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First Time in the Circus Arena

1961 · 10 min

A gentle, brief cartoon that feels like a simple fable about shyness and trying, easy for small children to follow.

Directed by: Vladimir Pekar, Vladimir Popov
Genres: Animation
Starring: Margarita Kupriyanova, Aleksei Gribov, Sergei Martinson

Overview: Elephant Timka really wants to perform in the circus, but is shy. A story about what is worth trying for the sake of a dream.

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Directed by: Vladimir Pekar, Vladimir Popov
Genres: Animation
Starring: Margarita Kupriyanova, Aleksei Gribov, Sergei Martinson

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Tone
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
identity
Places: None
Era: timeless
Audience: kids
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	1
Romance	0
Tension	1
Darkness	1
Complexity	1
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Genres: animation
Directed by: Vladimir Pekar, Vladimir Popov
Written by: Elena Krshizhanovskaya, Vadim Korostylyov
Starring: Margarita Kupriyanova, Aleksei Gribov, Sergei Martinson, Mikhail Novokhizhin
Music: Aleksandr Varlamov
Cinematography: Nina Klimova
Runtime: 10 min
Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Russian

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