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Junior and Karlson

Original title: Malysh i Karlson
  • 1968
  • 19m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
3.7K
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Junior and Karlson (1968)
AnimationComedyShort

A boy named Malysh suffers from solitude being the youngest of the three children. The acute sense of solitude makes him desperately want a dog, but before he gets one, he "invents" a friend... Read allA boy named Malysh suffers from solitude being the youngest of the three children. The acute sense of solitude makes him desperately want a dog, but before he gets one, he "invents" a friend - the very Karlson who lives upon the roof.A boy named Malysh suffers from solitude being the youngest of the three children. The acute sense of solitude makes him desperately want a dog, but before he gets one, he "invents" a friend - the very Karlson who lives upon the roof.

  • Director
    • Boris Stepantsev
  • Writers
    • Astrid Lindgren
    • Boris Larin
  • Stars
    • Klara Rumyanova
    • Vasiliy Livanov
    • Valentina Leontyeva
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    • Director
      • Boris Stepantsev
    • Writers
      • Astrid Lindgren
      • Boris Larin
    • Stars
      • Klara Rumyanova
      • Vasiliy Livanov
      • Valentina Leontyeva
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Klara Rumyanova
    Klara Rumyanova
    • Malysh
    • (voice)
    • (as K. Rumyanova)
    Vasiliy Livanov
    Vasiliy Livanov
    • Karlson
    • (voice)
    • (as V. Livanov)
    Valentina Leontyeva
    • Malysh's Mother
    • (voice)
    Faina Ranevskaya
    Faina Ranevskaya
    • Freken Bock
    • (voice)
    Mariya Vinogradova
    Mariya Vinogradova
    • Puppy's Master
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Boris Stepantsev
    • Writers
      • Astrid Lindgren
      • Boris Larin
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    RARENESS OF GOLDEN ART FROM SOVIET TIMES

    To be able to appreciate how great this cartoon is, you need to understand the Russian language, perhaps also another cultural code prism that victims of totalitarian power possess, but the cartoon is brilliant, especially with the excellent voice acting of the actors and an unconventional, modern set of characters and values, as well as witty sarcastic humor that takes the characters created by A. Lindgren as a basis, yet breathes life into them with changes through the vision of the cartoon creators, a brilliant work, but perhaps not for everyone, I am not sure that the translation of it would be possible but if you understand or learn Russian this is a must for all fun lovin' youngsters as well as adults.

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    • Trivia
      In addition to the music of Gennadiy Gladkov, the film uses a musical composition that sounds during a ghost attack on crooks - the unremarkable melody "House of Horrors" by Merv Griffin (1962), performed by the Charles Grean Orchestra orchestra and composed in the twist rhythm of melodies from the "Dance of Death" by Saint-Saens and Chopin's funeral march.
    • Quotes

      Karlson: I came to your cake... I mean birthday.

      Malysh: Hello Karlson.

      Karlson: Hello Junior. What have you got?

      Malysh: Cake.

      Karlson: What with?

      Malysh: With eight candles.

      Karlson: No, I'm not eating this. What is this?

      [scoffs]

      Karlson: One cake and eight candles! EIGHT CAKES and one candle would be better!

      Malysh: Trust me Karlson... happiness is not made of cakes.

      Karlson: What are you crazy? What else is out there?

    • Connections
      Featured in Karlson Returns (1970)

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    • Release date
      • 1968 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Kid and Carlsson
    • Production company
      • Soyuzmultfilm
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    • Runtime
      19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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