Felix Kandel

Writing

Biography

He was born in 1932 in Moscow, Soviet Union to a Jewish family. In 1941 his mother and he were evacuated to Ural mountains, where they remained till 1944. In 1950 he was admitted to the Moscow Aeronautic Institute, and graduated with an engineering degree in 1955. During his studies he and a classmate started writing sketches and directing institute amateur performances. They quickly assembled a group of students around them, and continued to write for them after graduation. In 1963 Kandel quit his military job and became a professional freelance writer. He wrote plays, scripts for motion pictures, and published (with co-authors Eduard Uspensky, Grigory Gorin, and Arkady Arkanov) two books of short stories. His works were published by Literaturnaya Gazeta, Yunost', Novi Mir and other prestigious literary journals in Moscow. In 1965-66 he worked as an editor in the short documentaries almanac "Fitil'!", but then became a free-lance writer again. In 1967, Felix Kamov, Arkadiy Khait, and Alexander Kurlandsky began writing scripts for the animated series Nu, pogodi!, directed by Vyacheslav Kotenochkin of the Soyuzmultfilm studio. From the very beginning, this became the most recognized animated series in the former Soviet Union, and later in the Eastern European countries. Today, it is hard to find a person in these countries, who would not recognize the wolf character from the series.

Known For

7.6

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

1962Series

8.0

Follows the comical adventures of a mischievous yet artistic wolf [Volk], trying to catch a hare [Zayats]. The series has additional characters that usually either help the hare or interfere with the wolf's plans

I'll Get You!

1969Series

9.2

As Volk is walking through the city he sees Zayats on a balcony of an apartment block watering the plants. Imagining him as as a tasty meal Volk tries to climb up the balcony. A chase ensures, the first of many.

Well, Just You Wait! 1

1969Movie

N/A

Volk is spying on Zayats with a spyglass "hidden" in a birdhouse..

Well, Just You Wait! 5

1972Movie

10.0

In which Volk and Zayats go skydiving!

Well, Just You Wait! 6

1973Movie

6.0

Volk and Zayats try themselves out at sports to varying results.

Well, Just You Wait! 4

1971Movie

7.5

Along a country road Volk is chasing Zayats who is riding on a bicycle.

Well, Just You Wait! 3

1971Movie

N/A

Volk desperately tries to get onto a cruise ship to get Zayats.

Well, Just You Wait! 7

1973Movie

5.8

No description available.

Well, Just You Wait!

1969Movie

7.5

00s brought a positive change to the lives of Volk and Zayats and they return to their carefree and lighthearted roots on a summer resort.

Well, Just You Wait! 19

2005Movie

7.0

Two plots: "Quarrel" and "Heroic Symphony".

Only for Adults II

1973Movie

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N/A

No description available.

Геннадий Хазанов. Лицо под маской

2018Movie

N/A

A musical animation about a London homeless man who, looking for a place to sleep, unwittingly begins a trip around the world. He manages to act in a movie, take part in a robbery and get married, only to turn back and start the journey again.

Unwittingly Around The World

1972Movie

9.5

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.