The Glass Harmonica (1968)
21m
Running Time
January 1, 1968Release Date
Plot.
A craftsman builds a glass harmonica that enlightens him. He travels to a town where the people are obsessed with money. A bureaucrat smashes the glass harmonica which leads to chaos and eventually to social reform.
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1968
Original NameСтеклянная гармоника
StatusReleased
Running Time21m
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The Glass Harmonica (Russian: Стеклянная гармоника, romanized: Steklyannaya Garmonika) is a 1968 Soviet animated short film directed by Andrei Khrzhanovsky. It gained notoriety for being banned in the USSR until the perestroika. It is also notable for its unique and surreal animation, which includes references to many artworks by artists such as René Magritte, Hieronymus Bosch, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Francisco Goya, Albrecht Dürer, El Greco, and Pinturicchio. The film also contains no spoken dialogue and relies on visual storytelling.