Волшебный портрет (1997): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1997, Волшебный портрет is a fantasy, familie and liebesfilm film directed by Gennadi Vasilyev, running about 77 minutes.

What it’s about. Once, before Christmas, Ivan was predicted to meet a foreign beauty. Forest sorceress for the kindness of a young man gave him a magical portrait of a Chinese girl named Xiao Qing. Her beauty struck Ivan in the heart, and he fell in love with no memory. Suddenly, the portrait came to life, the girl told the young man an amazing story. It turns out that the evil sorcerer took her from her parents against her will to make her his wife. The girl’s brother painted a portrait, where the soul of Xiao Qing moved, and the villain got only a barely living body, an insensitive doll. Now the sorcerer is looking for this portrait to regain the girl’s soul...

Who’s in it. Волшебный портрет stars Sergey Shnyryov as Ivan, Li Gao as Xiao Qing, Ariadna Shengelaia as Sorceress and Valentina Telichkina as Ivan's mother, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Волшебный портрет sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Волшебный портрет page.

If you liked it. Fans of Волшебный портрет tend to enjoy Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, The Green Mile, Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland and Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten.