Yuri Norstein Movies

A documentary about the Ghibli Museum. It features Goro Miyazaki speaking with Isao Takahata about the "charm" of the museum and its various...

Norstein conquered the world 36 years ago with the creation of the legendary Hedgehog in the Fog. It was recognized as the best cartoon of all times...

The third film of the biographical cycle based on Pushkin's drawings and texts.

A comedian helps to settle matters in two kingdoms, one of which is forbidden to cry, and in the other - to laugh.

About the attitude of children towards elderly people and about a magic umbrella which changed the ordinary world into a fairy tale.

A short documentary about the life and career of cinematographer Georgy Rerberg.

A delicate stroll through the Russian wilderness at different times of the year.

The life and death of titular councillor Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin, an impoverished government clerk and copyist in the Russian capital of St....

Yuriy Norshteyn, Russia’s most renowned animator, has crafted many brilliant works, including his award-winning Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in...

The history of Russian animated films.

Alexander Alekseev, Alyosha, Alfeoni ... artist, animator, inventor. The author of "Night on Bald Mountain" — one of the most mysterious films...

Oleg Vidov — one of the Soviet Union's most beloved actors — was persecuted, blacklisted and pushed to the breaking point before escaping...

Alder uncovers not only the life and works of the elusive Cold War soviet master, but also sheds light on the Soviet animation regime.

This is a somewhat ironic, but very informative story about the origin, development and decline of the Greek Olympiad tradition, set out with the...

The film tells us about the circus horse made of wooden balls who became the best actor in the circus. Yuri Norstein was it's sole animator. His...

A green crocodile who loves flowers and leaves falls in love with a pretty cow.

In 1980, renowned Russian animators Yuri Norstein and Francheska Yarbusova began production on a beautiful stop-motion film called The Overcoat....

"Good Night, Little Ones!" is a Russian-language children's show created by Alexander Tatarsky & Eduard Uspensky that was first aired in 1964. This...