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Tales of Old Usto

1986 · 15 min

A gentle, playful little cartoon that feels like a folk tale told with clay figures, easy and charming to watch.

Directed by
Volodymyr Fesenko, Muzrab Baymukhamedov
Genres
Animation
Overview
The potter Usto makes figurines that become the heroes of his funny stories.

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Directed by
Volodymyr Fesenko, Muzrab Baymukhamedov
Genres
Animation
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • art
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Volodymyr Fesenko, Muzrab Baymukhamedov
Written by
Vladimir Golovanov, Aleksandr Timofeevskiy
Cinematography
Vladimir Nikitin
Runtime
15 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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