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The Grandpa and His Little Grandson

1950 · 17 min

A gentle, cheerful cartoon that feels like a cozy winter storybook, with simple charms and a light, playful spirit.

Directed by: Aleksandr Ivanov
Genres: Animation
Starring: Yuri Khrzhanovsky, Georgi Millyar, Sergei Troitsky

Overview: The bear cub, who was in winter hibernation, was brought by friends in the forest to the Forest Sports School, where he learned figure skating.

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Directed by: Aleksandr Ivanov
Genres: Animation
Starring: Yuri Khrzhanovsky, Georgi Millyar, Sergei Troitsky

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: friendship
sport
coming-of-age
Places: wilderness
school
Era: timeless
Audience: kids
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	2
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Humour	3
Realism	1
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Tension	1
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Genres: animation
Directed by: Aleksandr Ivanov
Written by: Boris Laskin
Starring: Yuri Khrzhanovsky, Georgi Millyar, Sergei Troitsky, Konstantin Sorokin
Music: Mieczysław Weinberg
Cinematography: Mikhail Druyan, Ekaterina Rizo
Runtime: 17 min
Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Russian

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