Laughter and Grief by the White Sea (1987)

Original title

Смех и горе у Бела моря

Directed by

Leonid Nosyrev

Genre

fantasy film, children's film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 21 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.

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How it feels

This 1987 Soviet animated film celebrates the culture of the Russian Pomors near the White Sea. It adapts folk tales and stories about laughter and sorrow in that community.

whimsicalfolkloricanimatednostalgiccheerfulbittersweetslow-pacedatmospheric

What happens

Laughter and Grief by the White Sea (Russian: Смех и го́ре у Бе́ла мо́ря; tr.:Smekh i gore u Bela morya) is a 1987 Soviet traditionally animated feature film directed by Leonid Nosyrev made at the Soyuzmultfilm studio. The film is a celebration of the culture of the Russian Pomors who live around the White Sea. It is based on stories by folklorists and writers Boris Shergin and Stepan Pisakhov, except for the last segment which is based on a real event that happened in 1857. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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