The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (film)

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
Directed by Aleksandr Petrov
Screenplay by Aleksandr Petrov
Based on "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Music by Aleksandr Raskatov
Cinematography Sergey Reshetnikov
Edited by Lyudmila Putyatina
Running time
20 minutes
Country Russia

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (Russian: Сон смешного человека Son smeshnovo cheloveka) is a 1992 Russian animated short film directed by Aleksandr Petrov. It tells the story of a misanthropic man who begins to regain his will to live after a chance encounter with a young girl. The film was made using paint-on-glass animation. It is based on the short story with the same title by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.[1]

The film won several festival awards including the prize for best film in its length category at the 1992 Ottawa International Animation Festival.[1] It was nominated for the Nika Award for Best Animated Film.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Сон смешного человека". Animator.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  2. "Номинанты Национальной кинематографической премии "НИКА" за 1992 год". kino-nika.com (in Russian). Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science. Retrieved 2015-08-21.


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