Underplayed Gems

A Cat and a Half (2002)

A Cat and a Half poster
Original title
Полтора кота
Directed by
Andrei Khrzhanovsky
Genre
animation, documentary
Country
Russia
Runtime
27 min
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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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 animated film uses a mix of live action, documentary footage, computer graphics, and hand-drawn animation based on the poet Joseph Brodsky's own drawings and his father's photographs. It evokes the city where Brodsky lived and won awards for best animated film in Russia.

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What happens

«Полтора кота» — фильм Андрея Хржановского по мотивам произведений Иосифа Бродского. Авторы сценария — Андрей Хржановский и Юрий Арабов. В 2003 году был удостоен премий «Ника» и «Золотой орёл» как лучший анимационный фильм. В фильме использована смешанная техника. Современная киносъёмка, воссоздающая реалии города, в котором жил поэт, совмещается с документальными кадрами, компьютерной графикой и анимацией, основанной на рисунках самого И. Бродского и фотографиях его отца А. Бродского. «Полтора кота» стал прологом к полнометражному фильму Андрея Хржановского «Полторы комнаты, или Сентиментальное путешествие на родину», вышедшего через семь лет. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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