The complete Works of Yuri Norstein by Norstein, Yuri (dir.)Call Number: DVD 3811
ISBN: B000F3HP4G
Publication Date: 2005
Features animated shorts by Russian animator Yuri Norstein, including his first film, 25th : the first day, about the first day of the October Revolution, which combines poetry by Mayakovsky and music by Shostakovich with images and motifs inspired by the art of a number of Russia's leading avant-garde and post-revolutionary artists. Includes Battle of Kerjenets, which is based on a legendary Russian battle and features frescoes, icons, and Rimsky-Korsakov music, and several animated shorts based on Russian folk tales. Also presents Tale of tales, which weaves threads of realism and nostalgia around a popular Russian lullaby, Pablo Picasso's minotaur, and images of the lost glories of Alexander Pushkin and the golden age of Russian literature.
Contents:
25th : The First Day (1968, 10 min.)
Battle of Kerjenets (1971, 10 min.)
Fox and Rabbit (1975, 12 min.)
Heron and Crane (1974, 10 min.)
Hedgehog in the Fog (1975, 10 min.)
Tale of Tales (1978, 29 min.)