Underplayed Gems

It Was I Who Drew the Little Man (1960)

It Was I Who Drew the Little Man poster
Original title
Человечка нарисовал я
Directed by
Valentina Brumberg, Zinaida Brumberg, Valentin Lalayants
Genre
animation, family
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
56 min
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A boy draws a little man who comes to life. The animated character helps the boy understand responsibility and honesty after he makes a mistake at school.

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What happens

It Was I Who Drew the Little Man (Russian: Челове́чка нарисова́л я; tr.: Chelovechka narisoval ya) is a 1960 Soviet traditionally-animated feature film directed by the "grandmothers of the Russian animation", Brumberg sisters, and Valentin Lalayants. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow. The film is an expanded remake of a 1948 21-minute film by the same directors called Fedya Zaytsev. In Russia, the film is available as part of the DVD collection called "Здравствуй, школа!" ("Hello, School!"). No English-subtitled version has been released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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