''The Scarlet Flower'' (Russian: Аленький цветочек) is a 1952 animated adaptation of [[Literature/TheScarletFlower Sergey Aksakov's fairytale of the same name]].

!! Tropes featured in the adaptation:
* AdaptationalExplanationExtrication: In the fairytale, the enchantress cursed the prince because she had an unspecified grudge against his father. Here, her motive isn't explained.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the fairytale, the youngest daughter just asks for the most beautiful scarlet flower in the world, which sounds pretty demanding, to say the least. Here, she asks for such a flower because she saw one in a dream.
* AdaptedOut: The faithful maidservant of the merchant's daughter who lives with her at the Beast's palace is nowhere to be seen.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Right at the start, we are shown that Nastenka's elder sisters are the antagonists when one of them kicks a cat and the other laughs at that.
* {{Bambification}}: When Nastenka arrives in the Beast's realm, she is greeted by a family of friendly deer.
* BeastAndBeauty: It ''is'' based on the Russian TropeCodifier.
* DeathByAdaptation: The enchantress's fate in the original story isn't stated. Here, the prince explicitly says she is no more. It's ambiguous whether her death was connected to the curse getting broken.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Nastenka sees the scarlet flower in a dream, hence her asking for it.
* FadeToBlack: Frequently, a change of scene is preceded by the previous scene fading to black.
* FantasticFlora: The scarlet flower, like in the original story, replants itself after Nastenka brings it back to the Beast's gardens.
* GlowingFlora: The eponymous scarlet flower shines very bright, especially before it gets plucked.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: The nameless heroine from the story is called Nastenka here (a pet name form of Anastasia), her sisters are called Gordeya and Lyubava, and their father Stepan.
* ProudBeauty: Gordeya and Lyubava are very pretty and very vain.
* SayMyName: After Stepan is washed overboard, his shipmate desperately yells out his name.
* SceneryPorn: The absolutely stunning backgrounds are among the best-loved details of the animation.