The Golden Key (Russian: Золотой ключик, romanized: Zolotoy klyuchik) is a 1939 Soviet fairy-tale movie directed by Aleksandr Ptushko.
[1][2][3][4][5] It is based on the Russian tale "The little golden key or The adventures of Buratino" by Alekesy Tolstoy Originally, inspired by the story of Pinocchio written by Carlo Collodi.
Buratino and his friends open the cherished door with the golden key, reach the magic book, and, on the airship descended from its pages, join Soviet polar explorers in a journey to the country where "all children study in schools, and old people live gloriously."
In scenes featuring puppet characters, including Buratino himself, a combination of classical frame-by-frame three-dimensional animation and the method of perspective matching was used.
The latter method was used in scenes with Karabas-Barabas, Papa Carlo, and other human characters, where the actors playing them stood much closer to the camera to match the scale.
Tights painted to resemble wood were worn on her arms and legs, and black velvet joints were affixed to her knees and elbows.
During the initial test shots, Shaganova-Obraztsova barely recognized herself as she moved like a small doll while the objects appeared normal in size.
Another complication emerged when Buratino had to interact with living characters like Papa Carlo and Karabas-Barabas, who were meant to appear larger.