Park

Park

1966 · 8 min · ★ 6.0 · Animation

A newly established and impressively designed park turns out to be highly inconvenient and troublesome for people. However, it takes quite some time before the designers come to realize that the park is, first and foremost, meant for people and needs to be redesigned accordingly.

Directed by Elbert Tuganov · Written by Valentin Ruškis

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