Dver'

Dver'

1986 (estimated) Theatrical Soyuzmultfilm

English titles: The Door, Door

Studio
Soyuzmultfilm

Characters

Boy, Tenants

Credits

Directing

Director
Nina Shorina

Writing

Writer
Alexei Studzinsky

Crew

Art Director
Vladimir Dudkin
Camera
Youry Kamenetsky
Sound
Boris Filchikov

Production notes

Stop-motion animation.

Based on T. Ponomareva's story.

Immediately before perestroika, Soyuzmultfilm executives approved the script for this cartoon - supposedly about a boy fixing a door - thinking that it was a children's film. However, director Nina Shorina's version turned out to be intended for an adult audience.

Government film censors threatened to shelve the cartoon, but apologized to Shorina after it won several international prizes... and perestroika was solidly in place.

Awards

Special Jury Prize, Annecy, 1987.
Grand Prix, Oberhausen, 1987.
Best Director, Gavrova, Bulgaria, 1987

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