sedykh). Vasya is immediately smitten with Alyonushka, but the evil Kashchei (Georgi Millyar) spirits her away, and Vasya's strength, cunning, and intelligence are put to the test and he tries to find the woman of his dreams. Ogon, Voda I...Mednye Truby was released on video in the United States under the title Through Fire, Water, and Brass Pipes. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

In a series of strange encounters with the magical and the supernatural, a beautiful, abused girl named Nastenka, and Ivan, a strong, proud young man, find each other and fall in love. Nastenka lives in a tiny house on the edge of the forest, where her wicked stepmother treats her horribly while doting on her own fat, worthless daughter, whom she hopes to marry off to a wealthy family; Ivan, from another part of the forest, goes off seeking adventure, but he is too proud for his own good and must learn humility -- he does this with the help of a strange old man, who casts a spell on him giving him the head of a bear. He gets back his own face only after he performs a good deed for the sheer goodness of doing it, and is soon worthy of marrying Nastenka -- but first the two of them must overcome the evi lmachinations of a witch who tried to cook Ivan, and Nastenka's stepmother, who is still doing her best to thwart the girl's happiness. They get unexpected help from Father Frost, a St. Nicholas-like figure with his magic carriage and his icy staff. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi