Vasilyok (1973)

• 59%
• 1973
• Animation
• Family
• Stella Aristakesova
• Svetlana Kharlap
• Nina Nikitina
• Aleksei Grabbe

Impressionistic illustrations and a tender admission of sorrow distinguish this animated short from run-of-the-mill Soviet propaganda. A young boy searches the countryside for stories about his beloved grandfather who died at war. He is eventually reassured that his ancestor' death was not in vain but a lingering sense of loss colors the springtime landscape.