The Foundling (1940)

Original title

Подкидыш

Directed by

Tatyana Lukashevich

Genre

comedy drama, children's film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 08m

Rated

0+

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 25 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

A curious five year old girl wanders away from home and gets lost in Moscow. A variety of people search for her across the city.

lightheartedwhimsicalcharmingfamily-friendlybittersweetgentleplayfulnostalgic

What happens

The Foundling (Russian: Подкидыш, romanized: Podkidysh) is a 1940 comedy drama directed by Tatyana Lukashevich. The film was a production of Mosfilm based on the script by Rina Zelyonaya and Agniya Barto and was released on 27 January 1940. It was one of the first Russian family films. Originally in black and white, it was reproduced in colour in 2010. The film centers around a curious five-year-old girl who embarks on a series of misadventures across Moscow after wandering away from home, leading a diverse group of people to search for her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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