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"Singing Teacher" (aka "Kaleidoscope '68: The Hippopotamus") is a funny little comedy short from Soviet director Anatoliy Petrov. The offbeat storyline, written by Roza Khusnutdinova, has a bulging hippopotamus reporting for singing lessons with an impatient music professor, but the hefty animal simply cannot carry a tune. After trying to teach his student how to sing with a soft melodious voice like himself, the teacher becomes angry and frustrated, so frustrated, in fact, that he inadvertently falls into the hippo's mouth and is promptly swallowed. The hippo now finds that, when he opens his mouth, the beau
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1001 Animated Shorts You Must See - The Full List (1001 movies items)"DIR: Anatoly Petrov SUMMARY: A singing teacher is surprised by the arrival of a large hippopotamus who could prove to be his greatest challenge yet. WHY IT'S HERE: Russian animator Anatoly Petrov made his directorial debut with this brief oddity. 'Singing Teacher' is a one joke short but it is the semi-realistic style of artwork that immediately sets it apart and pre-empts an obsession of Petrov's subsequent career. The look of this 3 minute short is terrific, achieved through pencil drawing"
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