The Little Mermaid

This animation is quite unusual in my opinion. The graphic is not standard for Soyuzmultfilm of 1960-th. I think in those times it was innovation. It reminded me surrealism and cubism in art to some extend. The picture is painted by triangles, curls, squares mixed with traditional images animation. So when you watch it sometimes it looks like a big moving quilt application on cloth.

There is introduction into story and epilogue, which are painted in completely different manner. And I liked it from both sides: from the point of how it was made, and from the point of what it was about. Introduction from modern time into the times of Andersen is splendid. The phrase about absence of true love in the world is a masterpiece.

I agree with the previous comment from Armenia about closeness of this short animation to what Andersen really meant in his story. "The little mermaid" is the story of unbelievably true love and strikingly great sacrifice. So I was happy to see that original intentions and original text of Andersen was not amended to please children's audience with happy-end. I cried watching it.