The Pioneer's Violin

The Pioneer's Violin (1971)

Скрипка пионера

Subtle coloring and an impressionistic approach to landscape distinguish this patriotic animated short set to music. After a flourishing Soviet hamlet is destroyed by Nazi planes, the sole survivor is confronted by a hulking Nazi commando in a tank. The military man tries to cajole the young violinist into repeating a jaunty harmonica melody at gunpoint but the boy strikes up a noble song of resistance instead. Stepantsev's film may romance the idea of martyrdom but it does so with a gravity not often found in similar films.

Date of release
1971-06-05
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
8m
Genres
Animation
Director
Boris Stepantsev

Recommended