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Synopsis
YURI NORSTEIN is universally considered the most remarkable director to emerge from the current generation of Russian animators. Although his body of completed work is less than 80 minutes in length, its impact has been so profound that he is regularly ranked one of the world's greatest contemporary directors.
Most of his films were made by the same small team, his wife the artist Francesca Yarbusova, his cameraman the late Alexander Zhukovsky, and the late composer M. Meyerovich.
All of the films included in this edition of the Norstein Collection were digitally re-mastered from new 35mm prints under the supervision of Zhukovsky, to whom it is dedicated. Films included in the video: TALE OF TALES, HEDGEHOG IN THE FOG, HERON AND CRANE, FOX AND RABBIT, BATTLE OF KERJENETS (co-directed with I. Ivanov-Vano) and 25th-First Day.
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Review
"Access to quality international animation is virtually non-existent...for merely existing the new 7 part series "Masters of Russian Animation" gets top marks. The series focuses entirely on auteur films and legendary directors like, Yuri Norstein, Fyodor Khitruk, Eduard Nazarov. The quality of the films is amazing: in fact there is not a poor film to be found on these tapes. Highlights include: Khitruk's masterpieces "Lion and Ox" and "Film Film Film"; Yelena Gavrilko's odd and moving film, "Girlfriend" about a fisherman who develops a relationship with a fish; Lev Atamanov's beautifully drawn "Ballerina on a Boat" about how a young ballerina captures the hearts of a group of sailors; Eduard Nazarov's "There Was A Dog," and the entire Norstein collection which features "Battle at Kerzhenets," "Heron and Crane," "Hedgehog in the Fog," and arguably the greatest animated film ever made, "Tale of Tales." -- -Chris Robinson, Director, Ottawa International Animation Festival
"At last a rare opportunity to own seldom seen, breathtakingly beautiful Russian animation. All the works in the "Masters of Russian Animation" collection, including a dazzling film-to-tape transfer of Yuri Norstein's powerful and moving masterpiece "Tale of Tales," are a visually artistic treat for the eyes. And there is a chance to see drawings inspired by the great Alexander Pushkin."(Albert Miller, Animation Arts Department Faculty Woodbury University (producer of the critically acclaimed "Animation Legend Winsor McCay.")) -- (Albert Miller, Animation Arts Department Faculty Woodbury University (producer of the critically acclaimed "Animation Legend Winsor McCay."))
"The international animation community, especially those of us who teach, greatly appreciate Films By Jove bringing this magnificent collection to a world yearning for excellence. You all will have thousands of years worth of good karma for this labor." -- Christine Panushka, Professor of Animation & Digital Art, USC
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