Let Bygones Be Bygones

Let Bygones Be Bygones (1989) is a ten-minute Soviet animated folk tale you can watch online on iFILM. A young man from the city visits his grandmother Nyura in the village and turns up his nose at the old house and its modest legacy.

So Nyura's friend decides to teach the boy a lesson and calls in the house spirits, Akulka and Dunka. Through the night they sing and dance the place upside down until the smug heir finally remembers his own childhood and comes back to his senses. Directed by Oksana Cherkasova, an auteur of hand-drawn animation, with voice work by Yelena Voloskova, it's a warm, mischievous little story about roots and memory — gentle enough to share with kids. Stream Let Bygones Be Bygones (1989) online on iFILM.