PAR Yuri Norstein (Russian: Ð®Ì Ñ€Ð¸Ð¹ Ð'Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸Ì Ñ Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡
Ð Ð¾Ñ€ÑˆÑ‚ÐµÌ Ð¹Ð½, Yuriy Borisovich Norshteyn; born 15 September
1941), is a Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated
shorts, Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales. 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. 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".Yuri Norstein was born to a Jewish
family in the village of Andreyevka, Penza Oblast, during his parents'
World War II evacuation. He grew up in the Maryina Roshcha suburb of
Moscow. After studying at an art school, Norstein initially found work
at a furniture factory. Then he finished a two-year animation course
and found employment at studio Soyuzmultfilm in 1961. The first film
that he participated in as an animator was Who Said "Meow"?
(1962).After working as an animation artist in some fifty films,
Norstein got the chance to direct his own. In 1968 he debuted with
25th October, the First Day, sharing directorial credit with Arkadiy
Tyurin. The film used the artwork of 1920s-era Soviet artists Nathan
Altman and Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.
Ð Ð¾Ñ€ÑˆÑ‚ÐµÌ Ð¹Ð½, Yuriy Borisovich Norshteyn; born 15 September
1941), is a Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated
shorts, Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales. 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. 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".Yuri Norstein was born to a Jewish
family in the village of Andreyevka, Penza Oblast, during his parents'
World War II evacuation. He grew up in the Maryina Roshcha suburb of
Moscow. After studying at an art school, Norstein initially found work
at a furniture factory. Then he finished a two-year animation course
and found employment at studio Soyuzmultfilm in 1961. The first film
that he participated in as an animator was Who Said "Meow"?
(1962).After working as an animation artist in some fifty films,
Norstein got the chance to direct his own. In 1968 he debuted with
25th October, the First Day, sharing directorial credit with Arkadiy
Tyurin. The film used the artwork of 1920s-era Soviet artists Nathan
Altman and Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.
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