The Key (1961)

Original title

Ключ

Directed by

Lev Atamanov

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, adventure film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

57 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A fantastic animated film from the Soviet Union that uses a magical key and door to explore the nature of happiness. It asks what happiness is and how to achieve it, mixing traditional fantasy images with modern questions about education.

whimsicalthoughtfulfantasticalinquisitivelightheartedphilosophicalplayfulmoralistic

What happens

The Key (Russian: Ключ; tr.:Klyuch) is a 1961 Soviet feature animated film directed by Lev Atamanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow. The critic S. V. Asenin about the animated film: "The director L. Atamanov and the screenwriter M. Volpin used a fantastic form to mention (1961) burning questions of education in the animated film "Key". With original skill and a step they enclosed the new, modern contents in traditional fantastic images. What is the happiness as to reach it, what key its treasured door - this subject equally interesting to adults and children opens, they devoted the animated film." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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