
Tale of Tales(1979)
Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.


Once a boy in a pet store saw a red-breasted bullfinch and asked his mother to buy him this bird. But the mother refused to buy, citing the boy's bad behavior and the coat he had ruined. He was very upset, but then, after thinking a little, he decided to correct his behavior and stopped fighting. Mom was pleasantly surprised by such drastic changes in her son's behavior and bought him a bullfinch.

Lyudmila Gnilova
мальчик

Galina Ivanova
мама
The Bullfinch is a animation film released in 1983. Directed by Inessa Kovalevskaya, it stars Lyudmila Gnilova, Galina Ivanova. Once a boy in a pet store saw a red-breasted bullfinch and asked his mother to buy him this bird. But the mother refused to buy, citing the boy's bad behavior and the coat he had ruined. He was very upset, but then, after thinking a little, he decided to correct his behavior and stopped fighting. Mom was pleasantly surprised by such drastic changes in her son's behavior and bought him a bullfinch.
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