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A Brief History (1956)

A Brief History poster
Original title
Scurtă istorie
Directed by
Ion Popescu-Gopo
Genre
animation
Country
Romania
Runtime
3 min
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This ten minute animated film covers the history of humanity from the formation of the solar system to space flight. It won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

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What happens

Scurta istorie este un film de animație românesc din 1956, regizat de Ion Popescu-Gopo. El concentrează pe durata a zece minute istoria umanității de la formarea sistemului solar până la zborul în cosmos. A primit premiul Palme d'Or la Festivalul Internațional de Film de la Cannes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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