An Obedient Pupil
Послушный ученик
Synopsis
Made after several Indian folk & wisdom tales. It tells about the absurdity to follow philosophical truths to the letter. One needs to follow ones inner truth and weigh it with ones common senses and ones circumstances. He also plays with his audience by in the end having the wise man in the tale plead for the opposite. So what does one think oneself..?. In the art-direction new and various ways of using paper are being explored in Kalishers last 3 animations. You could also say that this particular animation reflects the Russian situation at the time, with all kinds of Western countries advising & influencing the russian govenment how to proceed dismantling the USSR and stepping over to a capitalistic economy ( with "shock"therapy), which resulted in a 10 years Rulership of all kinds of criminals and the Ultra-capitalistic Putin kleptocracy that's ruling now.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yulian Kalisher
- Original Title
- Послушный ученик
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 15m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yulian Kalisher
Department Leadership Roster
Yulian Kalisher
Director
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What is An Obedient Pupil about?
Made after several Indian folk & wisdom tales. It tells about the absurdity to follow philosophical truths to the letter. One needs to follow ones inner truth and weigh it with ones common senses and ones circumstances. He also plays with his audience by in the end having the wise man in the tale plead for the opposite. So what does one think oneself..?. In the art-direction new and various ways of using paper are being explored in Kalishers last 3 animations. You could also say that this particular animation reflects the Russian situation at the time, with all kinds of Western countries advising & influencing the russian govenment how to proceed dismantling the USSR and stepping over to a capitalistic economy ( with "shock"therapy), which resulted in a 10 years Rulership of all kinds of criminals and the Ultra-capitalistic Putin kleptocracy that's ruling now.
Who directed An Obedient Pupil?
An Obedient Pupil was directed by Yulian Kalisher.
Who stars in An Obedient Pupil?
The principal cast of An Obedient Pupil includes Not specified.
When was An Obedient Pupil released and how long is it?
An Obedient Pupil was released in 1991 with a total runtime of 15m.