La: Petite Sirene -1980- Ok.ru

If you are searching for the glossy, happy-ending Disney version, the 1980 Soviet film La Petite Sirène (Russian: Русалочка / Rusalochka ) will be a haunting shock to the system. Directed by Vladimir Bychkov, this is a faithful, stark, and poetic adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s original story—which means it is beautiful, melancholic, and deeply tragic.