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A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears

1976 · 133 min

A whimsical Soviet fantasy that plays like a child's dream, mixing gentle humour, storybook kingdoms and a touch of melancholy.

Overview: A student and chess lover Andrey Popov, while getting sick the night before a chess game with a chess world champion Karpov, falls asleep and is having a dream. In this dream, he finds himself in a kingdom ruled by chess figures and playing cards. Chess figures (who are in power) are in a state of sadness due to a misterious disease that struck their young prince. While Andrey attempts to help them, the cards are preparing a coup...
How it feels: Whimsical, warm, melancholic and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, power, betrayal, friendship
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
power
betrayal
friendship
survival
Places: fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none