The tale about an old, henpecked man whose new friend fulfills all desires of his wife.
Direction
Tsekhanovskiy's painterly Soviet animation style.
Cinematography
Watercolor backgrounds that breathe.
Acting
Babanova's fish: seductive, mysterious, judging.
Director
Mikhail Tsekhanovskiy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pushkin's 1833 poem was Soviet propaganda gold—teaching collective values through individual greed.
The animation uses actual watercolor on glass, each frame painted fresh—no cels. The ocean literally moves like wet paint.
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