The Blue Bird
★ 5.8 · 1940 · 88m · Family · Fantasy · Adventure · Comedy
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.
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