Just then, a grotesque owl flies away overhead, flapping his wings roughly. It was hard to find a storybook film for the swan lake folk tale. This list contains the surviving animated films from the 1980s 19801989. A unique animated portrayal of tchaikovskys opus 20. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. Swan lake 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Discotek media announced on friday that it has licensed the 1981 swan lake anime film. My daughters watched this movie when they were very young, and now in their teens they are still thrilled to watch the swan. It naturally has a more upbeat ending than the first revision where the lovers are reunited in heaven.
Swan lake 1981 is a featurelength anime produced by the japanese company toei animation and directed by koro yabuki. Swan lake is one of the many and in 1981 toeis adaptation would see a release in theaters. Just because youre no longer a child doesnt mean that a childrens movie cant teach you things. Id highly recommend this movie to everyone if you ever get the rare chance. Swan lake was part of their spring 1981 release march 14, 1981.
In 1981, toei animation wanted to release a movie to celebrate their. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from russian folk tales and tells the story of odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerers curse. A swan wearing a golden crown greets him in a graceful manner. The film was released in japan on 14 march 1981 by toei the film was produced by toei animation of japan in partnership with soyuzmultfilm from the soviet union and directed by kimio. The classic story in which princess odette is enchanted by the devilish wizard rothbart to be disguised as a swan during the day in an attempt to get her to marry him. Loved this movie as a child, and was always mesmerized by tchaikovskys. First, there are the two main leads, the swan princess herself, odette, and sigfried. I looked at a picture book, the animated movie the swan princess and a. It uses tchaikovskys real music throughout the film. The film was produced by toei animation of japan in partnership with soyuzmultfilm from the soviet. It is the sweetest and most moving animated movie i have ever seen. If you like swan lake you are looking for touching, gloomy and serious movies about with human becomes animal, imaginary kingdom, adventure, family, heroes, true love and romance themes of animation, adventure and family genre shot in japan.
The princess is charmed by an evil wizard rothbart who is crazy about marrying odette. Swan lake is one of the many titles that during my childhood in the 1980s became the genesis point for my love for japanese animation. The company plans to release the film on dvd on november. Mizumi is an anime film based on the ballet swan lake by pyotr tchaikovsky. The animation is dated and, by 1981 standards, a little rough in places, but fairly well done. I had read them the folk tale, but it was rather long and involved. As you may recall, during the early days of this blog i did a three part project on the story from the ballet swan lake. The animations are a bit choppy and the story line deviates quite a bit from the ballet. Swan lake 1981 kimio yabuki cast and crew allmovie. Screencap gallery for swan lake 1981 480p dvd, toei animation. Foreign animation 1981 75 minutes color original title.
Certain anime titles are with us since our beginnings. Jun 17, 2019 swan lake japan 1981 welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music. Deluxe edition dvd contains 2 complete films synopsis. Sekai meisaku dowa hakucho no mizumi is an anime film based on the ballet swan lake by pyotr tchaikovsky. World famous fairytale swan lake is an anime film based on the ballet swan lake by pyotr tchaikovsky. Aug 28, 20 swan lake japanese animated feature film, 1981. Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and tv awards. I love the music, it is one of the reasons i remembered this animation so well. Swan lake 1981 movies and films database movie search. The film was released in japan on 1981 by toei animation. He discovers that the swan is, in fact, a princess named odette, who is under a. Every time i watch the movie i learn something new.
Siegfried is attracted by the swan who looks like a noble, beautiful princess before he realizes it. Darren aronofskys 2010 film, black swan focuses on 2 characters from swan lake, the swan princess, odette sometimes called the white swan, and her evil duplicate, the black swan and takes its inspiration from the ballets story, although it does not literally follow it. The film was produced by toei animation of japan in partnership with soyuzmultfilm from the soviet union and directed by kimio yabuki. The film was released in japan on 14 march 1981 by toei. Swan lake japan 1981 welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music. The hero, prince siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eyecatching one with a crown on. A thick mist hangs over the lake, and the crowned swan takes to flight. Swan lake is a film directed by kimio yabuki with animation.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for swan lake 1981 kimio yabuki on allmovie. The swan princess is a 1994 american animated musical fantasy film based on the ballet swan lake. This film actually introduced me to the music of peter tchaikovsky. Screencap gallery for swan lake dvd, toei animation. When prince siegfried spots a beautiful swan with a crown on its head, for some reason he feels compelled to follow it. This thrilling, audacious and witty production is perhaps still best known for replacing the. I happened to catch this on television a few weeks ago and have since been trying to find a copy of it or any info. Aug 22, 2016 world famous fairytale swan lake is an anime film based on the ballet swan lake by pyotr tchaikovsky. While this one has nothing great about it, it does tell the tale.
He discovers that the swan is, in fact, a princess named odette, who is under a wizards curse that causes her to become a swan by day. Find release information for swan lake 1981 kimio yabuki on allmovie. Swan lake is an anime film based on the ballet swan lake by pyotr tchaikovsky. Toei douga currently known as toei animation released several animated movies to coincide with japans spring, summer and winter school breaks between 1964 to 1990. This dub would air on american movie classics in december 24, 1990 and the disney channel in june 1994. A big plus in this film is how the original music from the ballet is integrated into the action going onscreen.
The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best sound quality and greatest starring actors. Swan lake is an upcoming american animated musical fantasy film matthew bournes swan lake comes to cinemas with a fresh look for the 21st century and is as bold and beautiful as ever telegraph. Disney fan art disney pixar swan lake dreamworks versailles childhood memories documentaries lakes cartoons disney pixar swan lake. Swan lake was a childhood favorite of mine, but i have only managed to find one cel these past 10 years. Lucky16 brimming with intense sentiments and pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky s thrilling music, swan lake commences with the awed prince siegfrieds first encounter with a dainty and mysteriously alluring swan adorned with a golden crown.
The adaptation uses tchaikovskys score and remains relatively faithful to the story. Aug 10, 2015 it seems like so long ago that i promised to write about the fairy tale themes in swan lake, but here it is. Find movie and film cast and crew information for swan lake 1981 kimio yabuki on allmovie allmovie. Odile is the secondary antagonist of barbie of swan lake. Jul 29, 2009 this is the ultrarare swan lake movie with christopher atkins and pam dawber. Swan lake 1981 anime dvd import deluxe edition toei animation. Swan lake is one movie manufacured by along with a description of the movie is the hero, prince siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eyecatching one with a crown on its head, the familiar princess. Princess odette from swan lake 1981 swan lake, vintage. Discotek licenses swan lake anime film news anime news. This follows the original tchaikovsky version of the story fairly closely, except for the cute squirrels. A prince falls in love with a princess cursed to change into a swan by day, but their love is threatened. G 1h 12min animation, adventure, family 23 july 1981 usa a prince falls in love with a princess cursed to change into a swan by day, but their love is threatened by the sorcerer who keeps her imprisoned.
Its a ballet composed by tchaikovsky, based on a story called the stolen veil, by johann karl august musaus, and possibly influenced by. The swan princess trailer animation, 2018 duration. The hero, prince siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a. Aside from the music, i loved how the 6 main characters interacted with each other. Swan lake 1981 a prince falls in love with a princess cursed to change into a swan by day, but their love is threatened by the sorcerer who keeps her imprisoned. The deluxe edition are two english dubbed of the movie. Disney fan art disney pixar swan lake dreamworks versailles childhood memories documentaries lakes cartoons disney pixar swan lake dreamworks versailles childhood memories documentaries lakes cartoons.
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