Happiness Is Not In The Hat

Happiness Is Not in the Hat (1968) is a short animated film by Nikolai Serebryakov you can watch online on iFILM. Eighteen minutes, and a whole town holds its breath: a young man just cannot bring himself to propose to the girl he loves.

It's drawn from "The Plaza of Hats," a story by the Soviet Jewish poet Ovsey Driz, and that gives the cartoon its gentle, fable-like tone. The point is quiet but firm — what matters most can't be bought or worn; it takes the nerve to say a few plain words out loud. A warm little piece for anyone who loves hand-drawn Soviet animation of the sixties. Stream Happiness Is Not in the Hat (1968) online on iFILM.