Valentin Karavaev
Directing
Known For
Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".
Fuse
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The Return of the Prodigal Parrot
A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the Tortoise.
The Adventures of Buratino
A landmark four disc Box Set - Unearthed from Moscow's legendary Soyuzmultfilm Studios, the 41 films in ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA span sixty years of Soviet history (1924 - 1984), and have never been available before in the U.S.
Animated Soviet Propaganda
The film is a cautionary tale about the need to develop good work habits, personal responsibility and conscience in life.
The Key
A story about children showing Father Frost butterflies, green grass, in short, Summer.
Father Frost and the Summer
A poetic view of Russian animation and of cultural and social transformations Russian society has been gone through. It is about multi faceted and humorous animation, almost never exposed to western eyes.
Magia Russica
A gambling-addicted old man loses all the water on Earth, condemning all living beings to death from drought.
Soon There Will Be Rain
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Run, Run, the Little Stream
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Rabbit and Fly
Gunan is a shepherd in love with the beautiful Oyuun, the daughter of the khan Iribsyn. When he is taking part in a competition for the hand of Oyun, he must defeat not only the rich princes, but also the three-headed monster Mongoose. Based on the Mongol folk tale of the same name.
Gunan-Bator
Volume 3 (1979-1985): "Tale of Tales", "Hunt", "Cabaret", "Last Hunt", "There Was a Dog", "Travels of an Ant", "Lion and Bull", "Wolf and Calf", "Old Stair", "King's Sandwich", "About Sidorov Vova".
Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 3
Elephant Timka really wants to perform in the circus, but is shy. A story about what is worth trying for the sake of a dream.
First Time in the Circus Arena
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Only Not Now
A parable of man going through war & peace and finding unity in the end.
Peace To Your Home
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Last Hunt
The painted rooster gets acquainted with the inhabitants of the barnyard and learns about the world.
Rooster and Paint
Animated series about the adventures of a parrot Kesha, "the hero of our time." The action is concentrated in the city and its surroundings. Kesh lives in the apartment of Vova, a schoolchild, but because of his hot-tempered, arrogant character, he periodically runs away and gets into trouble, eventually returning to Vovka with a confession. The humor of the series is based on the eccentric behavior of Keshi, on recognizable realities, as well as on the multiple quotations used by the parrot.
The Return of the Prodigal Parrot (Part 1)
Poetic screen version of the story of I.Turgenev about mutual relations of landowner’s old wife and her mute yard keeper Gerasim. About Gerasim's attachment to a dog with nickname Mu-mu.
Mu-mu
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