Review of Peter & the Wolf (2006) by Joshua M — 04 Apr 2008

A wonderful animated short. The first to truly do justice to Prokofiev's ingenious score and haunting story.

This review of Peter & the Wolf (2006) was written by Joshua M on 04 Apr 2008.

Peter & the Wolf has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Brent J (36) on 16 Jun 2009

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By Patrick C (750) on 23 Jan 2009

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By Donna E (107) on 13 Feb 2009

I can see why this won the Oscar for Best Animated Short! Just wonderful, story told to the classical piece, no dialogue but amazing…

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By Arslan K (466) on 26 Apr 2014

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By Nicole T (348) on 09 Jul 2011

Different from the story we all know. Funny, and beautifully told. Great use of the classic score…

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By John H (1,894) on 12 Jun 2011

A creative success in every way, this short film effectively combines classical music with some very inspired stop-motion animation…

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By Diego C (107) on 11 Jan 2010

Stop-motion is beautiful and I have a large soft spot for Peter & The Wolf…

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What a waist! What is the bloody point of making an animation about humans and making humans look like real humans? Get real actors idiots…

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By Moni K (397) on 07 Jun 2011

This is a wonderful Polish-English production. It's beautiful made and the story doesn't need words to be captivating. I heartily recommend…

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