Directing
Yuri Norstein
1941 · Andreevka, Penzenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
30 films
Bio
PAR Yuri Norstein (Russian: Ю́рий Бори́сович Норште́йн, 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".
Filmography
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
Hedgehog in the Fog
Director
The Property of Republic
Animation
Left-Hander
Animation
Tale of Tales
Director
A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
Self
Cheburashka
Animation
The Films of Yuri Norstein
Producer
Winter Days
Director
We Come From Cartoons. 100 Years of Russian Animation
Self
Cherished Dream
Animation