January 23, 2024 02:00
Few people noticed the reference.
At the very beginning of the film “Pokrovsky Gate”, viewers see strange footage. The old house is being demolished, the walls are being smashed into rubbish. An old melody is heard in the ruins, coming from a gramophone.
The episode seemed unusual to many. And for good reason: in fact, in this way the director conveyed greetings to Soviet animation.
“Pokrovsky Gate” was released in 1982. And in 1976 they released the tenth issue of “Well, wait a minute!” The same one where Wolf works at a construction site.
It begins in exactly the same way: the Hare looks over the fence and sees an excavator with a heavy bat hitting the dilapidated huts. By the way, the gramophone is also present: the Wolf listens to the songs of Klavdia Shulzhenko.
The melodies in both scenes are different, and in general there is little in common between the pictures. This small but effective reference looks all the more interesting.
