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Based upon an ancient Korean poem:

'A Path to Eternity / Путь в вечность / Put v vechnost' (1983) dir. Vladimir Pekar.

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2020-03-25

Have a Hedgehog in the Fog. (Yuri Norstein, 1975).

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2019-02-27

'The Little Humpbacked Horse / Конёк-Горбуно́к / Konyok Gorbunok' (1947) dir. Ivan Ivanov-Vano. A classic Soviet animation based on the satirical fairytale poem by Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov.

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2018-08-22

One of our favourite days on twitter is Today we have the wonderful: 'The Heron and the Crane' (1974) dir. Yuri Norstein.

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2017-11-15

Here's one of the greats: 'Morozko' (1964) dir. Aleksandr Rou. Credited by Spielberg as a special effects forerunner.

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2017-08-30

Horrors, Fiends & Ghouls meets Baba Yaga gets extra creepy: 'Vasilisa the Beautiful' (1939) Aleksandr Rou

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2017-05-31

Often regarded as greatest animated film of all time - 'Tale of Tales' (1979) dir Yuri Norstein https://t.co/B6sQ3aUgrV

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2017-05-24

Soviet-era is really quite remarkable: https://t.co/MCwRh0Dynh 'The Scarlet Flower' (1952) dir. Lev Atamanov

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2017-05-10

Something really excellent for 'The Hobbit' (abrev) (1985) dir Vladimir Latyshev. Based upon J.R.R.Tolkien's 1937 novel

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2017-04-26

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2017-03-15

What will become of Danilo when he meets Mistress of the Copper Mountain? 'The Stone Flower' (1946) Aleksandr Ptushko

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2017-01-18

1/2 Considered by many to be the best animated of all time; Yuri Norstein's masterpiece 'Tale of Tales' (1979).

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2016-12-14

Hey - it's How about this from Aleksandr Rou: 'Morozko' (Морозко) from 1964. Based on Jack Frost.

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2016-10-26