Yefim Abramovich Gamburg (Russian: Ефим Рбрамович
Ð"амбург; 10 June 1925 â€" 13 June 2000) was a Soviet and
Russian animation director known for parody and musical cartoons. He
was named Meritorious Artist of RSFSR in 1986. Member of ASIFA.Yefim
Gamburg was born in Moscow into a Jewish family. From 1942 he took
part in the Great Patriotic War as a private and a motorcyclist of the
trophy brigade of the 39th Army. He was wounded in action and awarded
the Order of the Red Star in 1945.He studied at the Art faculty of the
Lenin Moscow State Pedagogical University and joined Soyuzmultfilm in
1955 where he worked as an animator. He made his directorial debut in
1964, creating several Fitil episodes. Gamburg became one of the first
Soviet directors to work in the genre of parody film with cartoons
such as Passion of Spies (1967), Robbery, ... Style (1978) and Dog in
Boots (1981).In 1976 he directed a Blue Puppy animated musical film
with the main character also being a parody of Charlie Chaplin. It was
noted for an innovative art style, with characters drawn using spots
of colored India ink which allowed for a variety of shapeshifting
effects. The songs were performed by Alisa Freindlich, Andrei Mironov
and Mikhail Boyarsky, some of the leading actors of their time.
Ð"амбург; 10 June 1925 â€" 13 June 2000) was a Soviet and
Russian animation director known for parody and musical cartoons. He
was named Meritorious Artist of RSFSR in 1986. Member of ASIFA.Yefim
Gamburg was born in Moscow into a Jewish family. From 1942 he took
part in the Great Patriotic War as a private and a motorcyclist of the
trophy brigade of the 39th Army. He was wounded in action and awarded
the Order of the Red Star in 1945.He studied at the Art faculty of the
Lenin Moscow State Pedagogical University and joined Soyuzmultfilm in
1955 where he worked as an animator. He made his directorial debut in
1964, creating several Fitil episodes. Gamburg became one of the first
Soviet directors to work in the genre of parody film with cartoons
such as Passion of Spies (1967), Robbery, ... Style (1978) and Dog in
Boots (1981).In 1976 he directed a Blue Puppy animated musical film
with the main character also being a parody of Charlie Chaplin. It was
noted for an innovative art style, with characters drawn using spots
of colored India ink which allowed for a variety of shapeshifting
effects. The songs were performed by Alisa Freindlich, Andrei Mironov
and Mikhail Boyarsky, some of the leading actors of their time.
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