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Laughter and Grief by the White Sea (1987)

Laughter and Grief by the White Sea poster
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

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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