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Mister Wolf

1949 · 11 min

A brisk, cartoonish Cold War satire that plays like a wry fable, more clever than laugh-out-loud and over before it wears thin.

Directed by
Viktor Gromov
Genres
Animation
Overview
Film pamphlet based on satirical play of Evgeny Petrov "Island of Peace". Funky by atomic hysteria, American businessman Mr Wolf quits his business and with his family leaves on a secluded island.

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Directed by
Viktor Gromov
Genres
Animation
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • media
  • isolation
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
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Written by
Vladimir Dlugach, Sergey Romanov
Cinematography
Mikhail Druyan
Runtime
11 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
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