Directing
Olga Khodatayeva was a Russian director of short animated films whose career spans several decades.
Animated adaptation of a Ukrainian folk tale. Forest thieves — a bear cub, a hare, and a fox — keep sneaking onto a grandfather’s homestead, causing trouble for him and his granddaughter. To teach the little bandits a lesson, the grandfather builds a straw bull and covers its sides with tar. He sets the bull out on a clearing. The curious thieves gather around the strange creature, and one by one get stuck to its sticky, tar-covered sides…
Educational film about March 8th, about the situation of rural women.
The story is about a little deer who wants to be brave and an older deer who says "Bud'!".
A Soviet film-obsessed girl has met Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford during their visit to Moscow in 1926 and dreams of going to Hollywood. Overwhelmed with excitement, she falls asleep and her dream comes true.
Based on the fairytales of the North Russia.
There are few days before the New Year. Father Frost goes for the Christmas tree in the forest. There he meets Wood Goblin, with whom they have a controversy about what is better: a carpet-plane or a real plane. As a result, Wood Goblin, of course, loses, because he is behind the times and for this he personally delivers the most beautiful Christmas tree with golden cones to the children.
No description available.
Yanko and Olesya are looking for the Wind, on which their harvest depends.
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.
Not long ago, a boy Makarka lived in this area. One day after his grandmother left for the city, Makarka cleared up and began to break trees, shoot nests with chicks, cut his own name on the trunk of a tree. An old oak tree made a remark to him: is it possible? On this insolent Makarka boldly said that nothing terrible. Then the angry trees and birds decided to teach the unfit boy a lesson, and something like that started, from which the bully reluctantly had to think and ask for forgiveness.
Based on writer Wilhelm Hauff's story "The Adventures of Little Muck".
Beautiful screen version of the northern fairy tale tells about the courage of Itte. A brave boy goes through the cold expanse to return the sun. The sun had stolen an evil, insidious and terrible monster and the northern peoples were left without the warmth and light of its rays. But Itte does not retreat before difficulties, and, showing his courage, returns the Sun to his native land. Beasts and birds rejoice and dance thanks to the boy.
A wolf disguises himself as Santa Clause to fool the little bunny.
Visionary satire by Nikolai Khodataev.
Several pioneers decide to save a grain field from a rodent invasion.
Lumberjack with his wife and five sons go to the forest. While parents and older brothers are busy collecting firewood, the two younger ones go to pick mushrooms, which, running away, bring the children to their leader, who suggests picking nuts instead of mushrooms. Lost in the forest due to a thunderstorm, the children find someone's house and ask for the night.
About an artful Fox who gets caught in snare while stealing grapes, and uses her wits to escape. Based on a Ukrainian folk tale.
Soviet cartoon film, filmed in 1953 by the director-animator Olga Khodataeva based on the Russian folk tale.
The greedy king takes away the magic mill from the grandfather and the animals. Cartoon about the joint struggle for justice.
