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Tale of Tales (1979)

Original title: Skazka skazok / Tale of Tales
1979 · 29 min
Directed by Yuri Norstein
Short filmAnimationDrama

Cast

Aleksandr Kalyagin

Credits

Written by: Lyudmila Petrushevskaya Yuri Norstein
Cinematography: Igor Skidan-Bosin
Music: Mikhail Meerovich
Editing: Nadezhda Treshchyova

Plot

A little wolf, from a lullaby, remembers moments of life and war, with poetic images, in a layered animation made with cutout puppets on glass.

Sinekatalog’s take

A poetic, layered and widely loved animation masterpiece.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (4,576 votes)
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