Fanfreluche
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Fanfreluche was a French-language Canadian children's television show made in Quebec by Radio-Canada. The show made its debut in 1968 and ran for forty-six episodes until 1971. It starred Fanfreluche, a living doll (played by Kim Yaroshevskaya) who retold fairy tales and legends to the viewers. When the story went a way that displeased her, she would physically enter it to "fix" the ending which sometimes put her in a perilous situation.[1]
From the character in this show, prominent Montreal businessman and Thoroughbred horse breeder Jean-Louis Lévesque named one of his fillies Fanfreluche. Believed to have used the name to please a grandchild, Levesque's filly became a Canadian and United States champion racehorse in 1970.
The theme song was composed by Herbert Ruff.[1]
History
[edit]In 1957, Fanfreluche made her first appearance as a character of the children show Le grenier aux images. Following this, Fanfreluche became a recuring character in the children show La boîte à surprise (1956-1967).[1] Yaroshevskaya, originally from Moscow, based her character on stories from russian poet Pushkin and the ballet Coppélia.[2]
Between 1968 and 1971, Kim Yaroshevskaya wrote and played as the titular character in every episode. [1]
Radio-Canada ran regular reruns from the 1968 to 1982, with partial reruns in the 90's.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e ICI.Radio-Canada.ca. "Fanfreluche a une histoire à vous raconter". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts- (2020-09-18). "Kim Yaroshevskaya : une histoire à sa manière". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
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