The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

RU

Animation, Drama

Oct, 1992

20 mins

6.9

An animated short film based on the 1877 short story written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing to live for in the world, and is therefore determined to commit suicide. A chance encounter with a young girl changes his mind.

Cast

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Reviews

CinemaSerf

7.0

April 07, 2024

Yet again, Petrov's attention to expressive detail is superb in this adaptation of Dostoevsky's story. We meet a man travelling on a train - well his body is, his mind is elsewhere. The dull, monotonic, narration tells us he is dwelling on the futility of his life and on thoughts of a bullet putting him out of his misery. Walking home he ...

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The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man By Aleksandr Petrov (English Subtitles | 4K)
Jan 04, 2021

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