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A kid fights a letter K. Soviet animation hits different, comrade.
TMDB
95
IMDb
65

Our Friend Read'n'Write (1978)

whimsical chaoseducational fever dreamSoviet surrealism

Overview

Animation

The boy quarrels with the letter "K", which was given to him by the book dwarf.

Flag of SUSURussian
Content warning
Best for:Solo: Weird little palate cleanser between 'serious' films.·Kids: Bizarre enough to confuse, short enough to not scar.·Background: 10 minutes of ambient Soviet chaos while doom-scrolling.
Yuri Prytkov

Director

Yuri Prytkov

ReleasedJan 31, 1978
Runtime10m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Soyuzmultfilm

Top Cast

Yevgeni Vesnik

Yevgeni Vesnik

Пишичитай

Mariya Vinogradova

Mariya Vinogradova

Коля

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Cultural

Part of the Soviet 'animated alphabet' educational tradition, where learning Russian became surrealist propaganda.

Trivia

Director Yuri Prytkov made over 30 films; this obscure gem has a 9.5 from exactly two voters. Critic-proof.

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