Clara (Ukrainian: Клара та чарівний дракон, lit.'Clara and the Magic Dragon') also released internationally as The Little Dragon[2] is a 2019 Ukrainian computer-animated fantasy adventure film directed by Oleksandr Klymenko from a screenplay by Klymenko and Serhii Grabar. Produced by Image Pictures, Clara was released in Ukrainian cinemas on 26 October 2019.[3][4]

Clara
UkrainianКлара та чарівний дракон
Directed byOleksandr Klymenko
Screenplay byOleksandr Klymenko
Serhii Grabar
Produced bySvitlana Ponomarenko
Yuriy Levchuk
Music byIvan Rozyn
Max Smogol
Zakhar Dzyubenko
Nikita Moiseev
Production
company
Image Pictures
Release date
  • 26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUkraine
LanguageUkrainian
Box office$575,151[1]

Premise

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One day, Clara, who lives in a small house with three monkeys, finds a magical dragon in a forest. After some deliberation, Clara, together with two friends, a cheerful raccoon and a grumpy dwarf, decide to help the little dragon by attempting to find his home. However, unbeknownst to them, the Forces of Evil are hunting not only the Dragon, but now Clara and her friends as well.[4]

Voice cast

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The Ukrainian voice cast:[5]

  • Veronika Lukyanenko as Clara
  • Oleksandr Pogrebnyak as Raccoon
  • Serhiy Solopai as Alfred
  • Dmytro Zavadskyi as Sip
  • Matvii Nikolaev as Alchemist
  • Kyrylo Nikitenko as Panther
  • Dmytro Vikulov as Mole
  • Dmytro Gavrilov as innkeeper
  • Yuriy Soskov as Boy Dwarf
  • Kateryna Bashkina-Zlenko as Girl Gnome
  • Oleg Lepenets as Grandfather Gnome
  • Vyacheslav Dudko as Blacksmith Gnome
  • Demyan Shiyan as Boy
  • Oleg Lepenets as Butler

Music

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The soundtrack was composed by Ivan Rozyn, Max Smogol, Zakhar Dzyubenko and Nikita Moiseev. Pur:Pur performed songs in both Ukrainian and English, while one of the songs was performed by the Dovzhenko Sound Studio musical orchestra.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Clara". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Amazon. n.d. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ "The Little Dragon". Sky Store. Sky Group. n.d. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Rylov, Konstantin (10 November 2019). "Прем'єра мультфільму "Клара та Чарівний Дракон": як поєднати високий технічний рівень з українськими реаліями" [The premiere of the cartoon "Clara and the Magic Dragon": how to combine a high technical level with Ukrainian realities]. Mind (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Jade (26 September 2019). "Клара та чарівний дракон: вийшов трейлер української анімації" [Clara and the Magical Dragon: the trailer of the Ukrainian animation was released]. Cut Insight (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ ""Clara and the Magical Dragon" is about to conquer millions — film critics of domestic film distribution" [«Клара та чарівний дракон» на старті покоряти мільйони — кінокритика вітчизняного кінопрокату]. UPMP (in Ukrainian). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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