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Hen, His Wife

Original title: Ego zhena kuritsa
  • 1990
  • 13m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Hen, His Wife (1990)
Body HorrorDark FantasyHand-Drawn AnimationSatireAnimationComedyDramaFantasyHorrorShort

The relationship between a married couple shatters when a visitor reveals to the husband that his wife is secretly a hen.The relationship between a married couple shatters when a visitor reveals to the husband that his wife is secretly a hen.The relationship between a married couple shatters when a visitor reveals to the husband that his wife is secretly a hen.

  • Director
    • Igor Kovalyov
  • Writers
    • Igor Kovalyov
    • Evgeniy Nazarenko
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    538
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    • Director
      • Igor Kovalyov
    • Writers
      • Igor Kovalyov
      • Evgeniy Nazarenko
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    I was also reminded by this guy in the mask of a special service, namely the KGB. And the way the man closed the gramophone with fear also indicates this. Also, the agent unceremoniously walked across the table, crushing the bowl indicates superiority and disrespect. And the fact that only a stranger and a caterpillar ate the bugs... maybe the bugs are propaganda. There is also a scene with a stranger's head under the phone, which symbolizes wiretapping by the special services. After their meeting, the man wanted to listen to music again, and for a second his face became the stranger's face - I see this as a fight against fear. And in general, the protagonist looks at the stranger with fear and distrust.
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    His Wife Is a Hen; your guess is as good as mine

    Very strange... in a very sketchy sort of animation, rough lines, a fat, blue-skinned man is waited upon in his apartment by a large hen. She serves him a hot drink in a mug and fresh hot water for his feet to soak in. They have a pet dog, except it looks like a giant fat centipede with a human head. He plays music on a record player with the wheels of a wind-up bus rather than a needle. All is well until a man comes to visit with a box of ladybugs and he whispers something to the man. Things start breaking more frequently and several nightmares or nightmarish things happen.

    I have no idea what any of it means!
    9Hitchcoc

    I Give It a Nine

    I give it a nine. Why not. I was captivated by it but have no idea why. It's about the marriage between a large hen and human creature who is blue and very odd. They have a pet that looks like a cutworm with a human head. He just sits on the back of a chair and eats. Apparently, the guy finally finds out that he is married to an enormous hen when some strange, wolfy guy tells him. I give it a nine. I don't know why. Why not?

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    • Release date
      • May 1990 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Languages
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      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Його жінка курка
    • Production company
      • Pilot Studio
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      • 13m
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