The Story of Voyages

The Story of Voyages
Directed by Alexander Mitta
Written by Alexander Mitta, Yuli Dunsky, Valeri Frid
Starring Andrei Mironov
Tatyana Aksyuta
Lev Durov
Music by Alfred Shnitke
Cinematography Valeri Shuvalov
Distributed by Mosfilm
Release dates
Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Romania:1983
East Germany, Hungary: 1985
Japan: 1989
Running time
101 minutes
Country Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Romania
Language Russian

The Story of Voyages,[1] also translated as A Fairy Tale of Wanderings[2] (Russian: Сказка странствий) is a 1983 Soviet Russian fantasy film directed by Alexander Mitta and starring Andrei Mironov. The film was notably darker and more adult-oriented than most of Soviet fantasy movies, which were usually made for children.[3] It was a joint co-production of Russian, Czechoslovak and Romanian studios.

Plot

In a medieval fantasy kingdom, two orphans, May and his sister Martha, live in poverty. A group of robbers kidnap May to use his magic talent: he feels sick when surrounded by gold, therefore he can feel gold from a long distance.

Martha goes on a quest to find her brother. She is soon joined by a travelling scientist, Orlando. Together, the two wander through various fantastic countries. They visit a city built on the back of a dragon, and see it burnt down when the dragon wakes. In another city, they are sentenced to death for starting a bar brawl. They manage to escape from prison using hang-glider Orlando invented. Finally they land in a country hit by Black Death, which is personified as a witch in black. Orlando sacrifices himself to stop the plague.

Years later, Martha finally finds May, who changed dramatically. He became one of the robbers, a violent and evil person; he is rich, but feels sick of his gold all the time. Martha talks him out of this way of life. May magically destroys his castle and feels that the spirit of Orlando has reborn in him.

Cast

Reception and awards

The Story of Voyages was included in List of 100 most important Science Fiction and Fantasy films by Mir Fantastiki magazine.[3]

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