The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda (1940)

Original title

Сказка о попе и его работнике Балде

Directed by

Panteleymon Sazonov

Genre

animation

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

21 min

Rated

0+

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 priest hires a clever and strong worker named Balda. Balda agrees to work for cheap meals but demands payment in finger flicks on the priest's forehead.

whimsicalplayfulfolkloricsatiricallight-heartedfast-pacedmusicalanimated

What happens

«Сказка о попе и его работнике Балде» — советский цветной рисованный мультфильм 1940 года (одновременно выпущена чёрно-белая версия) по одноимённой сказке-новелле (1830) А. С. Пушкина, снятый на киностудии «Союзмультфильм». (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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