Original title |
KARU HINDAB PRUUTE. MANSI LUGU |
English title |
A BEAR JUDGES THE BRIDES. A MANSI STORY |
Script Author |
Martinus Klemet |
Director |
Martinus Klemet |
Art Director |
Martinus Klemet |
Animator |
Martinus Klemet |
Narrator |
Valentina Ivanova |
Song Performed by |
Roman Sainahhov |
Sound Design |
Horret Kuus |
Producer |
Kalev Tamm |
© 2016 Eesti Rahva Muuseum, Eesti Joonisfilm
3’03” / DCP / 1,85:1 / colour / 5.1
A young Mansi man wanted to get married. A bear chosen by the old men was to assess the worth of the bride. A woman shaman, Mother of Mothers, took the first girl to the bear. It silently moved its lips: the girls was poorly behaved. The young man picked another girl who was also taken to the bear. The girl took fright and paled: she would die young.
But the third girl blushed: she was of good behaviour and would live long. The bear left quietly.