Blek end uayt (Chernoe i beloe) (1932)

Directors:

Leonid Amalrik, Ivan Ivanov-Vano

Writers:

A. Kovalenko, Vladimir Mayakovsky (poem),

Stars:

Konstantin Eggert

Cast

Credited cast:
Konstantin Eggert	...	(voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

cuba | prison | racism | communist propaganda

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Genres:

Animation | Short

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Black and White

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mezhrabpomfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

3 min 7 min

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

The Most Powerful Cartoon

This cartoon is only 149 seconds long, it manages to pack in some of the most powerful images in the medium. The soundtrack consists of the song "Sometimes I feel like a motherless child", accompanied by graphic images of racial prejudice - beatings, lynchings, electric chair, etc. You don't expect this sort of thing from 1932, but a Soviet propaganda cartoon has no need to pull its punches. The only false note is at the end, a statue of Lenin - we are supposed to believe that this white knight has the solution to the problem.

Ivan Ivanov-Vano later became the grand old man of Soviet animation, a big influence on geniuses like Khrzhanovski and Yuri Norstein.

You can see it here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8tQu7ePPpI