Scarlet Sails (1961)
Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
This "prince charming" tale is adapted from a novel by Alexander Grin about a little girl named Assol, who meets a wizard one day. He tells her that a ship with red sails will arrive -- sometime in the future -- to take her away to a new, happy life with a dashing young prince. She holds onto this prediction in spite of taunts and the ridicule of her neighbors. Meanwhile, the son of a local nobleman grows up to become a sea captain and falls in love with Assol. Sure enough, he decides the only way to win her heart is to unfurl red sails and head into port.
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fairy-tale-romance, captain [ship], daughter, dream, prediction, prince, toymaker, wizard