Bambi's Childhood (Russian: Детство Бемби) is a 1985 Soviet family film based on 1923 Austrian coming-of-age novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Felix Salten directed by Natalya Bondarchuk.[1][2][3]
| Bambi's Childhood | |
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| Russian: Детство Бемби | |
| Directed by | Natalya Bondarchuk |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Bambi a Life in the Woods by Felix Salten |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Aleksandr Filatov |
| Music by | Boris Petrov |
Release date |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
editThe film tells about a deer named Bambi, who, from birth, learns to understand the mysterious forest world. Life seems beautiful to him, until suddenly his mother dies.[4]
Cast
edit- Ivan Burlyaev as Bambi (child)
- Nikolai Burlyayev as Bambi (adolescent)
- Natalya Bondarchuk as Bambi's mother
- Maris Liepa as Bambi's father
- Yekaterina Lychyova as Falina (child) (as Katya Lychyova)
- Galina Belyaeva as Falina (adolescent)
- Maksim Shalnov as Gobo
- Lev Durov as Eagle Owl
- Aivars Leimanis as Karus
- Inna Makarova as Netla[5]