Yuri Norstein Movies

A short documentary about the life and career of cinematographer Georgy Rerberg.

The screen version of the Saltykov-Shchedrin tale about how two complacent generals miraculously found themselves on an uninhabited island. How a...

The second part of a trilogy of films based on Pushkin's drawings, poems and letters.

The film tells us about the circus horse made of wooden balls who became the best actor in the circus. Yuri Norstein was it's sole animator. His...

He's been called a 'wonderful troublemaker', 'comet man' and 'the last hippy of the pink city'. Robert Sahakyants was a renowned Soviet and Armenian...

Tale about schoolchildren who are preparing for the New Year and lisping goblin who can't pronounce words of children's holiday song.

Oleg Vidov — one of the Soviet Union's most beloved actors — was persecuted, blacklisted and pushed to the breaking point before escaping...

A new version of Kolobok, who made friends with the inhabitants of the forest.

Montage of still photos with lighting effects.

About the tragic fate of the Estonian artist Julo Sooster and his work.

The film is based on the drawings and manuscripts of A.S.Pushkin.

This is a somewhat ironic, but very informative story about the origin, development and decline of the Greek Olympiad tradition, set out with the...

One day, the Cuckoo left the clock and temporarily flew away to the forest on business. Her neighbors are different animals, and they decided to help...

The fate of sailors' wives is not easy. For six months they do not see their husbands, for six months they raise their children and wait for news...

In 1980, renowned Russian animators Yuri Norstein and Francheska Yarbusova began production on a beautiful stop-motion film called The Overcoat....

The history of Russian animated films.