The Magical Portrait
Волшебный портрет
Synopsis
Once, before Christmas, Ivan was predicted to meet a foreign beauty. Forest sorceress for the kindness of a young man gave him a magical portrait of a Chinese girl named Xiao Qing. Her beauty struck Ivan in the heart, and he fell in love with no memory. Suddenly, the portrait came to life, the girl told the young man an amazing story. It turns out that the evil sorcerer took her from her parents against her will to make her his wife. The girl’s brother painted a portrait, where the soul of Xiao Qing moved, and the villain got only a barely living body, an insensitive doll. Now the sorcerer is looking for this portrait to regain the girl’s soul...
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Gennadi Vasilyev
- Screenplay & Story
- Gennadi Vasilyev, Shi U. Zhang
- Original Score
- Dmitri Rybnikov
- Original Title
- Волшебный портрет
- Country of Origin
- China, Russia
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Production Studios
- Rakurs, Sang I
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Gennadi Vasilyev
Gennadi Vasilyev, Shi U. Zhang
Dmitri Rybnikov
Boris Bondarenko
Tatyana Malyavina
Tzjuangchan Jen, Vitaliy Sidorenko
Department Leadership Roster
Tzjuangchan Jen
Producer
Gennadi Vasilyev
Director
Vitaliy Sidorenko
Producer
Gennadi Vasilyev
Writer
Shi U. Zhang
Writer
Dmitri Rybnikov
Original Music Composer
Mikhail Kartashov
Production Design
Tatyana Malyavina
Editor
Olga Kravchenya
Production Design
Lyudmila Chekulayeva
Costume Design
Boris Bondarenko
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Magical Portrait
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What is The Magical Portrait about?
Once, before Christmas, Ivan was predicted to meet a foreign beauty. Forest sorceress for the kindness of a young man gave him a magical portrait of a Chinese girl named Xiao Qing. Her beauty struck Ivan in the heart, and he fell in love with no memory. Suddenly, the portrait came to life, the girl told the young man an amazing story. It turns out that the evil sorcerer took her from her parents against her will to make her his wife. The girl’s brother painted a portrait, where the soul of Xiao Qing moved, and the villain got only a barely living body, an insensitive doll. Now the sorcerer is looking for this portrait to regain the girl’s soul...
Who directed The Magical Portrait?
The Magical Portrait was directed by Gennadi Vasilyev.
Who stars in The Magical Portrait?
The principal cast of The Magical Portrait includes Sergey Shnyryov, Li Gao, Ariadna Shengelaia, Valentina Telichkina, Vladimir Antonik.
When was The Magical Portrait released and how long is it?
The Magical Portrait was released in 1997 with a total runtime of 1h 17m.
Who composed the musical score for The Magical Portrait?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Magical Portrait was composed by Dmitri Rybnikov.