Once Upon a Dog! ( English Dub) / Жил-был пёс!

"Once Upon a Dog" is another timeless classic of the Soviet animation. Produced by the studio Soyuzmultfilm the film explores the concerns of becoming old and frail and appeals to everyone's ability for mutual readiness to help, despite past history. It tells a tale of an old watchdog, who becomes useless with old age but the masters, being kind, decide not to drive him away. Unfortunately, when he fails to prevent a burglary, he is kicked out and sprints into the forest, where he is left to fend for himself, alone, homesick and hungry. Too slow and unaccustomed to hunting prey, the Dog despairs. That is when he encounters an old wolf whom the he used to chase. The Wolf commiserates with the Dog, and the two hatch a plan. The next day, the Wolf stages a kidnapping of the baby belonging to the Dog's former masters. The Dog "rescues" the unharmed child and is welcomed back to the khutor (the farmstead). Winter comes and one evening the Dog hears the howl of the Wolf. The Dog remembers to repay the Wolf's kindness. He helps the Wolf enter the house where there is a wedding in progress and fetches him different kinds of food from the table. Becoming tipsy from the effects of a large meal, alcohol and a warm house, the Wolf starts to howl his "song." The wolf howls and is discovered, but the quick-thinking Dog saves him by 'chasing' him from the house. The Wolf thanks the Dog and the aging friends bid each other farewell. The cartoon received the following awards: 1983 — V IFF of Fairy-tale Films — Odense, Denmark — 1st place 1983 — Special Jury Prize — Annecy, France 1983 — IFF of Young Directors in Tours (France) — 1st Prize XVI All-Union Film Festival — first prize (1983) #animation #english #soviet #sovietunion #moscow #soyuzmultfilm #dog #moscow #kiev #ukraine #film #russia #animation #wolf #dog #dub #oldage #ukrainianmusic #ukrainiandancemusic