The Blue Bird
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.
Critics Sentiment
Ava Gardner shows luxuries in Palace of Luxury
Household pets and inanimate objects transform into human forms
The film jumps from its lowest point with the disgusting milk ballerina transformation to one of its highest points with Robert Morley's acclaimed Father Time performance
The Blue Bird receives polarized reactions, with some viewers finding nostalgic charm and spiritual depth while others consider it one of the worst films ever made. The film's reputation as a fascinating disaster is supported by praise for individual performances like Robert Morley and Ava Gardner, offset by criticism of its amateurish execution and bizarre tonal choices. Despite technical problems, the fairy tale manages to create moments of genuine warmth and philosophical resonance for receptive audiences.
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Patsy Kensit
Mytyl
Todd Lookinland
Tyltyl
Elizabeth Taylor
Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love
Jane Fonda
The Night
Cicely Tyson
Tylette
Ava Gardner
Luxury
Margarita Terekhova
Milk
Georgiy Vitsin
Sugar
Oleg Popov
Clown
Nadezhda Pavlova
Blue Bird
Will Geer
Grandfather
Mona Washbourne
Grandmother
Robert Morley
Father Time
Harry Andrews
Oak
George Cole
Tylo
Richard Pearson
Bread
Valentina Ganibalova
Water
Yevgeni Shcherbakov
Fire
Leonid Nevedomsky
Father
Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova
Pleasure of eating
Crew
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