Product Details

• Actors: Arkadi Rajkin, Sergei Yursky, Aleksandr Kalyagin, Eduard Nazarov, Georgi Burkov
• Directors: Eduard Nazarov, Andrey Khrzhanovskiy, Fyodor Khitruk, Yuriy Norshteyn
• Writers: Eduard Nazarov, Fyodor Khitruk, Yuriy Norshteyn, A.A. Milne, Aleksandr Kostinskiy
• Producers: G. Kovrov
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Russian
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 1, 2000
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305870705
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,475 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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• This is item 3 in The Masters of Russian Animation Series.

Editorial Reviews

Matthew Millheiser, DVD Angle, September 21, 2000
"Image Entertainment's MASTERS OF RUSSIAN ANIMATION series of DVD's is dedicated to showing off some of the most prized, beautiful and award winning Russian animation...Volume 3 covers animated shorts from the years 1979 to 1985, and the result is absolutely captivating. Anyone who still thinks animation is "just for kids" should really sit down and watch the lovely, haunting,and unforgetable images on this disc. This is a 'feature-only" presentation; there are no extras included on the DVD. But once you watch these shorts, with a running time of over two hours, you will be swept into another world... The lush world of "Hunt" literally took my breath away, as did the soft othrworld-ness of "Cabaret." Just to have all of this animation simply available is a wonder in itself. My only real complaint is that now I have to go out and find Masters of Russian Animation Volums 1 and 2, and I don't think I'll be able to rest until I do. For animation fans anywhre, this idsc is an absolute must."

Product Description
An extraordinary collection of award-winning animated short films by Russia's world-renowned directors and artists. Digitally restored from 35mm materials newly printed by the National Film Archive of Russia, these are the highly personal animated short films from the Soyuzmultfilm Studio. Produced from 1979 through 1985, this volume of films, many of which received highest honors at international film festivals, are each unique, crafted artistically and intellectually. Includes: Tale of Tales, Hunt, Cabaret, Last Hunt, There Was a Dog, Travels of an Ant, Lion and Bull, Wolf and Calf, Old Stair, King's Sandwich, About Sidorov Vova.

Color - Russian - Mono - Sub: English

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars true masters, July 18, 2005

By	J. Perry "Lost in the Fog" (San Francisco, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This is like watching a children's book come to life. If you enjoy the imagery of illustration, than this series is for you. Yuri Norstein dominates this collection with "Tale of Tales", one of the best animated shorts in the history of animation.Every one of these shorts is amazing and I would recommend it to any parent, librarian, teacher, or educator that wants to show something better that the corporate, lifeless animation that is being produced today.This has heart it every cell!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best animation ever, May 17, 2009

By	Francis Ouellet - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This collection is a must-have for every animation lovers. Yuri Norstein's «Tale of Tales» is a true masterpiece, absolutely brillant and enigmatic. It has be chosen Best Animation Film of All Time twice (in 1984 and 2002) by a jury of selected film critics and historians. Only for this film, you must buy this collection today. In addition, you'll get 11 other superb shorts from the Soyuzmultfilm studio (the russian Disney, but much better).You won't regret your purchase.

6 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT WORLD OF RUSSION ANIMATION, November 23, 2000

By	"gkverdi" (hollywood, ca United States) - See all my reviews

THIS DVD CONTEINS SEVERAL FILMS THAT REPRISENTS PUSSIAN ANIMATORS. ITS VERY INTERESTING COLLECTION THAT BRINGS TO VIEWERS ALL THE SPECIFIC TEXNIKS ABILITIS AND UNIC POINT OF VIEW OF RUSSIAN ANIMATORS.