"Three from Prostokvashino" is a Soviet 18-minute short film from over 35 years ago. It was directed by Vladimir Popov and written by Eduard Uspenskiy. Both worked on several other famous animated films. The story here is about a boy who is not allowed to have a cat as a pet. so he leaves home and moves into his own place where he has a cat and dog. The cat is more the reasonable type, the dog is really more the loyal one in terms of their friendship to the boy. I must say I did not find the animation typically Soviet, but there are other components (apart from the language of course) that had Russian written all over them. One would be that it is fairly common in these films that grown women speak young male characters. Or that (speaking) animals are fairly common, there's not only a cat and dog in here, but also a bird and a cow for example. Another would be the humour, especially the last scene with the postman and the bike. If you enjoyed this film, make sure to check out the sequels. I personally thought it was a decent watch, solid animation, okay humour and heart, but there was nothing really outstanding about it. Still I recommend it I guess. Not bad by any means.
