Aleksandr Rou
Aleksandr Rou is widely remembered as the “Soviet Walt Disney,” a filmmaker whose fairy-tale movies became cultural touchstones across the Eastern Bloc. Specializing in magical adventures drawn from Russian folklore, Rou crafted films filled with enchanted forests, witches and heroes. His imaginative style, blending folkloric tradition with cinematic spectacle, made him one of the most successful...
Aleksandr Rou is widely remembered as the “Soviet Walt Disney,” a filmmaker whose fairy-tale movies became cultural touchstones across the Eastern Bloc. Specializing in magical adventures drawn from Russian folklore, Rou crafted films filled with enchanted forests, witches and heroes. His imaginative style, blending folkloric tradition with cinematic spectacle, made him one of the most successful...
Known For
Crew Credits
Father Frost
Novel
Finest, the Brave Falcon
Writer
Golden Horns
Director
Father Frost
Director
Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors
Director
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka
Director
Cinderella
Director
Maria, the Wonderful Weaver
Director
New Adventures of Puss in Boots
Director
Precious Gift
Director
May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
Director
Kashchey the Immortal
Director
The Humpbacked Horse
Director
Vassilisa the Beautiful
Director
Wish upon a Pike
Director
The Lonely White Sail
Assistant Director
Without Dowry
First Assistant Director
On the Strangeness of Love
First Assistant Director
The Secret of the Mountain Lake
Director