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A Tale of Lost Times

1964 · 76 min

A gentle, storybook fable that feels like a cozy afternoon matinee, with a moral heartbeat and a touch of old-fashioned magic.

Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Overview
Four evil wizards succeeded to become young by using a time stolen from lazy kids. Now these kids who became seniors must act fast if they want to return to their real age.
How it feels
Whimsical, warm, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Coming-of-age, identity, friendship, loyalty
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism2
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
fantasy, comedy, family
Directed by
Aleksandr Ptushko
Written by
Vladimir Lifshits, Yevgeni Shvarts
Starring
Oleg Anofriev, Grisha Plotkin, Sergei Martinson, Zhenya Sokolov, Georgiy Vitsin, Sergei Karponosov, Irina Murzayeva, Zina Kukushkina
Cinematography
Samuil Rubashkin
Runtime
76 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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