The Grasshopper and the Ant (1912)

Original title

Стрекоза и муравей

Directed by

Ladislas Starevich

Genre

fantasy film, silent film

Country

Russian Empire

Runtime

4 min

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent animated short film based on a classic fable about a grasshopper who plays all summer and an ant who works hard preparing for winter. It was made for Russian royalty.

whimsicalold-fashionedgentlemoralisticsilentshortfable-like

What happens

The Grasshopper and the Ant (Russian: Стрекоза и муравей) is a 1913 Russian silent short animated film directed and written by Ladislas Starevich. The film is based on the classic fable by the same name by the Greek fabulist Aesop as adapted by I. Krylov. A copy of the film was presented to Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia as a gift. Though the Russian title literally translates to "The Dragonfly and the Ant", the insect depicted is a grasshopper; the word "стрекоза" was used for both species in the 19th century, when Krylov's adaptation was published. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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