Puss in Boots
"Brumberg sisters animate Puss in Boots in the USSR."
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About this film
1938 animated film directed by Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg.
More about this film
About the production
Historical background
Puss in Boots (1938) reached screens through Soyuzmultfilm. Exhibitors of the time built studio-era schedules that mixed shorts, features, and live acts, so a clear premise helped Puss in Boots travel between cities and exchange markets.
Why this film matters
Archivists and revival programmers still cite Puss in Boots (1938) when tracing studio habits, casting pools, and the visual rhetoric audiences once took for granted. Even modest surviving prints help map how Puss in Boots fit beside competing releases of its day.
What critics said
Trade coverage around 1938 discussed Puss in Boots for pacing, clarity, and program fit rather than blockbuster grosses. Later writers value it as evidence of period style and as a reference point beside other films from the same era.
Film restoration
Survival status for Puss in Boots varies by archive holdings; check linked streaming and archive sources for the best available print.
Where to watch
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEfRrgOiBJs
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1938.%20%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%82%20%D0%B2%20%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%85.webm