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The Elephant and the Ant

1948 · 11 min

A short, simple cartoon fable that gently teaches a lesson through playful forest antics.

Directed by
Gennadiy Filippov, Boris Dyozhkin
Genres
Animation, Family
Overview
A very instructive story about how bragging always turns into big trouble. The plot of the animation unfolds during the wedding celebration of the Fox. All forest residents are invited to the celebration, everyone is walking and having fun. But, unfortunately, not everyone can behave properly. The Elephant, imagining that he was the largest, and therefore the strongest, decided that there was no justice for him, and began to behave like he did, while spoiling everyone a feast. But this behavior did not last long, and there was someone to teach the insolent fellow.

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Directed by
Gennadiy Filippov, Boris Dyozhkin
Genres
Animation, Family
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • power
    Places
    • wilderness
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism1
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, family
    Directed by
    Gennadiy Filippov, Boris Dyozhkin
    Written by
    Roman Fatuev
    Cinematography
    Elena Petrova
    Runtime
    11 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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