At the Dacha (1954)

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

Puppet animated film, an adaptation of the short story of the same name by Anton Chekhov. Dacha resident Vykhodtsev receives a note from a mysterious stranger inviting him to meet in the gazebo. Hesitant, he goes to the rendezvous, where he encounters student Mitya, who received the same invitation. A quarrel ensues. Vykhodtsev’s wife, who appears, explains that it was a joke designed to get the men out of the house while the floors were being washed.

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