Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka
Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka
| 31 January 1953 (USA)
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Soviet cartoon film, filmed in 1953 by the director-animator Olga Khodataeva based on the Russian folk tale.

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Incannerax

What a waste of my time!!!

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mraculeated

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

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Tyreece Hulme

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

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Edwin

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

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Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)

"Sister Alenushka & brother Ivanushka" is a Soviet 10-minute animated short film that has almost too much for such a short runtime. A boy gets transformed into a little goat, is abducted by an evil old woman, while a young man falls in love with the sister of the boy, a girl, who is in danger of drowning. And as all of these Soviet animated short films, there are many animals in here: horses, mice, goats and crows. The animation style is very traditional, very innocent compared to what kind of cartoons were made in the USA at this point in time. Director Khodatayeva and writer Danilov worked on several more animated films. I thought this one here was a decent watch, the ending is not really logical, but then again it's all fantasy and taking everything into account, the good outweighs the bad. Recommended.

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