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Vasilisa
Vasilisa may refer to: *Vasilisa (name), a given name (and a list of people and characters with the name) *Vasilisa (2014 film), ''Vasilisa'' (2014 film), a Russian historical film with Svetlana Khodchenkova *Vasilisa (2000 film), ''Vasilisa'' (2000 film), a German-Russian film featuring Simon Verhoeven and Nina Hagen See also *Vasilisa the Beautiful, Russian fairy tale *Vasilisa the Beautiful (1939 film), Russian film *Vasilisa the Beautiful (1977 film), Russian animation film *Basilissa (other) *Vasilissa (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilisa The Beautiful
Vasilisa the Beautiful (russian: Василиса Прекрасная) or Vasilisa the Fair is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in ''Narodnye russkie skazki''. Synopsis By his first wife, a merchant had a single daughter, who was known as Vasilisa the Beautiful. When the girl was eight years old, her mother died; when it became clear that she was dying, she called Vasilisa to her bedside, where she gave Vasilisa a tiny, wooden, one-of-a-kind doll talisman (a Motanka doll), with explicit instructions; Vasilisa must ''always'' keep the doll somewhere on her person and never allow anyone (not even her father) to see it or even know of its existence; whenever Vasilisa should find herself in need of help, whenever overcoming evil, obstacles, or just be in need of advice or just some comfort, all that she needs to do is to offer it a little to eat and a little to drink, and then, whatever Vasilisa's need, it would help her. Once her mother had died, Vasilisa offer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilisa (name)
The Russian female name Vasilisa (russian: Василиса) is of Greek origin ( gr, βασίλισσα, '' basilissa''), which means "queen" or "empress". It is the feminine form of Vasily, the Russian form of the name Basil. Its use was inspired by a third-century Christian child martyr, Vasilissa, and several other early saints who are venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. It was the name of several early princesses. People with the name *Vasilisa Bardina (b. 1987), Russian tennis player * Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Russian operatic mezzo-soprano *Vasilisa Davankova, Russian ice dancer * Vasilisa Davydova, Russian tennis player * Vasilisa Forbes, Russian film director * Vasilisa Kaganovskaya, Russian ice dancer *Vasilisa Kozhina, Russian guerilla fighter * Vasilisa Marzaliuk, Belarusian wrestler *Vasilisa Melentyeva * Vasilisa Semenchuk, Russian freestyle skier * Vasilisa Volodina, Russian television host * Vasilisa Volokhova, Russian noblewoman F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilisa The Beautiful (1977 Film)
''Vasilisa the Beautiful'' (russian: Василиса Прекрасная, Vasilisa Prekrasnaya) is a 1977 Soviet hand-drawn animated film directed by Vladimir Pekar and made by Soyuzmultfilm Studio. The story is based on the Russian folk tale The Frog Princess. Plot The tsar wants his three sons to get married. The brothers gather into an open field and shoot arrows into different directions. The arrow of the eldest son falls at the Boyarsky Dvor, to the daughter of a Boyar, arrow of the middle son - fell into the yard of a merchant, and the arrow of the youngest son Ivan falls into the swamp. Ivan is reluctant at first about taking a frog as his bride, but she manages to convince him. The tsar then assigns 3 tasks to each of the brides to see who is most worthy of royalty. For the first task, he asks that all three of the brides each make him a shirt, "fit for a king". That night, Ivan despairs over the fact that his bride is a frog, but the frog princess, Vasilisa, tells him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilisa (2014 Film)
''Vasilisa'' (russian: Василиса) is a 2014 Russian film and TV mini-series for Russian World Studios (RWS) based on the life of Napoleonic War partisan Vasilisa Kozhina directed by Anton Sivers. Russian World Studios originally contracted Dmitry Meskhiev to direct the film, with the lesser known Anton Sivers taking over after Meskhiev pulled out. Plot Serf Vasilisa is in a secret romantic relationship with nobleman Ivan Ryazanov. He promises her freedom and a wedding, but since his childhood has been engaged to another girl from the nobility, whose friendship he retains. Having convinced herself that Ryazanov is likely to marry his fiancée, Vasilisa is persuaded by her sister to marry instead the village elder, Kozhin, who has been pursuing her. As Vasilisa resigns herself to a loveless marriage and the unromantic, unrelenting hard work of village life, Napoléon Bonaparte's armies invade Russia and the Patriotic War begins. Heartbroken by Vasilisa's marriage, Ryazanov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilisa The Beautiful (1939 Film)
''Vasilisa the Beautiful'' (russian: Василиса Прекрасная, Vasilisa prekrasnaya) is a 1940 Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ... film produced by Gorky Film Studio, Soyuzdetfilm and directed by Alexander Rou. It was based on a traditional Russian fairy tale ''The Frog Tsarevna, The Frog Tsarevna (Vasilisa the Wise)'', rather than Vasilisa the Beautiful, the fairy tale of the same name. It was the first large-budget feature in the Soviet Union to use fantasy elements, as opposed to the Socialist realism, realistic style long favored politically. Plot A desperate peasant demands that both of his two eldest, good-for-nothing sons use bow and arrow to seek a bride wherever the arrows fall. The arrow of the oldest brother Anton strikes at a snooty nobl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilisa (2000 Film)
Vasilisa may refer to: *Vasilisa (name), a given name (and a list of people and characters with the name) * ''Vasilisa'' (2014 film), a Russian historical film with Svetlana Khodchenkova * ''Vasilisa'' (2000 film), a German-Russian film featuring Simon Verhoeven and Nina Hagen See also *Vasilisa the Beautiful, Russian fairy tale *Vasilisa the Beautiful (1939 film), Russian film *Vasilisa the Beautiful (1977 film) ''Vasilisa the Beautiful'' (russian: Василиса Прекрасная, Vasilisa Prekrasnaya) is a 1977 Soviet hand-drawn animated film directed by Vladimir Pekar and made by Soyuzmultfilm Studio. The story is based on the Russian folk tale Th ..., Russian animation film * Basilissa (other) * Vasilissa (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Verhoeven
Simon Verhoeven (born in Munich on 20 June 1972) is a German film director, screenwriter, film producer, former actor, and occasional film music composer. Life and family Verhoeven is the son of international screen actress Senta Berger and BAFTA-winning + Oscar-nominated film director Michael Verhoeven. The Verhoevens have been working in acting and directing for generations: Simon Verhoeven's grandfather Paul Verhoeven (not the Dutch filmmaker of the same name) ran the renowned Deutsches Theater in Berlin as well as the Munich Kammerspiele. Michael Verhoeven's sister Lis Verhoeven was a stage actress and director who was briefly married to international screen actor Mario Adorf. Simon Verhoeven's brother Luca is also an actor who debuted in Simon's first cinematic directorial effort '' 100 Pro'' (2001). The family legacy on stage and screen was captured in the documentary film ''The Verhoevens'' (2003). Verhoeven and his father run their own production company, Sentana Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilissa (other)
Basilissa ( grc, Βασίλισσα) is a feminine form of the Greek title '' basileus'' ("king" or "emperor"). Basilissa may also refer to: * Basilinna or Basilissa, the ritual queen who was wed to Dionysus during the Anthesteria in ancient Athens * Basilissa (name) * ''Basilissa'' (gastropod), a genus in the family Seguenziidae See also *Vasilisa (name) The Russian female name Vasilisa (russian: Василиса) is of Greek origin ( gr, βασίλισσα, '' basilissa''), which means "queen" or "empress". It is the feminine form of Vasily, the Russian form of the name Basil. Its use was inspir ... * Vasilissa (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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