| The Glass Harmonica | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andrei Khrzhanovsky |
| Written by | Gennady Shpalikov |
| Story by | Lazar Lagin |
| Produced by | Yuriy Nolev-Sobolev and Ülo Sooster |
| Edited by | Arkady Snesarev and M. Trusova |
| Music by | Alfred Schnittke |
Production company | |
Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Glass Harmonica (Russian: Стеклянная гармоника, romanized: Steklyannaya Garmonika) is a 1968 Soviet animated short film directed by Andrei Khrzhanovsky. It gained notoriety for being banned in the USSR until the perestroika.[1] It is also notable for its unique and surreal animation, which includes references to many artworks by artists including René Magritte, Hieronymus Bosch, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Francisco Goya, Albrecht Dürer, El Greco, John Heartfield, and Pinturicchio.[2] The film also contains no spoken dialogue and relies on visual storytelling.