Another classic Soviet short I had the chance to discover thanks to the Animated Classic Showcase dub released during the 90s, which along with Stories from my Childhood, was my first contact with the beautiful works from Soyuzmultfilm.
This short in particular was one of my favorite animations from that collection, keeping a vivid memory of the story and the characters, perhaps due its adventurous tone and mythological elements, which always fascinated me since I was a kid.
Now that I've had the chance to see it in its original language, I must say the dub feels a bit cheesy in comparison, with its change of the background music (Why so many dubs from the 90s and 2000s were so insistent in replacing the original score from foreign productions with some generic melodies?) and uneven voice acting, but I'm still thankful it allowed me to discover so many marvellous gems during a time when those marvellous gems would have been completely impossible to find in this side of the world.
This short in particular was one of my favorite animations from that collection, keeping a vivid memory of the story and the characters, perhaps due its adventurous tone and mythological elements, which always fascinated me since I was a kid.
Now that I've had the chance to see it in its original language, I must say the dub feels a bit cheesy in comparison, with its change of the background music (Why so many dubs from the 90s and 2000s were so insistent in replacing the original score from foreign productions with some generic melodies?) and uneven voice acting, but I'm still thankful it allowed me to discover so many marvellous gems during a time when those marvellous gems would have been completely impossible to find in this side of the world.