Product Details

• Actors: Aleksey Polevoy, Georgiy Vitsin, Zinoviy Gerdt, Aleksandr Grave
• Directors: Andrey Khrzhanovskiy, Efim Gamburg, Fyodor Khitruk
• Writers: Fyodor Khitruk, Gennadi Shpalikov, Lazar Lagin, Mikhail Volpin, Vladimir Golovanov
• Producers: A. Zorina, E. Turanova
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Russian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 11, 2000
• Run Time: 133 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004S89F
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,683 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Masters Of Russian Animation - Volume 1" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Da, Da, Russia!, July 30, 2000

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Kevin R. Hamm (St. Petersburg, Russia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masters Of Russian Animation - Volume 1 (DVD)

A great anthology of animated films from a country with a rich (yet often hidden) sense of humour. The films range from the Soviet system bashing of "Man in the Frame" & "There Lived Kozyavin" to morality plays such as "Ball of Wool" and "Glass Harmonica" to the delightful silliness of "Film, Film, Film" & "The Passion of Spies". These films provide a rare glimpse into the REAL world of the Soviet Union of the sixties. A rich compilation certain to please anyone who appreciates wit & wisdom in animation.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A forgotten era, September 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Masters Of Russian Animation - Volume 1 (DVD)

I really enjoyed these old Soviet-era shorts. People who don't understand the millieu will probably scratch their heads and not follow a few stories too well. (Even my fourty-something wife needed a brief explanation of the mindset behind the first one.) Russian humour is also somewhat different than our Western humour.

The animation styles aren't much to get excited about. They are all some fourty years old from a studio that wasn't on the cutting edge of animation technology. However, I found a lot of artistic appeal in the simple techniqes.

While I can't give it a perfect score, I found a lot of charm and enjoyment in these shorts from a bygone culture... with a small disturbing twinge with regard to how much the shorts reflect our own modern society's attitudes and direction.

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing, February 23, 2010

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chris turk - See all my reviews

This review is from: Masters Of Russian Animation - Volume 1 (DVD)

this will definitely open you up to a whole new perspective on animation and russian civilization in the 1960s. fantastic purchase.