The Cloud in Love

The Cloud in Love

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 1, 1959

Runtime

0h 19m

Genres

Animation

Original Title

Влюбленное облако

Director

Roman Kachanov

Description

A Cloud in Love is a unique film based on a script by a Turkish poet Nâzım Hikmet Ran (who lived in exile in Soviet Russia). It’s an allegorical story about an evil desert spirit who tries to destroy an oasis that is tendered by beautiful Aishe. Luckily, a Cloud falls in love with her and protects the oasis, although it costs him a life. It features mixed technique (puppets, marionettes, and hand-drawn animation).