The Fox Who Couldn't Do Anything
Лис, который ничего не умел
Lis, kotoryy nichego ne umel (ru)
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Лис, который ничего не умел
Lis, kotoryy nichego ne umel (ru)
| Year | 1976 |
| Director(s) | Saakyants Robert |
| Studio(s) | Armenfilm |
| Language(s) | Russian |
| Genre(s) | Comedy Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) |
| Animation Type(s) | Cutout Drawn (cel) Live-action |
| Length | 00:07:38 |
| Wordiness | 3.58 |
| Animator.ru profile | Ru, En |
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⭳ Lis, kotoryy nichego ne umel.1976.en.1.25fps.1772484255.srt
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Creator(s): Auriane Benabou, Niffiwan
⭳ Lis, kotoryy nichego ne umel.1976.ru.1.25fps.1772481487.srt
Date: March 02 2026 19:58:07
Language: Russian
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⭳ Lis, kotoryy nichego ne umel.1976.en.1.25fps.1772484255.srt
Date: March 02 2026 20:44:15
Language: English
Quality: good
Upload notes: 382 characters long (view)
Creator(s): Auriane Benabou, Niffiwan
⭳ Lis, kotoryy nichego ne umel.1976.ru.1.25fps.1772481487.srt
Date: March 02 2026 19:58:07
Language: Russian
Quality: good
Upload notes:
Creator(s): Niffiwan
Description:
A fox tries to discover what he is good at. Based on American folklore ("Tar-Baby" from the Uncle Remus stories).
The story that served as the inspiration for the screenplay was written in 1881 by Joey Chandler Harris, and can be read here. The cartoon modifies it quite significantly.
The Armenian name of the cartoon is "Անբան աղվեսը" - it was possibly released in two languages at once, but only the Russian one is currently online. Animator.ru lists the release date as 1977, while the film has the year 1976 - possibly, 1977 was the release year of the Russian version.
A filmstrip adaptation of the cartoon was released in the USSR by Diafilm in 1989.
DISCUSSION
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An early, visually inventive film by Robert Saakyants. Quite a different style than his famous films of the 1980s, but very visually distinct all the same. This is the second film in which he used the "fox" character (the first one isn't on this site yet). It has a lot of visual experiments, but different than the ones he would use in the 1980s. Much more use of pop art and comic book art here (as in the constant use of dialogue bubbles). And rock music, of course. I think that his later films are still better, but this is an interesting one.
Two members of the crew here later became directors themselves: Gayane Martirosyan (from 1981 onwards, at Armenfilm) and Akop Kirakosyan (from 1989, at Soyuzmultfilm; he later also became head of the studio).