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Lefty (1964 film)
Encyclopedia
Lefty is a 1964 feature-length
cutout-animated
film from the Soviet Union
. The film is based on the story of the same name
by the 19th century Russian novelist Nikolai Leskov
. It was directed by the "Patriarch of Soviet animation", Ivan Ivanov-Vano
, at the Soyuzmultfilm
studio.
The score was performed by the Government Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Grigori Gamburg.
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
cutout-animated
Cutout animation
Cutout animation is a technique for producing animations using flat characters, props and backgrounds cut from materials such as paper, card, stiff fabric or even photographs...
film from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. The film is based on the story of the same name
The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea
"The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea" , The Tale of the Crosseyed Lefthander from Tula and the Steal Flea or simply Levsha , sometimes called The Lefthander, Lefty, The Steel Flea or The Left-handed Craftsman is a well-known 1881 skaz by Nikolai Leskov...
by the 19th century Russian novelist Nikolai Leskov
Nikolai Leskov
Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov was a Russian journalist, novelist and short story writer, who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky. Praised for his unique writing style and innovative experiments in form, held in high esteem by Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky among others, Leskov is...
. It was directed by the "Patriarch of Soviet animation", Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Ivan Pyetrovich Ivanov-Vano was a Soviet animator and Russian animation director, sometimes called the "Patriarch of Soviet animation"....
, at the Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Over the years it has gained international attention and respect, garnering numerous awards both at home and abroad. Noted for a great variety of style, it is regarded as the most influential animation studio of the former Soviet Union...
studio.
The score was performed by the Government Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Grigori Gamburg.
Creators
| English | Russian | |
|---|---|---|
| Director-producer | Ivan Ivanov-Vano Ivan Ivanov-Vano Ivan Pyetrovich Ivanov-Vano was a Soviet animator and Russian animation director, sometimes called the "Patriarch of Soviet animation".... |
Иван Иванов-Вано |
| Director | Vladimir Danilevich | Владимир Данилевич |
| Scenario | Ivan Ivanov-Vano | Иван Иванов-Вано |
| Art Directors | Arkadiy Tyurin Anatoliy Kuritsyn Marina Sokolova |
Аркадий Тюрин Анатолий Курицын Марина Соколова |
| Artists | Vladimir Alisov G. Zuykova V. Rodzhero Vladimir Sobolev A. Volkov G. Nevzorova Aleksandr Gorbachyov |
Владимир Алисов Г. Зуйкова В. Роджеро Владимир Соболев А. Волков Г. Невзорова Александр Горбачёв |
| Animators | Galina Zolotovskaya Yuriy Norshteyn Yuriy Norshteyn Yuriy Borisovich Norshteyn , or Yuri Norstein is an award-winning Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated shorts, Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales... Lev Zhdanov Kirill Malyantovich Mikhail Botov |
Галина Золотовская Юрий Норштейн Лев Жданов Кирилл Малянтович Михаил Ботов |
| Camera Operator | Joseph Golomb | Иосиф Голомб |
| Executive Producer | Nathan Bitman | Натан Битман |
| Composer | Aleksandr Aleksandrov Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov was a Russian Soviet composer, the founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble, who wrote the music for the national anthem of the Soviet Union, which, in 2001, became the anthem of Russia . During his career, he also worked as a professor of the Moscow State Conservatory,... |
Александр Александров |
| Sound Operator | Boris Filchikov | Борис Фильчиков |
| Script Editor | Natalya Abramova | Наталья Абрамова |
| Puppets and decorations | Vladimir Abbakumov N. Budylova Vera Cherkinskaya Svetlana Znamenskaya Liliana Lyutinskaya Y. Benkevich Oleg Masainov M. Spasskaya |
Владимир Аббакумов Н. Будылова Вера Черкинская Светлана Знаменская Лилиана Лютинская Ю. Бенкевич Олег Масаинов М. Спасская |
| Narrator | Dmitriy Zhuravlyov | Дмитрий Журавлёв |
| Editor | Nina Mayorova | Нина Майорова |
See also
- History of Russian animationHistory of Russian animationThe History of Russian animation is very rich, but is so far a nearly unexplored field for Western film theory and history. As most of Russia's production of animation for film|cinema and television was created during Soviet times, it may also be referred to as the History of Soviet...
- List of animated feature films
- List of stop-motion films
External links
- Lefty at the Animator.ruAnimator.ruAnimator.ru is a Russian website chronicling the films, people and studios of the animation industry in Russia, the former Soviet Union and the CIS. It also includes a forum, a news block, a photo-gallery and an animators labour exchange...
- Lefty at myltik.ru