Children and Matches
Genres
Overview
A cut-out animation warning for children about the danger of fire and playing with matches, far from the grim warning of your typical PSA and anticipating the complicated human psychology of Norshteyn's subsequent work. And, no doubt, there is a metaphor aimed at the power structure. 1968-69 was a crucial period of transition for the animator, breaking out of the pack at Soyuzmultfilm and beginning to script and co-direct films. Not listed on imdb, this is one - if not the first - of his first solo works as director.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
5 min
Release Date
1969-07-11
Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
6.5
6.5
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6.9
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0.0
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0.0
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7.6
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6.4
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6.0
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7.8
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7.6
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6.7
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