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The Ugly Duckling

1956 · 19 min

A gentle, old-fashioned cartoon that feels like a storybook read aloud, sad at first then quietly comforting.

Genres
Family, Animation
Overview
Soviet cartoon adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
How it feels
Measured and easy to follow.
About
Identity, isolation, family, coming-of-age
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    family, animation
    Directed by
    Vladimir Degtyarev
    Written by
    Georgiy Beryozko
    Starring
    Nikolay Litvinov, Georgiy Vitsin, Yuliya Yulskaya, Georgi Millyar
    Music
    Eduard Kolmanovskiy
    Cinematography
    Nikolay Voinov
    Runtime
    19 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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