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Cipollino (), or Little Onion as translated from the original, is a fictional character from
Gianni Rodari
Giovanni Francesco "Gianni" Rodari (; 23 October 1920 – 14 April 1980) was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his works of children's literature, notably '' Il romanzo di Cipollino''. For his lasting contribution as a children's ...
's eponymous ''Tale of Cipollino'' ( it, Il romanzo di Cipollino), also known under its 1957 renamed title ''Adventures of Cipollino'' ( it, Le avventure di Cipollino), a children's tale about political oppression. He also appeared before the publication of the book in the children's magazine ''
Il Pioniere
''Il Pioniere'' ( Italian: ''The Pioneer'') was a weekly children's comic magazine which existed between 1950 and 1970. It was headquartered in Rome, Italy. The magazine was close to the Italian Communist Party although it did not overtly contain ...
'' of which Rodari was the editor. Cipollino was popular in the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
, up to the point of being adapted as a ballet composed by
Karen Khachaturian
Karen Surenovich Khachaturian (russian: Карэн Суренович Хачатурян, hy, Կարեն Խաչատրյան) (Moscow, 19 September 1920 – Moscow, 19 July 2011) was a Soviet and Russian composer of Armenian ethnicity and the neph ...
and choreographed by
Henrich Mayorov, originally staged in
Taras Shevchenko National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ukraine on November 8 1974.
In a world inhabited by
anthropomorphic
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology.
Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...
produce, Cipollino fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable townsfolk by the fruit royalty (Prince Lemon and the overly proud Lord Tomato) in the garden kingdom. The main theme is the struggle of the underclass against the powerful, good versus evil, and the importance of friendship in the face of difficulties.
Adaptations
*''Chipollinos tavgadasavali'', a Georgian TV film
Chipollinos tavgadasavali
on IMDb. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
*''Cipollino'', a 1961 Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm ( rus, Союзмультфи́льм, p=səˌjʉsmʊlʲtˈfʲilʲm , ''Union Cartoon'') (also known as SMF Animation Studio in English, Formerly known as Soyuzdetmultfilm) is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Launched in ...
film directed by Boris Dyozhkin
Boris Petrovich Dyozhkin (also translated as Dezhkin) (russian: Борис Петрович Дёжкин; — 13 March 1992) was a Soviet animator, animation and art directors, as well as a caricaturist, book illustrator and educator at Soyuzmultf ...
, and then re-released in 1993 by Film Roman
Film Roman, LLC is an American independent animation studio currently based in Woodland Hills, California and formerly in Burbank. It was previously owned by Starz Inc., which is now a division of Lionsgate, and later by Waterman Entertainment, ...
. The English version features characters played by Canadian voice actors.
*''Cipollino
Cipollino (), or Little Onion as translated from the original, is a fictional character from Gianni Rodari's eponymous ''Tale of Cipollino'' ( it, Il romanzo di Cipollino), also known under its 1957 renamed title ''Adventures of Cipollino'' ( it, ...
'', Soviet film directed by Tamara Lisitsian
Voices
Russian
* Margarita Kupriyanova as Cipollino
* Sergey Martinson
Sergey Alexandrovich Martinson (russian: Серге́й Александрович Мартинсон; – 2 September 1984) was a Russian eccentric comic actor, the master of pantomime, buffoonery and grotesque. He became People's Artist of the ...
as Prince Lemon and Lemon's guards
* Vladimir Lepko
Vladimir Lepko (russian: Влади́мир Алексе́евич Лепко́; 1898–1963) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1954).
He died 19 October 1963 and is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.
Selected filmography ...
as one of Lemon's guards
* Grigory Shpigel
Grigory Oyzerovich Spiegel (russian: Григо́рий О́йзерович Шпи́гель; 24 July 1914 — 28 April 1981) was a Soviet and Russian actor and voice actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1974).
Biography
He worked as a pleater at ...
as Lord Tomato
* Aleksey Polevoy as Godfather Pumpkin
* Vera Orlova as Radish
* Margarita Korabelnikova as Count Cherry
* Yelena Ponsova as Countesses Cherries
* Georgy Millyar
Georgy Frantsevich Millyar, sometimes spelled Milliar (russian: Георгий Францевич Милляр; 7 November 1903 in Moscow – 4 June 1993 in Moscow), was a Soviet and Russian actor, best known for playing evil spirits in Soviet fai ...
as Mister Carrot and Uncle Blueberry
* Erast Garin
Erast Pavlovich Garin (russian: Эра́ст Па́влович Га́рин; – 4 September 1980) was a Soviet and Russian actor, director and screenwriter. He was, together with Igor Ilyinsky and Sergey Martinson, one of the leading comic ...
as Uncle Grape
* Georgy Vitsin
Georgy Mikhailovich Vitsin (russian: Георгий Михайлович Вицин; 18 April 1917 – 22 October 2001) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1990).
Biography
Vitsin was born in Terijoki, former Finla ...
as Cactus
* Yuri Khrzhanovsky as Dog Pylesosik (lit. vacuum cleaner)
English
* Kathleen Barr
Kathleen Barr is a Canadian voice actress. She is best known for voicing Marie Kanker and Kevin in ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' and Trixie Lulamoon and Queen Chrysalis in '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''. She also voiced Henri Richard Maurice Du ...
* Lynda Boyd
Lynda Boyd (born January 28, 1965) is a Canadian actress, singer, dancer, musician, and writer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films ''Final Destination 2'' (2003), ''An Unfinished Life'' (2005), ''She's the Man'' (2006), and ''O ...
* Paul Dobson
* Doc Harris
* David Kaye David Kaye may refer to:
* David Kaye (voice actor) (born 1966), Canadian-American voice actor
* David A. Kaye, actor who played Jesse Waingrow in the film ''3000 Miles to Graceland''
* David Kaye (footballer) (born 1959), English footballer
* Dav ...
* Terry Klassen
Terry Klassen is a Canadian voice actor, ADR director and writer. Before animation, Klassen worked in radio in Winnipeg (CITI-FM), Toronto (Q107), Calgary (CFAC), Portage la Prairie (CFRY) and part-time at CFOX and CFMI. In animation, he is best ...
* Campbell Lane
Campbell Lane (July 15, 1935 – January 30, 2014) was a Canadian actor who primarily did his work in Vancouver. He appeared in many television shows produced there, and was also a voice over artist.
Death
Campbell Lane died on January 30, 2014 ...
* Scott McNeil
Scott McNeil is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the best-known Canadian voice actors of all time, McNeil has provided voices to many characters in animated shows, most notabl ...
* Cathy Weseluck
Cathy Weseluck is a Canadian actress and comedian who frequently works with Ocean Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia and is known for her roles as Near in '' Death Note'', Cybersix/Adrian Seidelman in ''Cybersix'', and Spike in '' My Littl ...
* Dale Wilson
See also
* Gianni Rodari's works
References
External links
*
Chipollino ballet
Child characters in literature
Fruit and vegetable characters
Italian literature
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