Kvartet

A very cute film that has a very late 30's Disney look to it. At this time Soyuz was about 10 years behind us - but they were catching up fast. Four characters, a goat, bear, donkey and monkey are impressed with the singing of a nightingale opera performer. Mysteriously they discover four musical instruments and attempt to figure them out. Not able to play a note they seek out a music teacher that teaches them the fine points of playing instruments and they learn very well! Soon they're marching through the forest playing their tunes. They get the attention of the operatic nightingale who chimes in and is very impressed with their new found talent. As they play their instruments the scene changes and all of a sudden it's not unlike a Disney Silly Symphony with dancing bugs, trees and, in a surrealistic scene a laughing moon arises and a huge peasant maiden is created and grabs the moon and uses it as a tambourine. A cute and charming film that showed, despite occasional glitches, showed Soyuz was on the right track. This has a strong Disney influence, but Soyuz admitted that Disney was their major influence.