Once Upon a Time (1957)

Original title

В некотором царстве...

Directed by

Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Mikhail Botov

Genre

animation, fantasy, adventure, family

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

30 min

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 7 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 lazy young man named Emelya catches a magical pike that grants his wishes. He uses its powers to make his life easier and win a princess's hand.

whimsicalfolkloricplayfulnostalgicgentlebrightlighthearted

What happens

«В некотором царстве…» — советский рисованный мультфильм, который создали в 1957 году режиссёры Иван Иванов-Вано и Михаил Ботов на киностудии «Союзмультфильм» по мотивам русской народной сказки «По щучьему веленью». (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.