The Scarlet Flower (Russian: Аленький цветочек, romanized: Alenkiy tsvetochek) is a 1977 Soviet children's fantasy film directed by Irina Povolotskaya[1][2][3] based on the fairy-tale of the same name by Sergey Aksakov.

The elder daughters request expensive dresses and jewelry, while the youngest, Alyonushka, asks for a rare and beautiful scarlet flower, unlike any other in the world.

The merchant asks to say goodbye to his daughters, and when it is time to return, Alyonushka, through cleverness, takes the enchanted ring from her father and travels to the island herself.

On the island, there is only a forest, a lake, and a grand palace, inhabited by a mysterious and wise woman living in seclusion, along with an honest yet grumbling old butler.

Both recall a distant life "with masquerades and fireworks," and the butler often hints that it was the woman who cast a spell on their young prince.