http://www.openculture.com/2013/04/two_beautifully-crafted_russian_animations_of_chekhovs_classic_childrens_story_kashtanka_.html Here are two films based on Anton Chekhov's children's story 'Kashtanka', one made in 1952, the other in 2004. 1 952 is a classic short feature film of the period, gorgeous like '101 Dalmatians' and so many other of that time, besotted as everyone was at the time withe use of 'full colour'. 2004 is more Shaun Tan, with scene action graphic and scratch and shadow effects giving heightened sense of Kashtanka's changing moods. 2004 better tells the story through Kashtanka's eyes. That in itself makes it a satisfying account. She finds herself with a new owner who treats her better than the carpenter, but it's still all a matter of survival. This film discloses only at the start and end how it is the son, not the father, who cares most for Kashtanka. The Soviet-era film is much softer on the carpenter's mistr