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The Patient with the Bottle

1979 · 10 min

A short, pointed cartoon lecture that jabs at a man's drinking with open disdain, brisk and didactic rather than subtle.

Directed by
Boris Butakov
Genres
Animation
Overview
A satirical story for adults about the harmful effects of alcohol not only on health, but also on personal life.

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Directed by
Boris Butakov
Genres
Animation
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • addiction
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    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
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness5
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Boris Butakov
    Written by
    Pyotr Frolov
    Cinematography
    Mikhail Druyan
    Runtime
    10 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    No Language

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