Gennadiy Kazansky Movies

The Snow Queen is a Hans Christian Andersen fable about a cold-hearted queen of the frozen north who steals away young Kay and takes him to her ice palace. Kay's friend Gerda gets worried when Kay does not come home, and so she sets out to find him. Along the way, she meets an eccentric flower woman, a prince and a princess, a magical reindeer, a talking court raven, and many other fantastic characters. Once Gerda discovers that Kay is in the Snow Queen's palace, she has to find some way to save him in spite of the formidable queen. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

This immensely popular science fiction film is taken from the novel by Russian author Alexander Belyayev. A scientist has turned his son into an amphibious creature. Ikhtiandr Vladimir Korenev frightens the superstitious pearl divers of the mythical Latin country as he lurks in his underwater world. Ikhtiadr falls in love with the beautiful fisherman's daughter Guttiere Marianna Vertinskaya after he saves her from a shark attack. When she marries a despicable diver, Ikhtiandr leaves his liquid life behind to walk on land. His time on land is limited and he must eventually return to the water to survive. Evil villains try to kill him by making sure he does not return to the safety of the water. Korenev was a popular Russian heartthrob and for years had a dedicated following of enamored female fans. Marianna Vertinskaya later went on to place Ophelia in the brilliantly produced Russian version of Hamlet. She continues to be one of Russia's most respected theater actresses. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Based on the story by Lazar Lagin, Old Hottabych is a bout a 12 year old boy named Volka who finds an old and mysterious looking jug while swimming in the Moscow river. Overcome with curiosity, the boy opens the seal, only to find the ancient genie Hassan Abdurahman Imn Hottab standing before him. The genie, whom the boy calls Hottabych for short, is extremely grateful of the boy for releasing him from a thousand year confinement and proceeds to become the boy's servant, showering him Volka with presents and leading him on a magical adventure. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi