Matrioska
Cast
No credited cast is listed for this film.
Credits
Cinematography: 
Co Hoedeman
Music: Donald Douglas
Produced by: Dorothy Courtois Joseph Koenig
Plot
A dance of painted wooden Russian dolls (hollow inside and of graded sizes so that the largest holds all the rest). They twirl, swing and sway to gay Russian tunes, never losing their fixed reserve.
Sinekatalog’s take
A short animation in which painted nesting dolls dance to cheerful tunes with fixed, stately composure. The charm is in the stop-motion craft and the musical rhythm. A pleasant few minutes for children and animation lovers.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (79 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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