Based around three of E.T.A. Hoffmann's tales ("Klein Zaches," "The Golden Pot" and "The Sandman"), with the main character being Hoffmann himself, this stop-motion fantasia focuses on the duality between the imaginative universe of his writings and his real-life profession as a government clerk.

Cast:Vladimir Koshevoy, Vyacheslav Polunin, Natalya Fisson, Anvar Libabov, Anna Artamonova, Aleksey Petrenko,

Genre:Animation,

country:Russia,

Production:Cinema Foundation of Russia, Soyuzmultfilm,