
Directing
Alla Grachyova
Born — Died
1924-10-16 — 2001-07-14
Place of birth
Zghurivka, Poltava Governorate, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine]
Known for
Directing
Credits
37 titles
Alla Oleksiivna Hrachova was a Soviet and Ukrainian artist, animation director, screenwriter. Honored Artist of Ukraine (1996). She was a member of the Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine.
Known for
6.0There lived a Ukrainian lad. He was nice and not stupid, but poverty prevented him from choosing a wife that he loved. To achieve his goal, he went on a very dangerous and serious step, having sold his soul to evil powers. Since then, his life has changed dramatically, becoming prosperous and even luxurious, but the hour of reckoning will come, which inevitably puts pressure on the protagonist...
The Fern Flower
1979
4.5The animation is based on a Ukrainian fairy tale about an old married couple, who had no children. One day the woman asked her husband to cut down a log and put it in a cradle for a night. The old man did what she had asked him to do. Next morning, a surprise was waiting for them.
Ivasyk-Telesyk
1989
7.0The girl Inge was good and loved... herself very much. Inge was given bread to take to her poor parents, and she, crossing a puddle and afraid to dirty her new shoes, threw the bread in the mud and stepped on it. From such a terrible act, the earth parted and swallowed her. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
The Story Of The Girl Who Stepped On Bread
1986
7.3Three friends lived in a Ukrainian village. They were not rich, so they were happy to take up the proposed small job. They had to go to another village at a dark night. On the way, they saw a small farmhouse and a cottage, where they decided to spend the night. Thus very strange mystical events began.
Viy
1996
8.0Larysa and Denys, having rest in a pioneer camp, went to the forest to collect strawberries. But the compass, by which they hoped to return safely to the other children, was stolen. And that's not all the mishaps that occur with them at the walk. They will have to overcome the cruel magician, and to face the bad behavior of unpleasant children.
The Mystery of the Strawberry Land
1973
7.7A small funny brown bear paced joyfully in the woods. More recently, he did not leave his mother at all and now he came to the lakeon his own. Butwhat he saw there amazed him. Now he has to deal with his own reflection in the water, which can be both bad and friendly.
The Bear And The One Who Lives In The River
1966
Behind the camera
6.0There lived a Ukrainian lad. He was nice and not stupid, but poverty prevented him from choosing a wife that he loved. To achieve his goal, he went on a very dangerous and serious step, having sold his soul to evil powers. Since then, his life has changed dramatically, becoming prosperous and even luxurious, but the hour of reckoning will come, which inevitably puts pressure on the protagonist...
The Fern Flower
1979
6.0There lived a Ukrainian lad. He was nice and not stupid, but poverty prevented him from choosing a wife that he loved. To achieve his goal, he went on a very dangerous and serious step, having sold his soul to evil powers. Since then, his life has changed dramatically, becoming prosperous and even luxurious, but the hour of reckoning will come, which inevitably puts pressure on the protagonist...
The Fern Flower
1979
4.5The animation is based on a Ukrainian fairy tale about an old married couple, who had no children. One day the woman asked her husband to cut down a log and put it in a cradle for a night. The old man did what she had asked him to do. Next morning, a surprise was waiting for them.
Ivasyk-Telesyk
1989
4.5The animation is based on a Ukrainian fairy tale about an old married couple, who had no children. One day the woman asked her husband to cut down a log and put it in a cradle for a night. The old man did what she had asked him to do. Next morning, a surprise was waiting for them.
Ivasyk-Telesyk
1989
7.0The girl Inge was good and loved... herself very much. Inge was given bread to take to her poor parents, and she, crossing a puddle and afraid to dirty her new shoes, threw the bread in the mud and stepped on it. From such a terrible act, the earth parted and swallowed her. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
The Story Of The Girl Who Stepped On Bread
1986
7.3Three friends lived in a Ukrainian village. They were not rich, so they were happy to take up the proposed small job. They had to go to another village at a dark night. On the way, they saw a small farmhouse and a cottage, where they decided to spend the night. Thus very strange mystical events began.
Viy
1996
7.3Three friends lived in a Ukrainian village. They were not rich, so they were happy to take up the proposed small job. They had to go to another village at a dark night. On the way, they saw a small farmhouse and a cottage, where they decided to spend the night. Thus very strange mystical events began.
Viy
1996
8.0Larysa and Denys, having rest in a pioneer camp, went to the forest to collect strawberries. But the compass, by which they hoped to return safely to the other children, was stolen. And that's not all the mishaps that occur with them at the walk. They will have to overcome the cruel magician, and to face the bad behavior of unpleasant children.
The Mystery of the Strawberry Land
1973
8.0Larysa and Denys, having rest in a pioneer camp, went to the forest to collect strawberries. But the compass, by which they hoped to return safely to the other children, was stolen. And that's not all the mishaps that occur with them at the walk. They will have to overcome the cruel magician, and to face the bad behavior of unpleasant children.
The Mystery of the Strawberry Land
1973
7.7A small funny brown bear paced joyfully in the woods. More recently, he did not leave his mother at all and now he came to the lakeon his own. Butwhat he saw there amazed him. Now he has to deal with his own reflection in the water, which can be both bad and friendly.
The Bear And The One Who Lives In The River
1966
6.0An inquisitive grasshopper could not understand why a dandelion has a chubby face and a thin stalk. With his excessive interest, he scared the dandelion, which began to call doctors and complain to its appearance. A dilemma appeared after medical advice a doctor gave. The dandelion did not know that its fears were groundless and would soon dispell.
Dandelion the Puffy Cheeks
1971
6.0A puppy sees a big, gray, shaggy thing on the river, gets frightened and runs away, but on the way a chicken, a duck and a bear cub join him. They run to the little mouse, who is not afraid, but saw the fog in the big, gray, shaggy one. Do not be afraid of anything, and all fears will dissipate like fog.
Big, Gray, Shaggy
1971
NRA little girl is walking in the forest while singing a song. All the forest dwellers like the song, and everyone sings it in their own way.
A Song in the Woods
1967
7.0A cat and a dog lived together. They were very good friends, so when they saw that the floor in their house was dirty, they decided to clean up together. But an ordinary mop refused to deal with the task, so they have to wash and wipe the floor using each other. What will this novel idea lead to?
How The Cat And The Dog Washed The Floor
1977
7.0A cat and a dog lived together. They were very good friends, so when they saw that the floor in their house was dirty, they decided to clean up together. But an ordinary mop refused to deal with the task, so they have to wash and wipe the floor using each other. What will this novel idea lead to?
How The Cat And The Dog Washed The Floor
1977
7.0A fabulous story about how the dough ran away from the grandmother early in the morning. And it turned, toasted in the sun, into a sweet solar korovai, which was enough for animals and birds to eat.
Sun Loaf
1981
6.0The Hedgehog and the Bear decide to wipe the dust off the stars so their brightness won't fade out.
If the Stars Are Falling
1978
8.0About a little girl who lived in a small house near the woods and once met hares in the icy times and decided to help them. She shared her warm scarf with them, drove a foxaway from them , feed them with delicious homemade pies, and then built a cozy house for the greyish leverets, so that the wind did not make them shiver.
The Girl and the Hares
1985
4.0Nobody ever thought about what our shoes do while we sleep? Perhaps, while we indulge in the sweet enjoyment of sleep, our shoes, sneakers, shoes, slippers, felt boots and other types of shoes do not sleep, but travel? Animation film "Shoes" will show how can frolic shoes at night, traveling to different places. Now the boy is fast asleep in his bed, because during the day he had a lot of worries, which children usually indulge in in the summertime. Leaving a pair of his shoes near the bed, he had no idea that at night they could go somewhere without him. However, that's what happened.
Bashmachki
1982
6.0In anticipation of cold weather, two bear cubs go fishing, which may be the last before the winter. The kids are watching the crumbling leaves, birds flying away and drifting clouds. They begin to think about how one can catch a cloud. Now they do not realize what an unusual catch in the form of a crescent and stars is in store for them. Or maybe they will have enough bait even for the sun?
Autumn Fishing
1968
4.0Teddy Bear comes to the Hedgehog on a visit to together celebrate the New Year. Because of the recent blizzard, the Hedgehog could not get the New Year's tree, so friends quickly went to the forest in search of a green beauty, because before the start of the holiday left very little time. They were looking for a New Year's tree in the forest, but they could not find it. But then the Hedgehog decided to be a tree, because he looks very much like it.
How The Hedgehog And The Bear Celebrated The New Year
1975
4.0One day a large and friendly family gathered for tea. The family had a favorite porcelain teapot. The mother made some sweets for tea and went to the kitchen to make tea. Suddenly, she saw a tiger cub in the teapot, and somewhat rudely asked the tiger cub to come out, but it did not want to do so. The other members of the family also asked the tiger cub rudely, and only the youngest daughter was able to persuade the tiger cub to come out, because she asked it affectionately.
The Tiger in the Teapot
1972
4.0One day a large and friendly family gathered for tea. The family had a favorite porcelain teapot. The mother made some sweets for tea and went to the kitchen to make tea. Suddenly, she saw a tiger cub in the teapot, and somewhat rudely asked the tiger cub to come out, but it did not want to do so. The other members of the family also asked the tiger cub rudely, and only the youngest daughter was able to persuade the tiger cub to come out, because she asked it affectionately.
The Tiger in the Teapot
1972
NRAn old man lived with his wife, and they did not have kids. To not be bored, they took a duck found in the woods. They began to look after it, and it turned out that it was not a duck at all, but a young girl, hardworking and caring, which helped the old people to stoke and cook food. But with them, she did not shed her feathers, so they decided to find out everything by themselves.
The Limping Duck
1992
NRAn old man lived with his wife, and they did not have kids. To not be bored, they took a duck found in the woods. They began to look after it, and it turned out that it was not a duck at all, but a young girl, hardworking and caring, which helped the old people to stoke and cook food. But with them, she did not shed her feathers, so they decided to find out everything by themselves.
The Limping Duck
1992
7.0A touching story of a forest beauty Mavka who fell in love with a simple guy Lukash. She is the embodiment of nature and genuine human kindness that do not fall to small problems that could ruin their relationship with Lukash. The consumer attitude towards the environment is touched here.
The Forest Song
1976
7.0A touching story of a forest beauty Mavka who fell in love with a simple guy Lukash. She is the embodiment of nature and genuine human kindness that do not fall to small problems that could ruin their relationship with Lukash. The consumer attitude towards the environment is touched here.
The Forest Song
1976
7.0The animation was shot based on the folk tale about Ayu-Dag (Bear Mountain).
Crimean Legend
1969
7.0The animation was shot based on the folk tale about Ayu-Dag (Bear Mountain).
Crimean Legend
1969
NRAccording to the fairy tale of the same name, how the little sparrow Pashka, as a token of gratitude to his mistress, the girl Masha, fearlessly enters the crow's dwelling in order to return the girl's father's gift stolen by the crow.
The Disheveled Sparrow
1967
NRAccording to the fairy tale of the same name, how the little sparrow Pashka, as a token of gratitude to his mistress, the girl Masha, fearlessly enters the crow's dwelling in order to return the girl's father's gift stolen by the crow.
The Disheveled Sparrow
1967
NRA boy makes friends with a cloud in the mountains. He is very proud of it, but sorry that no one can see his friend.
The Boy and the Cloud
1970
NRWhen Peter went to the war with the Nazis to the front, his son gave him a rhinoceros beetle he captured near his home, which the soldier took with him. Now they have to plunge into battle and fighting to see how the sky becomes black because of the gunpowder and the enemy siege, and hundreds of bullets are circling around them. But they will go back to where someone waits for them.
Soldier's Tale
1983
NRWhen Peter went to the war with the Nazis to the front, his son gave him a rhinoceros beetle he captured near his home, which the soldier took with him. Now they have to plunge into battle and fighting to see how the sky becomes black because of the gunpowder and the enemy siege, and hundreds of bullets are circling around them. But they will go back to where someone waits for them.
Soldier's Tale
1983
7.0A Rooster and a Cat lived in a cabin in the forest. The smart and resourceful Cat was an earner, going away in the morning and leaving the hardworking Rooster to do household chores. And everything would be well with them, if a Fox had not got into the habit to visit them dreaming to steal the rustic and unsophisticated Rooster.
The Cat and the Rooster
1991
7.0A Rooster and a Cat lived in a cabin in the forest. The smart and resourceful Cat was an earner, going away in the morning and leaving the hardworking Rooster to do household chores. And everything would be well with them, if a Fox had not got into the habit to visit them dreaming to steal the rustic and unsophisticated Rooster.
The Cat and the Rooster
1991
NRA story about a girl who befriends a hedgehog. The girl did not like that the hedgehog was prickly. Then the hedgehog decided to cut all his spines to please the girl.
Hedgehog and Girl
1988
