Underplayed Gems

Once Upon a Dog (1982)

Once Upon a Dog poster
Original title
Жил-был пёс
Directed by
Eduard Nazarov
Genre
comedy film, adventure film, children's film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
10 min
Rated
6+
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 161 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

An old dog gets kicked out of his home by his owners. He later helps a wolf and they pull a trick to get the dog taken back in.

warmgentlehumorousnostalgiccozysimplecharminglighthearted

What happens

Once Upon, a Dog (also Once Upon a Time, There Lived a Dog, Russian: «Жил-был пёс», romanized: Zhil-byl Pyos) is a Soviet animated short film adapted from the Ukrainian folk tale Sirko. The cartoon won the first place at the 1983 International Film Festival in Odense and a special prize at the 1983 festival in Annecy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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