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Directors: Vitold Bordzilovsky & Yuri Prytkov
Release date: 1963
Rating: ★★★
Review:
‘The Millionaire’ is an animated Soviet propaganda film, aimed at American capitalists, just like ‘Mister Twister‘ and ‘The Shareholder’ from the same year. Of the three its visuals are the most conventional: the simple cartoon style harks back to the 1930s and 1940s and is a little reminiscent of the work by Otto Soglow.
Like in ‘Mister Twister’, the story is narrated in rhyme, and this time tells about a bulldog which inherits a great fortune from an old lady. Now the dog is top of the bill, he behaves more and more human-like. He even manages to be elected into the senate, where, as a true capitalist (according to the narrator), he opposes peace. The short’s moral is a little unclear, but seems to be that money can even make the dumbest person mighty. Like in ‘Mister Twister’ the animation is emblematic, although there are some good takes on the dog.
Watch ‘The Millionaire’ yourself and tell me what you think:
‘The Millionaire’ is available on the DVD set ‘Animated Soviet Propaganda’
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