Mary Poppins, Goodbye

Mary Poppins, Goodbye (Russian: Мэри Поппинс, до свидания!; translit. Meri Poppins, do svidaniya) is a Soviet 1983 two-part musical miniseries (part 1 Lady Perfection, part 2 Week ends on Wednesday), directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze. It is loosely based on Mary Poppins stories by P. L. Travers. The TV series were ordered by the Gosteleradio of USSR and produced by Mosfilm. The official television premiere was on January 8, 1984.

Contents

• Cast
• Production
• References

Cast

Natalya Andrejchenko as Mary Poppins, the protagonist (vocals by Tatyana Voronina)

Albert Filozov as Mr. Banks

Lembit Ulfsak as Mr. Ay (Robert Robertson), the poet and composer (vocals by Pavel Smeyan)

Oleg Tabakov as Miss Andrew, the main antagonist

Larisa Udovichenko as Mrs. Banks

Filipp Rukavishnikov as Michael Banks

Anna Plisetskaya as Jane Banks

Irina Skobtseva as Miss Lark, the dog owner

Zinovi Gerdt as Admiral Boom

Marina Nudga as Madame Corry

Qali Abaydulov as Sire Louis

Semyon Sokolovsky as Sir Wilkins the Elderly Gentleman

Igor Yasulovich as Smith the Park Keeper

Pavel Babakov as Butcher

Leonid Kanevsky as Bob Goodetty

Yuri Moroz as Postman

Ilya Rutberg as Official

Eduard Levin as Policeman

Viktor Kārkliņš as Neleus the Marble Boy

Anatoli Gorokhov (voice only)

Production

Leonid Kvinikhidze reported in an interview later that his intention was not a film for kids, but for adults. The fact that it was very well received by children was unexpected for him.

The musical material was recorded by three former members of the band Voskreseniye, Vadim Golutvin (guitar), Petr Podgorodetskiy (keyboard), and Vladimir Voronin (drums).