Underplayed Gems

The Little Donkey Wiseacre (1958)

The Little Donkey Wiseacre poster
Directed by
Liu Hui, Rong Lei
Country
People's Republic of China
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How it feels

A little donkey thinks he is cleverer than everyone else and gets into trouble because of his pride. The film uses puppet animation to show his adventures and the lessons he learns.

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What happens

Zizuocongming de Xiao Lü (xinès simplificat: 自作聪明的小驴, pinyin: Zìzuòcōngmíng de Xiǎo Lǘ, literalment 'El burret sabut') és una pel·lícula d'animació amb titelles xinesa, produïda per l'estudi de cinema de Changchun, dirigida per Rong Lei i estrenada el 1958. Fou la primera de les tres pel·lícules d'animació produïdes per l'estudi des de la creació de l'estudi d'animació de Shanghai, i fins al 1985, quan es reobre oficialment la secció d'animació. Les altres dos foren un curt contra una plaga, possiblement propagandístic, i Renshen Guniang. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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