Soviet Toys (1924)

Original title

Советские игрушки

Directed by

Dziga Vertov

Genre

satire, short film, animated film, propaganda film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

11 min

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a short animated film from the Soviet Union that uses caricature and visual gags to deliver political satire. It adapts editorial cartoons from a newspaper, showing exaggerated figures representing classes and power dynamics in a comical way.

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What happens

Les Jouets soviétiques (Sovetskie igrouchki, Советские игрушки) est l'un des premiers courts métrages d'animation soviétiques, réalisé par Dziga Vertov et sorti en 1924. Produit par le studio Goskino, il s'agit de l'adaptation à l'écran des caricatures politiques de Victor Deni publiées dans le journal Pravda. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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