Yuri Norstein
Soviet film director · Russia · On the map · Directors · Born 1941 · age 85
Yuri Borisovich Norstein is a Russian animator best known for his animated shorts Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales made in collaboration with his wife, Francheska Yarbusova. Since 1981, he has been working on a feature film called The Overcoat, based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol of the same name.
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Oleg: The Oleg Vidov StoryFilm2017
Gennady Shpalikov. Life Of A Charming ManFilm, himself2012
We Come From Cartoons. 100 Years of Russian AnimationFilm2010
Rob Saakyanc. The Last Hippy of the Pink CityFilm2007
Islands: Georgy RerbergFilm2004
Magia RussicaFilm2002
Dreams about AlfeoniFilm2000
Good Night, Little Ones!Film, Director1996People's Artist of the Russian FederationAward1991Winsor McCay AwardAward1980
With You I Am Again...Film, Narrator (voice)1979USSR State PrizeAward1977
One Day Before Our EraFilm, Director, Writer1975
Hedgehog in the FogFilm, Director, Writer1973
The Fox and the HareFilm, Director, Writer1971
The Battle of KerzhenetsFilm, Director, Writer1968
25 October, the First DayFilm, Director, Writer1941Born15 September 1941People around Yuri
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According to The Washington Post, "he is considered by many to be not just the best animator of his era, but the best of all time".
