Animation · Soviet Union · 1968 · 21m

The Glass Harmonica

Стеклянная гармоника

The Glass Harmonica poster
Director
Andrey Khrzhanovsky
Cast
Crew
Ekaterina Rizo — Director of Photography Marina Trusova — Editor Gennady Shpalikov — Writer Lazar Lagin — Story Jurij Nolev-Sobolev — Production Design Yulo-Ilmar Sooster — Production Design
Synopsis

A craftsman builds a glass harmonica that enlightens him. He travels to a town where the people are obsessed with money. A bureaucrat smashes the glass harmonica which leads to chaos and eventually to social reform.

Mood & Themes
capitalismallegorymusic instrumentshort film
Key Collaborators
Andrey Khrzhanovsky Director Ekaterina Rizo Director of Photography Marina Trusova Editor Gennady Shpalikov Writer Lazar Lagin Story Jurij Nolev-Sobolev Production Design Yulo-Ilmar Sooster Production Design
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