a lyrical masterpiece and one of my all time favorite animations, but thanks to David
I discovered the charming The Fox and the Hare, Norstein's 1973 debut as a film director.
Illustrations from Yuri Vasnetsov's Ladushki,
Progress Publishers, 1971, thanks to flamenconut on flickr
Three illustrations from Yuri Vasnetsov's Dancing Perch: Folk Songs and Ditties,
compiled by N. Kolpakova, Progress Publishers, 1974, thanks to SamsMyth on flickr
This animated short is based on a Russian folk tale and, as David noticed, it shares
a very similar feel with Vasnetsov's folk art inspired illustrations. Besided being lovingly
drawn and animated, I particularly enjoy the inclusion of classic folk motifs like borders
and flowers, and although I don't understand Russian, the voiceover sounds wonderful!
I found your blog by accident. I just showed my 8 year old son the Russian story of the rabbit & the rooster; we loved it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping such a great blog. I also love animal illustrations. I am in the middle of brainstorming a story behind a little bird. I mainly illustrate using Adobe Illustrator, but my other favorite medium is ink & watercolor.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I translated a section from Norshteyn's book which talks about this film over here:
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If you'd like to take a deeper look at Russian animation, I highly recommend going here:
http://editthis.info/animatsiya/Main_Page
(or to my blog/Youtube channel)
:)
There are some wonderful films to discover. Here's one of my favourites start with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDJocyVi3s0
Thanks for your comments.
ReplyDeleteCristina, I am glad your son enjoyed it too!
Niffiwan, many thanks for the info and links, I will check them out.
Wow!Thanks for nice website.This book is mine chilhood bookstory. :)
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