Ladislas STAREWICH
Ладислас СТАРЕВИЧ
Ladislas STAREWITCH
France, 1928, 30mn 
Black and white, silent, animation
The Magic Clock, or the Girl who Wanted to Be a Princess
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Волшебные часы

 

 L' Horloge magique

 Volshebnye chasy

 
Directed by : Ladislas STAREWICH (Ладислас СТАРЕВИЧ)
Writing credits : Ladislas STAREWICH (Ладислас СТАРЕВИЧ)
Cinematography : Ladislas STAREWICH (Ладислас СТАРЕВИЧ)
 
Language français

Plot synopsis
Nina, the clockmaker's little daughter (and daughter of Starewicz) starts daydreaming in front of a great clock with three moving automatons. She changes from being a street singer to a ballerina in love with a tin soldier, then a princess in search of a handsome knight. From burglaries to castle attacks and mermaids to dragons, the adventures never stop ... just like the hands of a clock.
 

Commentaries and bibliography
Les Contes de l'horloge magique de Ladislas Starewitch, Olivier BITOUN, dvdclassik.com, 2006
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Animated film directors. Russia-USSR 1906-1991, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- International Leipzig Festival for documentary and animated film, Leipzig (Germany), 2012

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