Tale of Tales(Сказка сказок)
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Soviet Union · 1979
29m
Director Yuri Norstein
Starring Aleksandr Kalyagin
Genre Animation
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Skazka Skazok (Tale of Tales) is a 27-minute animated short film, considered the masterpiece of influential Russian animator Yuri Norstein. Told in a non-narrative style by free association, the film employs various techniques including puppets, cut-outs, and traditional cell animation. Using classical music and '30s jazz tunes instead of dialogue.
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