Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR)
The folklore & myth of peoples outside the borders of Russia or the former Soviet Union
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Results per page: Total results: 39 listed out of 103 in database (64 films still need Vietnamese subtitles).
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The Garden of Chrysanthemum
Сад хризантем
Sad hrizantem
1986 – 00:10:00 – (wordless) – Uzbekfilm – Smirnov Nikolay
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Romance, Serious – cutout, mixed, powder
0.00 ws
After a hunter kills a fox, everything in his life starts going wrong. Based on Chinese folklore. Art direction by Sergey Alibekov.2023-06-25 -
The God
Божество
Bozhestvo
2003 – 00:04:17 – (wordless) – Melnitsa – Bronzit Konstantin
Comedy, Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) – digital 3D
0.00 ws
A statue of the Indian god Shiva is irritated by a fly.2021-01-01 -
The Labyrinth. The Exploits of Theseus
Лабиринт. Подвиги Тесея
Labirint. Podvigi Teseya
1971 – 00:20:03 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Snezhko-Blotskaya Aleksandra
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) – drawn (cel)
4.12 ws – Subtitles: Bulgarian (unknown⭳ – by Илия Михайлов, Nikred₂), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂), Esperanto (unknown⭳ – by Audvide), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Jose RB), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Bornik, Elena₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
Based on the Greek Mythology of Theseus and the Minotaur.2021-04-102021-04-07 -
The Legend of the Cruel Giant
Легенда о злом великане
Legenda o zlom velikanye
1967 – 00:10:00 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Danilevich Vladimir, Ivanov-Vano Ivan
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) – drawn (cel), mixed, puppet
4.11 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Bornik₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Bornik), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
About a fisherman who unleashed a cruel and insidious genie upon the world.2026-01-082021-08-13 -
The Night of an Autumn Full Moon
Ночь осеннего полнолуния
Noch osennego polnoluniya
2006 – 00:14:12 – (wordless) – Animos – Glagolev Sergey
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) – digital 2D
0.00 ws
Tsukimi is a Japanese festival in which people gaze at the moon and celebrate the harvest. A fox and a badger in disguise join the party. Based on a Japanese fairy tale.2022-01-04 -
The Old Jug
Старый кувшин
Staryy kuvshyn
1982 – 00:15:53 – (wordless), Russian – Ekran – Trofimov Yuriy
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) – puppet
0.63 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan)
Based on an Oriental story about two neighbours, one good, the other jealous. Wordless except for some text at the beginning and end.2021-01-042021-01-04 -
The Quest for Olwen ❤
Culhwch ac Olwen, В поисках Олуэн
V poiskakh Oluen
1990 – 00:22:12 – Russian, Welsh – S4C, Soyuzmultfilm – Ugarov Valeriy
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Literature (non-Rus./USSR), NSFW / 18+ – cutout, drawn (not cel), mixed
4.70 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by ?, enviousdominous₂, Eus₂, Niffiwan₃), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
An adaptation of the story of Culhwch and Olwen (also featuring King Arthur) from the 12th-13th century Welsh collection of Celtic mythology, "The Mabinogion".2021-10-022021-11-24 -
The Return from Olympus
Возвращение с Олимпа
Vozvrashcheniye s Olimpa
1969 – 00:19:48 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Snezhko-Blotskaya Aleksandra
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Politics, War & battles – drawn (cel)
6.00 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan), Esperanto (unknown⭳ – by Audvide), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
Based on the cycle of myths about Heracles (Hercules). The mythological material is integrally combined with its modern comprehension.2021-04-102021-02-27 -
The Song of Wolfgang the Intrepid, the Glorious Destroyer of Dragons
Песнь о Вольфганге Неустрашимом, достославном победителе драконов
Pesn o Volfgangye Neustrashimom, dostoslavnom pobeditelye drakonov
1991 – 00:04:11 – (wordless) – Anima Film Center – Tumelya Mihail
Comedy, Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Romance – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
A knight goes to battle a very sleepy dragon.2021-06-14 -
The Sphinx's Riddle
Загадка Сфинкса
Zagadka Sfinksa
1985 – 00:09:59 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Pekar Vladimir
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) – drawn (cel)
5.40 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Noiseemitter, Niffiwan₂), English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Lemicnor₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Lemicnor, Eus₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
The story of the Pharaoh Amanekht, based on Ancient Egyptian frescoes.2021-10-022021-06-07 -
The Sword ❤
Меч
Mech
2006 – 00:30:05 – (wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm – Gavrilko Yelena
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), NSFW / 18+, Romance, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel), paint
0.00 ws
A polarizing, auteur, adults-only, studio-censored 30-minute tour-de-force about love, carnal desire, psychology and balance.2021-02-12 -
The Yellow Stork ❤
Жёлтый аист
Zhyoltyy aist
1950 – 00:10:06 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Atamanov Lev
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
4.23 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Andrey OolYaKoo₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Dutch (unknown⭳ – by Eus), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Andrey OolYaKoo), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A wandering musician paints a magical yellow stork that comes to life and does a joyful dance, but only for the common people. Based on Chinese folklore.2023-08-062021-11-24 -
Tucuma Nut
Тукуман
Tukuman
2015 – 00:06:20 – (wordless) – Animos – Ryss Natalya
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D
0.00 ws
A Brazilian legend about the origin of the night, animated in a sort of CGA woodblock/linoleum carving print style.2022-01-05 -
What Grandfather Didn't Know
О чём не знал дедушка
O chyom ne znal dedushka
2005 – 00:11:43 – (wordless) – Snega – Silnitskaya Dilyara, Smagin Maksim
Comedy, Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – digital 2D
0.00 ws
A little girl gets lost in the woods and enters the home of a bear family. Based on "The Three Bears" folk tale, but a little modified.2024-11-27












