. . . a voluminous Russian novel. Like the book, the most memorable part of THE BROTHERS CARRY-MOUSE-OFF involves a wardrobe malfunction. The grapevine has it that such an incident actually befell the novelist's dad. The version in the original story portrays a government official standing on a barrel lid, trying to calm a radical crowd of mutineers. Just as he reaches the pinnacle of success, his belt breaks. In his mad rush to retrieve his trousers, the flustered flunky plunges through the barrel top. Exposed for the hapless buffoon he actually is, the riled up mob soon neuters this nabob, after which he's strung up. Brilliantly translating this gruesome passage into cartoon symbols even the youngest tykes can easily grasp, Tom the Cat dons an albino mouse wench suit. Soon the zipper gets stuck, leaving him between ravenous mobs of aroused cats and mice.
Review of The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off
The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off
(1965)
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3 November 2022
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