The Stone Flower 1946 / Kamennyy Tsvetok (English subtitles)

The Stone Flower (Russian: Каменный цветок, tr. Kamennyy tsvetok) is a 1946 Soviet fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko. It is an adaptation of Pavel Bazhov’s story of the same name, in turn based on Ural region Russian folklore. It also incorporates plot elements from the stories “The Mistress of the Copper Mountain“ and “The Master Craftsman“. The Stone Flower was theatrically released by Mosfilm on 28 April 1946. It was the Soviet Union’s first color film shot on Agfacolor negative film seized in Germany, and was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. It was a success at the box-office in the year 1946 in USSR, it was seen by 23,17 million viewers. Obsessed with perfecting his craft, young gemcutter Danilo visits the mystical Copper Mountain to uncover the secret behind its infamous attraction - the Stone Flower, a stone carving so captivating that no one can leave after seeing it. The Stone Flower 1946 / Kamenny Tsvetok (English subtitles) #RetroFilms #SovietMovies #USSR