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
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.
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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