If you just go in and accept what it is, you will be treated to a short that's very much like Tarkovsky's Mirror in the way it tells its "story." I think the title actually makes a lot of sense. But anyway, yeah, it's pretty difficult to understand because it's fractured memories, but the way its set up, the beautiful imagery, and even the memorable characters (I love the bull and the wolf), makes this an amazing short. Truly deserving of the hype.

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Interesting.

Beautiful imagery though for a film called "tale of tales" I expected a bit more story.

For those of you confused about the title: The original title, according to some sources anyway, was "The Little Grey Wolf Will Come" (line from lullaby that very much resembles the short), but it was rejected by Soviet censors.

The animation was wonderful, but I couldn't get into it because of how fragmented it felt.

The images are so gorgeous and wistful and artful. The animation is somewhat "crude", but often deceptively so... there's nothing amateur about the brilliant use of mixed media, or the breathtaking lighting effects. The story is rich with symbolism. Even without always being able to fully understand the significance of what I was seeing, I could feel the weight of nostalgia and melancholy, the dreamlike atmosphere, the simple poetry of a particular sequence. Lovely use of Bach and Mozart.

Really nice stuff, with absolutely beautiful animation. But yeah talk about your misleading titles

The artistry is astonishing and constantly surprising. The story's not entirely clear - it's a puzzle waiting to be unwrapped.