Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka
January. 31,1953Soviet cartoon film, filmed in 1953 by the director-animator Olga Khodataeva based on the Russian folk tale.
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This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
"Sister Alenushka & brother Ivanushka" is a Soviet 10-minute animated short film that has almost too much for such a short runtime. A boy gets transformed into a little goat, is abducted by an evil old woman, while a young man falls in love with the sister of the boy, a girl, who is in danger of drowning. And as all of these Soviet animated short films, there are many animals in here: horses, mice, goats and crows. The animation style is very traditional, very innocent compared to what kind of cartoons were made in the USA at this point in time. Director Khodatayeva and writer Danilov worked on several more animated films. I thought this one here was a decent watch, the ending is not really logical, but then again it's all fantasy and taking everything into account, the good outweighs the bad. Recommended.