{"product_id":"treasures-of-soviet-animation-volume-3-1968-1979","title":"TREASURES OF SOVIET ANIMATION: VOLUME 3 (1968-1979)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe short films of legendary Russian animator Yuri Norstein including his classic HEDGEHOG IN THE FOG and THE TALE OF TALES, newly restored\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE 25TH, THE FIRST DAY - 1968, 9 min., co-dir. Arkadiy Tyurin.\u003cbr\u003eYuri Norstein's first film is a visually striking tribute to the Bolshevik Revolution on October 25\u003cbr\u003eSEASONS - 1969, 9 min. A man and woman ride through the forest while the seasons change around them in this lovely, elegiac short set to music by Tchaikovsky.\u003cbr\u003eCHILDREN AND MATCHES - 1969, 5 min. Norstein's rarely-seen educational short about the dangers of matches, from ancient times up to today.\u003cbr\u003eTHE BATTLE OF KERZHENETS - 1971, 10 min., co-dir. Ivan Ivanov-Vano. Arguably Norstein's first great animated film, inspired by the legend of the City of Kitezh which disappeared into a lake to avoid Mongol invaders.\u003cbr\u003eTHE FOX \u0026amp; THE HARE - 1973, 12 min. Norstein's utterly charming short about a temperamental \"house-filching fox\" who boots a poor rabbit out of its home. The rabbit turns to a wolf, bear, bull and rooster for help, with surprising results.\u003cbr\u003eTHE HERON \u0026amp; THE CRANE - 1974, 10 min. An awkward crane and a high-spirited heron go back and forth on marrying each other, in this heartbreaking short about romantic misunderstandings.\u003cbr\u003eHEDGEHOG IN THE FOG - 1975, 11 min. The deceptively epic journey of the tiny hedgehog, filled with impossible marvels and dangers: a shimmering white horse and a crafty owl. A fluttering bat, a falling leaf and the ever-present curtain of fog. Widely considered one of the greatest animated films ever made.\u003cbr\u003eA DAY BEFORE OUR ERA - 1977, 6 min. Co-dir. Fyodor Khitruk. This experimental collage of images of the French Revolution was apparently abandoned before it was finished, and remains one of Norstein's rarest films.\u003cbr\u003eTHE TALE OF TALES - 1979, 29 min. Norstein's longest film to date, TALE is a story about stories, a dream of many dreams. A giant bull and a little girl skip rope. Couples dance under a streetlight until the male partners disappear, headed off to war. And through it all, the Little Grey Wolf watches silently at the rondo of human loves and losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBonus Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew restorations by Deaf Crocodile of all 9 of Norstein's short films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst ever U.S. Blu-ray release for Norstein's short films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes feature-length documentary MAKING THE OVERCOAT about Norstein's legendary, unfinished project 'The Overcoat'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew commentary tracks by film scholar Michael Brooke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew visual essay by film historian Evan Chester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlu-ray authoring by David Mackenzie of Fidelity In Motion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost complete release of Norstein's films ever put out on Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DEAF CROCODILE","offers":[{"title":"BLU-RAY","offer_id":48206105772251,"sku":null,"price":28.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/6379\/4395\/files\/402152_front.jpg?v=1769793003","url":"https:\/\/baystvideo.com\/products\/treasures-of-soviet-animation-volume-3-1968-1979","provider":"Bay Street Video","version":"1.0","type":"link"}