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Can anyone recommend any Soviet cartoons? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by HiddenLayer5@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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Been on a nostalgic cartoon kick lately re-watching some of the old both Chinese and Western ones I enjoyed. But I never watched any Soviet cartoons having not grown up in the USSR, but I want to! Can anyone make any recommendations? Especially if it has animal characters because that's kind of my jam.

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[–] chay@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I remember someone from a post-soviet country showing me Hedgehog in the Fog and being like "That's what a Soviet childhood looked like! We only had depressive entertainment! Traumatic!" (they were born many years after the USSR collapsed lol) I personally think it's interesting, albeit dark in some places, though the artistic medium is definitely worth a shot, as it had many interesting effects such as the segment with the tree.

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[–] olgas_husband@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

i gotta ask, is it dark dark or simply doesn't have exploding colors to trigger all them dopamines in our brain and steal our attention?

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[–] chay@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Ah ha, well both really. It has a dark atmosphere visually and the storyline is about getting lost, some existential questions iirc, etc.

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[–] HaSch@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 years ago

One of the many things Americans must learn about the world is that not all cartoons are cheap entertainment for kids

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[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Ah ha, well both really. It has a dark atmosphere visually and the storyline is about getting lost, some existential questions iirc, etc.

Such is life in the Zone, and that's nooo good! no-copyright

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[–] Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 years ago

Such is life in the Zone

I'm suddenly reminded of the Stalker movie, which specifically used black and white for "outside", and full colour for the Zone

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[–] olgas_husband@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

interesting, imma checkout later, two animations that is somewhat darkish that i liked is over the garden wall and infinity train

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[–] chay@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 years ago

Thank you, sounds interesting!

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[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmygrad.ml [S] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Thank you!

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[–] Facky@hexbear.net 8 points 3 years ago

Hedgehog in the Fog is so good!

It (and other Soviet cartoons) helped inspired Hayao Miyazaki, if you're interested in Studio Ghibli films.

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[–] chay@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

And speaking of recommendations, I heard the Soviet Treasure Island cartoon from 1988 is pretty good. Didn't watch it myself yet.

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[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmygrad.ml [S] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Thank you so much!

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[–] Valbrandur@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Here it is full and subtitled. Step aside Kubrick, this is what true kino looks like.

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[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 years ago

The video you linked is blocked in the United States for copyright : (

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