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
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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