Esop (1981)
- Original title
- Эзоп
- Directed by
- Oleg Ryabokon
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This Soviet television adaptation is a film version of a play about the ancient Greek fabulist Aesop. It shows the storyteller navigating his life as a slave and using his clever animal fables to comment on his situation.
thoughtfultheatricalintellectualstagedslow-pacedreflectiveliterarypoignant
What happens
«Эзоп» — художественный телефильм (телеспектакль) о великом баснописце Эзопе, поставленный по мотивам пьесы бразильского драматурга Гильерме Фигейредо «Лиса и виноград». Телепремьера — 02.08.1982 года. Часто демонстрировался по советскому телевидению, с перерывом во время антиалкогольной кампании 1985 года. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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