Magician's Hat (Russian language Shlyapa Volshebnika; Шляпа волшебника, literally: Magician's Hat) is the title of a series of three short films or episodes produced by Sverdlovsktelefilm in 1980, 1981 and 1983 in the USSR and directed by Anatoly Aliashev, based on the book Finn Family Moomintroll.
The series was made with cutout animation in color. The main characters were modified by the artists, giving Moomintroll dungarees and hair, Snufkin a beak, and Moominpappa sideburns and a pipe, giving it a very distinct aappearance. The Hobgoblin was a stop-motion character. The series was not well known outside of the USSR and continues to be one of the lesser known Moomin adaptions.
Characters[]
- Moomintroll
- Moominmamma
- Moominpappa
- Snufkin
- Sniff
- Mr. Hemulen
- Snorkmaiden
- The Muskrat
- The Groke
- Thingumy and Bob
- The Hobgoblin
- Antlion
Films[]
Three films were made.
- Mumi-dol: Vse delo v shlyape (Муми-дол: Все дело в шляпе, Literally: Moomin-valley: All because of the hat) - 1980
- Mumi-dol: Leto v Mumi-dole (Муми-дол: Лето в Муми-доле, Literally: Moomin-valley: The summer in Moomin-valley) - 1981
- Mumi-dol: V Mumi-dol prikhodit osen' (Муми-дол: В Муми-дол приходит осень, Literally: Moomin-valley: Autumn comes to Moomin-valley) - 1983
Differences from the Original Story[]
- Sniff is not as cowardly in this version.
- Moominmamma throws the eggshells into the hat, instead of Moomintroll and Snufkin.
- The clouds that Moomintroll and Snorkmaiden ride fuse together to form a thundercloud.
- The scene where Moominhouse becomes a jungle is omitted.
- Snufkin sleeps in Moominhouse instead of his tent.
- Moomintroll replaces Snork as the judge of Thingumy and Bob's trial.
- The Groke has the ability to fly.
- The Hobgoblin does not ride on his panther.