Yuri Norstein Movies

A poetic novel for adults about the love of a mother to her child and how she always worries for him.

A green crocodile who loves flowers and leaves falls in love with a pretty cow.

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

A 1981 documentary film directed by Yuri Ozerov. It showed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. The...

A delicate stroll through the Russian wilderness at different times of the year.

The third film of the biographical cycle based on Pushkin's drawings and texts.

Alder uncovers not only the life and works of the elusive Cold War soviet master, but also sheds light on the Soviet animation regime.

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...

Surprising master Lefty, who grounded a steel flea. This feature-length cutout-animated film from the Soviet Union is based on the story of the same...

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

Montage of still photos with lighting effects.

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...

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...

About how the pike settled next to the beaver dam and lay in wait for the beaver cubs. In response, the beavers built an underwater vehicle to drive...

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

Once upon a time there lived a poor fisherman in a dilapidated dugout on the seashore. He went to the sea on a boat, he was fishing. And once he...

The history of Russian animated films.