I think this one is well-done and charming. Educational, too.

Frankly, I can't say I like this film much as it is rather mean-spirited and amateurishly-made. Also, it makes only a very half-hearted attempt at getting its intended message from the Ministry of Health across. It feels like by this point, control over effective use of public funds was not a priority in the country (which was in the midst of a sort of revolution). And while this allowed some really interesting animation to get made by accomplished artists, it also unfortunately allowed for stuff like this.

Back in 1973, director Ivanov-Vano had gotten a similar assignment and actually made something pretty decent.

I think the idea of #1 was done much better by Fyodor Hitruk in 1962 (The Story of a Crime). #2 and #3 have kind of interesting animation, though they all have a rather amateurish quality (like most or all of the Lennauchfilm animations I've seen so far).

Personally, I love this movie. It's simple, pure and child-friendly. It was strictly forbidden in the Soviet era to depict dreams, so this film is clever to avoid a censorship.

Personally, something always bothered me about the basic premise of this one. I prefer Gavrilko's next two films (though most would probably consider them more disturbing...).

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can be watched or downloaded here: https://mults.info/mults/?id=3180

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A really charming film made in a technique that's becoming a kind of rare. I wish the director hadn't left us so soon.