Three from Prostokvashino
{{Infobox film
| name = Three from Prostokvashino
| image = Troe iz Prostokvashino.jpg
| caption = Sharik, Matroskin and Uncle Fyodor
| director = Vladimir Popov
| producer = Soyuzmultfilm
| writer = Eduard Uspensky
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| starring = Oleg Tabakov
Maria Vinogradova
Lev Durov
Boris Novikov
Valentina Talyzina
Gyerman Kachin
| narrator =
| music = Yevgeny Krylatov
| cinematography = Kabul Rasulov
| editing = Natalya Stepantseva
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| released = {{Film date|1978|06|6}}
| runtime = 18 minutes 48 seconds
| country = Soviet Union
| language = Russian
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Three from Prostokvashino ({{langx|ru|Трое из Простоквашино |Troye iz Prostokvashino}}) is a 1978 Soviet animated film based on the 1974 children's book Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat by Eduard Uspensky. The main character is a six-year-old boy who is called "Uncle Fyodor" (voiced by Maria Vinogradova) because he is very serious. After his parents refuse to let him keep the talking cat {{ill|Matroskin|ru|Кот Матроскин}} (voiced by Oleg Tabakov), Uncle Fyodor leaves home. With the dog Sharik (voiced by Lev Durov), the three set up a home in the country village Prostokvashino ({{lang-rus|Простоквашино|p=prəstɐˈkvaʂɨnə}}, Простокваша = "soured milk"). There they have many adventures, some involving the local mailman, Pechkin (voiced by Boris Novikov).{{cite web |author= |url=https://ria.ru/20170601/1495604917.html |title= "Союзмультфильм» снимет продолжение «Трое из Простоквашино" |language= |website= |publisher= РИА Новости |date= 2017-06-01 |accessdate= 2020-04-28 |archive-date=2020-06-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200628160306/https://ria.ru/20170601/1495604917.html}}
The series has generated many quotable phrases in post-Soviet countries. It has made an impact comparable to that of Well, Just You Wait! (1969-2017) in Russian culture.
Plot
Uncle Fyodor is a very independent city boy, "a boy on his own". After his mother forbids him from keeping his talking cat Matroskin, Uncle Fyodor runs away from home to live on his own. Uncle Fyodor and the cat arrive at the village Prostokvashino, where they meet the local mongrel Sharik. The three settle in an abandoned house.
Uncle Fyodor's parents become very agitated at the loss of their son, and even put out a missing persons notice in the paper. Mailman Pechkin, sees it, and claims the announced reward for the boy's safe return — a new bicycle.
By the end of the film, the family is reunited, and the mailman receives his reward for notifying the parents. The parents tell the animals that they are welcome to come back to the city with them, but they decide to stay in Prostokvashino to make a summer house (dacha) for Fyodor.
Sequels
The film has three sequels, {{ill|Vacations in Prostokvashino|ru|Каникулы в Простоквашино}} (Каникулы в Простоквашино) (1980), {{ill|Winter in Prostokvashino|ru|Зима в Простоквашино}} (Зима в Простоквашино) (1984),{{cite web |url=http://ria.ru/culture/20140226/997163184.html |title=Сериал "Ну, погоди!" стал самым любимым мультфильмом России |date=26 February 2014 |publisher=РИА Новости |accessdate=2016-04-29 |archive-date=2014-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226190810/http://ria.ru/culture/20140226/997163184.html}}{{cite web |author=Дарья Печорина |url=http://www.nashfilm.ru/multfilms/637.html |title="Трое из Простоквашино" и другие приключения Дяди Фёдора |website=Наш Фильм.ру |publisher= |date=2007-05-21|quote= |accessdate=2020-04-28|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601035010/http://www.nashfilm.ru/multfilms/637.html |archivedate=2008-06-01}}
and {{ill|Spring in Prostokvashino|ru|Весна в Простоквашино}} (Весна в Простоквашино) (2010).
Since 2018, the animated series Prostokvashino has been broadcast.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0189160}}
- [http://soviet-cartoons.ucoz.org/publ/small_tales/prostokvashino_prostokvashino_1978_84/3-1-0-15 Prostokvashino (Простоквашино), trilogy (1978-84)] in English and Russian with subtitles at [http://soviet-cartoons.ucoz.org/ Soviet Cartoons Online]
Category:1978 animated short films
Category:Animated films about birds
Category:Animated films about cats
Category:Animated films about dogs
Category:Animated films based on children's books
Category:Films based on works by Eduard Uspensky
Category:1970s Russian-language films