Short film

Cipollino

1961 · 38 min

A bright, playful cartoon world of talking vegetables where a small hero stands up to pompous rulers, charming and easy to enjoy.

Directed by: Boris Dyozhkin
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Nina Gulyayeva, Vera Orlova, Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya

Overview: In a world inhabited by anthropomorphic produce, "Cipollino, the Onion Boy" fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable townsfolk by the fruit royalty (Prince Lemon and the overly proud Lord Tomato) in the garden kingdom.

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Directed by: Boris Dyozhkin
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Nina Gulyayeva, Vera Orlova, Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
power
class
rebellion
friendship
Places: fantasy world
small town
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, family, fantasy
Directed by: Boris Dyozhkin
Written by: Mstislav Pashchenko
Starring: Nina Gulyayeva, Vera Orlova, Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya, Erast Garin, Sergei Martinson, Grigoriy Shpigel, Georgiy Vitsin, Yuri Khrzhanovsky
Music: Karen Khachaturyan
Cinematography: Elena Petrova
Runtime: 38 min
Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Russian

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