Chipollino (Russian: Чиполлино) is a 1972 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Tamara Lisitsian [ru].

In a village where the onion boy Chipollino lives, the townsfolk gather in the market square to welcome the visiting Prince Lemon.

In the crowded square, Cipollino’s father, Cipollone, accidentally steps on the prince’s foot and is thrown into prison as a supposed rebel and troublemaker.

The steward of the Cherry Countesses, Señor Tomato, following his mistresses’ orders, evicts poor neighbor Uncle Pumpkin from his tiny home.

The Cherry Countesses issue a decree stating that villagers must now pay rent not only for their homes but also for the air they breathe, as well as for rain, snow, hail, and other forms of precipitation.