Alexander Petrov - The Mermaid (1997) (Subtitulada)

[@mnkykungfu]

Story might be a bit hard for English speakers to follow, here's the Wiki plot description (doesn't spoil the end): "As springtime begins to break up the ice on a frozen river, a handsome young novice monk rescues a naked girl who has apparently fallen into the water. She disappears suddenly, but returns time and time again over the ensuing months-first demonstrating her dolphin-like swimming ability (and her surprising technique of catching fish in her teeth!) and then winning the young man's heart with her coquettish flirting and beautiful singing. The young monk's elderly master comes to understand that the rusalka is actually the drowned spirit of a girlfriend he himself had loved and betrayed as a youth, and takes steps to protect his naive apprentice from her supernatural revenge. But when the mermaid recognizes the old monk as the man who had once jilted her, it may not be the young apprentice who is in mortal danger."

[@wizardjokes]

Thanks. I know Russian and could follow but this helped to understand the story better

[@sophiabozeman357]

Thank you

[@princepeterwolf]

Some of the most beautiful animation ever made. Great cinematic piece. A superb work

[@user0108p]

I saved this video almost 10 years ago n today found it again. It's amazing, beautiful... honestly, i can only imagine all the time and work that this needed to be done Thank u for the upload!

[@Amalokch]

Thanks for saving it 10 years ago :-)

[@MeltedDetech]

Russian word "Русалка" have 2 values: 1. Old - mean "Elemental Spirit(usually water), looks like a girl with long flowing hair" 2. New one, westerned - mean "Half-fished woman" So english word "Mermaid" ALWAYS translated as a "Русалка"... BUT Russian word "Русалка" can be translated as a "Mermaid", yes. But only if it mean "Half-fished woman"... Current video show not a mermaid, its show "woman-like water spirit from old slavic legend". In that case - right translation - "Rusalka"...

[@francoisebeylie2923]

It's very interesting , merci pour ces explications .

[@memodali4189]

Thank you

[@maosadao6689]

Спасибо)

[@лол-ж3ы]

in russian folklore oftentimes Rusalkas were spirits of drowned young girls but they were meant to be evil though. The idea of Rusalka varies from region to region. Some myths depicts them as sort of Nymphs.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

4:25 / 6:05 The animation and the way it flows between scenes is unbelievable...

[@saikopiratos]

thats kinda sick man x_x you cant imagine the love such a project needs

[@IgnacioFS]

El poema de Alexander Pushkin >La Sirena< en animación pintada a mano . . . Una obra de arte en otra . . .

[@psychology522]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX7TcqVpp8h4nZI

[@olya1195]

it almost feels like i am watching tarkovskys film, the true beauty of russian culture

[@Chadiedits]

Are you still alive

[@seanm6311]

Beautiful.... the animation is pure genius. Superb

[@Acqua1313]

Holy shit the animation of the water is so amazing!

[@jeanpauldutheil8237]

Quelle merveille! Tout devient très beau : les personnages, la nature, l'isba. Tous les mouvements ne sont que grâce. Merci Monsieur Alexandre Petrov et merci Amalokch

[@MeltedDetech]

@Singularbeing Mermaid is a aquatic creature with a female human head and torso and the tail of a fish. It close to sirens. Rusalka is soul drowned girl who became spirit. Rusalka looks like a human without an any fish parts. Rusalka can be a tree spirit as well as water spirit, so she can live on a trees (but close to water). Rusalka mean "The girl with long brown hair" in russian.

[@ЭлмоСВТ-40]

The visuals and storytelling in this film is astonishing! I understood before reading an explanation of the story.

[@hamzhbust5301]

i was promised subtitles

[@selenajarv8763]

Use your eyes

[@wizardjokes]

Correct, sir. There's a bit of subtitle during the marriage scene (basic marriage rites) and when he is praying for salvation after seeing the Rusalka. Other than that everything is just basic prayer and folk singing. There is no dialogue.

[@jsschrstsprstr]

Русалка (1997) е красиво филмче. Поздрави от България!

[@mawoj93]

Is there any place where you can watch this film with Eng subtitles? I went to a few subtitle websites but I couldn't find anything, not a public torrent too.. This looks right up my alley (as somebody else said - Tarkovskian too) and I loved his other shorts, so I'd really love to understand this one. If any Russian speaker could make a subtitle file for us, that would be very appreciated, спасибо!

[@stefanierodriguez4793]

La técnica es pintura al óleo sobre planchas de cristal... Petrov utiliza sus propios dedos para pintar... en verdad es fascinante Alexander Petrov - Making of... p1

[@maryoryocampoospina7757]

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[@777vercetti]

What a beautiful masterpiece! Thanks for upload !!

[@joanfordham1305]

Thank you,once again for a sublime piece I would never have known anything about these films had you not taken the trouble to download them .Thank you

[@Gordis57]

A beautiful piece...thanks for sharing.

[@martinam9478]

Очередной шедевр Петрова ❤

[@Shagamaw-100]

What a fantastic film, well done Petrov!

[@pix860]

This is so relaxing to watch.

[@ambremuse992]

Magnifique et émouvante animation. Je rends grâce. Merci

[@karu9591]

increibllee sublime!

[@xoseka]

Gracias realmente una joya

[@Amalokch]

+Jose Carlos Rodriguez Gracias a ti :)

[@pappo29]

@@Amalokch re lindo y los subtítulos.no?.hermoso tu canal

[@Amalokch]

thanks!!! どうもありがとうございます。

[@johanestebansosapaez1001]

00:05 what is name the sound?, its very used in other animations

[@sundus928]

6:50 That Face !!😂

[@bhavna8]

beautiful art!

[@savannahbae2660]

Literal art

[@ricavillegas6522]

I just realized it now that it's like as the Ilawod movie here in our country, Philippines. But the water entity in Ilawod doesn't seek revenge as she was betrayed by her lover, she is just vengeful

[@stormseas]

amazing

[@simsimmarrp1893]

Even with no volume... this was a good story

[@syed.hanipp]

Very Creative Animation By Aleksander Petrov!

[@scottriddell3514]

I like the background art here 2:54 It reminds me of the opening scene from bambi

[@KIMYSarang]

Amalokch Re: Alexander Petrov - The Mermaid (1997) (Subtitulada) (o_O) Absolument sublime! For ALL your uploads, おはようございます。 KIMY October 16, 2011

[@elsesinaloa]

Hermoso. A mi hijo pequeño le gustó, pero no la quiere ver de nuevo. Me dijo que le da miedo. Es cierto se maneja con eso de la culpa y de los deseos que no terminan de cumplirse.

[@kanineply3426]

Magnífic..

[@Globox822]

what a talent.

[@cisnese6969]

Sentí ASMR con este corto.

[@fandelastwice3257]

esto es magnifico

[@777vercetti]

Anyone know what the name of the music she sings at 5:13? I show this piece of art to my parents

[@Amalokch]

That part at 05:13 have always intrigued me. I believed it might be an old russian song.

[@Naschira]

The song is called "Разлилась - разлилась речка быстрая". The song is about a girl who drowned in the river. Her brother came to the river bank and there he saw his drowned sister. And she asked him not to walk along the shore, since the shore is her body, not to trample the grass, since the grass is her hair, not to kick stones, since the stones are her eyes, and not to drink water, since water is her blood. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKnZgGp6lr-Fp5I

[@Alexdidofan]

Gracias! ^.^

[@albo3232]

SICK!

[@thedark2088]

Does anyone know the name of the song? It is enchanting!

[@ivanvasiljev6570]

Евгения Смольянинова - Две слезы

[@KarolBarko]

¿Alguien podría explicarme qué técnica utiliza Petrov para la elaboración de sus animaciones? Son realmente fascinantes.

[@Channel-uc6kp]

Hello beautiful beautiful work.... Are you still there

[@onkar8112]

Too good for the internet.

[@maijaz6228]

What you mean? You don't want it being here??

[@onkar8112]

@@maijaz6228 I think I would say that about you maija.

[@NaNyBuX]

Realmente quiero saber lo que dice la sirena en el minuto 5:11

[@Naschira]

The song is called "Разлилась - разлилась речка быстрая". The song is about a girl who drowned in the river. Her brother came to the river bank and there he saw his drowned sister. And she asked him not to walk along the shore, since the shore is her body, not to trample the grass, since the grass is her hair, not to kick stones, since the stones are her eyes, and not to drink water, since water is her blood. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKnZgGp6lr-Fp5I

[@Froxus]

Y los subtitulos??

[@laurahellin]

Y los subtitulos? no se ven D:

[@dizainior]

@hellagood7 This is the same Russian artist. That's why the style is the same. Alexander Petrov.

[@YoutubeIsAwesome]

Hey this is the same Rusalka from the Megami Tensei Series!

[@richo9395]

2021

[@rodrigolopez-m.1438]

Genial! Pero, qué tipo de técnica es esta y, mas que su nombre, cómo funciona?

[@ErikRicardoLC]

Pintar sobre vidrios usando óleos cuadro por cuadro a razón de 8 por segundo. Por eso puedes ver que lo que se mueve a lo largo de la pantalla se ve borroneado, fue donde borraron la puntura anterior. La animación se hace primero en papel y se calca sobre placas grandes que después se mueven para hacer los movimientos de cámara como paneos o zoom outs.

[@jomoody798]

es acuarela sobre cristal

[@ErikRicardoLC]

No, es definitivamente óleo sobre cristal ¿de qué manera se podría pintar con agua sobre una superficie impermeable?

[@oleolkin]

Утопленников, как и всех самоубийц, возле церкви не хоронят.

[@FabJennie]

Tiktok sent me

Donde se aprende a editar asì?

[@juancarlosmonrroy3912]

Sonia R. Baldárrago En una escuela de arte.

[@arthemispower]

No puedo ver los subtitulos :(

[@neltonarquiteto]

Aquarela sobre vidro

[@Gambitheart]

can someone elaborate on the story line wat it meant???

[@fitriaulia981]

The boy find a girl in the lake (I dont know), and then they play together until each other close, and then the father heard a voice of girl that make him blow his mind remebmer his past that the fathet was with (same) type of the girl (I think), but the father not maried with the girl that he close with in the past, make the girl heartbreak, and then he chaught his son playing with a same type girl in the lake and the bla bla bla

[@fitriaulia981]

At the end the boy run away from his father want to meet the girl in the lake, and his father tryn to find him, he already meet the girl in the lake but there is a storm making the girl and the father died, but he save, so he build a graves for both (sorry my english:'v)

[@ЕкатеринаКлимова-ж3у]

Они монахи

[@marisolriera5804]

Y los ubtitulos???????????????????????

[@Amalokch]

+Marisol Riera 05:47, lo siento por lo demás. Te debo un millón de dólares.

[@marisolriera5804]

No te preocupes... te puedo dar mi nùmero de cuenta para el depòsito? Abrazos

[@ohsangwoo4121]

@@marisolriera5804 jajajajjajajajja c mamo

[@jomoody798]

esto es como porno para mí

[@lo0lo]

RUSALKA!!!

[@paulacatalan2521]

Who else is here from TikTok

[@Amalokch]

que salió en TikTok sobre este film?

[@saschabudko]

What a load of CRAP! Where did you get that? I'm a native Russian speaker and must say that this is the first time I hear such definition of the word "Rusalka". Utter nonsense! Rusalka = Mermaid, Mermaid = Rusalka (PERIOD)

[@alicefarrier3560]

Isn't a rusalka usually tied a to lake river or stream while mermaids are ocean based.

[@RappyMcRapperson]

zzzzzz

[@Jianju69]

As Cleese would say, "Yes, well, of course, this is just the sort blinkered philistine pig ignorance I've come to expect from you non-creative garbage." This short film is a brilliant *masterpiece*!