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The Stone Flower

1977 · 27 min

A gentle, handcrafted folk tale that unfolds with patient stop-motion charm, blending wonder and melancholy.

Genres
Animation, Fantasy
Overview
As the legend tells, there once lived at the factory an amazing craftsman named Danila. From childhood, he was taught all the secrets of artistic stone processing; he very skillfully carved stone figures, arousing sincere admiration. He had a fiancée, a girl named Katya, kind and sympathetic. Everything would be fine, but Danila is not satisfied with his skill, he wants to achieve perfection in this art.
How it feels
Whimsical, earnest, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Art, obsession, love, fate
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism3
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, fantasy
Directed by
Oleg Nikolayevsky
Written by
Aleksandr Timofeevskiy
Starring
Oleg Nikolayevsky, T. Yushkova
Cinematography
Valentin Bazhenov
Runtime
27 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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