Cipollino

Cipollino (1961) is a Soviet animated film by Boris Dyozhkin, based on Gianni Rodari's story, available to watch online on iFILM. In a kingdom ruled by fruit aristocracy, Prince Lemon and the pompous Lord Tomato treat the vegetable townspeople as their personal property — until one small onion boy decides enough is enough.

Funny and, for a children's cartoon, surprisingly sharp about power and class. The voice cast includes Georgi Vitsin, Sergei Martinson, and Erast Garin. More than sixty years on, it holds up as one of the most charming Soviet animated features. Stream Cipollino online on iFILM.