Mister Wolf, having grown tired of war, retires to the Island of Peace with his wife, daughter, son and cockatoo to an idyllic life -- until oil is discovered.
This heavy-handed piece of anti-capitalist propaganda -- what would you expect from Soyuzfilm in 1949? -- is a parable of the need for the peace-loving Soviet Union to defend itself against the smooth-talking but rapacious capitalists. 1949 was the year, after all, that the Soviets exploded their atomic bomb.
Although I don't care for the style of cartooning -- semi-realistic humans -- the artwork in this piece is quite lovely, with a watercolor aspect to the background work.
This heavy-handed piece of anti-capitalist propaganda -- what would you expect from Soyuzfilm in 1949? -- is a parable of the need for the peace-loving Soviet Union to defend itself against the smooth-talking but rapacious capitalists. 1949 was the year, after all, that the Soviets exploded their atomic bomb.
Although I don't care for the style of cartooning -- semi-realistic humans -- the artwork in this piece is quite lovely, with a watercolor aspect to the background work.
