The Insects’ Christmas (1911)

Original title

Рождество обитателей леса

Directed by

Ladislas Starevich

Genre

short film, animated film

Country

Russia

Runtime

6h 31m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 34 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 stop-motion short film shows a Christmas celebration among forest insects. It uses puppetry to create a dreamlike and slightly eerie winter scene.

whimsicalnostalgicdreamyunsettlingstop-motionatmosphericotherworldly

What happens

Рождество́ у обита́телей ле́са (также Сон ку́клы, Свя́точные чудеса́ в решете́) — кукольный чёрно-белый мультипликационный фильм Владислава Старевича. Выпущен Торговым домом Александра Ханжонкова в конце 1912 года. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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