The Magic Pipe (1998)
- Directed by
- Mikhail Tumelya
- Genre
- cartoon
- Country
- Russia
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 story about a young hero who finds a magical pipe that has special powers. The film uses stop-motion animation with many hand-crafted puppets to tell the tale.
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What happens
The Magic Pipe (Russian: Волше́бная свире́ль, Volshebnaya svirel) is a 1998 Russian stop motion-animated feature film directed by Mikhail Tumelya. Work on the film started in 1993, and it was Russia's fifth feature-length animation to be released after the collapse of the Soviet Union (the first was Underwater Berets in 1991). Over 120 puppets were used in the film. The funds came largely from FAF Entertainment. It was released theatrically at a number of film festivals before being released on VHS by Extra Video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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