Directed by Ivan Aksenchuk • 1968 • USSR/Russia

This exquisite Soviet animated adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 fairy tale tells the story of a water-dwelling maiden, Rusalochka, who trades her voice for legs after falling in love with a human prince. The story transitions between the black and white human world of Copenhagen, where tourists believe in love but not in mermaids, and the gorgeously vibrant visuals of the underwater mermaid kingdom, accompanied by Aleksandr Lokshin’s haunting music.

THE LITTLE MERMAID • РУСАЛОЧКА
Directed by Ivan Aksenchuk
Written by Alexander Galich
From the story by Hans Christian Andersen
Cinematography by Mikhail Druyan
Music by Aleksandr Lokshin
Starring: Nina Gulyayeva, Anatoli Papanov, Roza Makagonova

In Russian with English and Russian subtitles