Korolevstvo krivykh zerkal

Aug 28 1963 N/A 1h 15m
Family, Fantasy

Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors is a 1964 Soviet fairy tale film directed by Aleksandr Rou based on a story with the same name by Vitali Gubarev. Both the surreal story by Vladimir Gubarev, together with the 1964 film, written in a Through The Looking Glass style. Alice-type Soviet girl, named Olya meets her counterpart Yalo, while looking into the mirror. Yalo is an absolute antipode to Olya, for example where Olya is precise and neat, Yalo is absent-minded, careless, etc. The explicit plot relates to Olya learning to see herself differently, but this occurs through an experience in the Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors which serves as a mechanism for commenting on the ability of a society to manufacture a false reality.

Plot

Olya steps through the mirror into the Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors where Yalo resides. The kingdom, under the rule of King Yagupop LXXVII (reverse of Popugay, meaning parrot) produces crooked mirrors that brainwash its people through subtle changes in reality.

Written by

Lev Arkadyev, Vitali Gubarev

Directed by

Aleksandr Rou

Cast

Olga Yukina, Tatyana Yukina, Tatyana Barysheva

Crew

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Production Countries

Soviet Union

Production Companies

Gorky Film Studios

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,648
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA