Inessa Kovalevskaya

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How the Lion Cub and the Turtle Sang a Song

The Tortoise composed a song and the Lion cub learnt it by heart and they sang it together.

Chuchelo-myauchelo

Chuchelo-myauchelo shows that song and cheerful mood always help in the workplace.

Songs of the Years of Fire

An abstract color celebration of Soviet perseverance under fire (the literal firepower of foreign and capitalist warmongers), this lyrical animated short aims to capture Mother Russia's essence like lightning in a bottle. There's a spaghetti western vibe at times to the striking silhouette imagery here. Florid patriotic folk songs on the soundtrack are often depicted line-for-line in the gorgeous animation. - Dennis Harvey

The Bullfinch

Once a boy in a pet store saw a red-breasted bullfinch and asked his mother to buy him this bird. But the mother refused to buy, citing the boy's bad behavior and the coat he had ruined. He was very upset, but then, after thinking a little, he decided to correct his behavior and stopped fighting. Mom was pleasantly surprised by such drastic changes in her son's behavior and bought him a bullfinch.

In the Port

A large group of children from different countries sail to the Black Sea port, heading for the international pioneer camp "Artek". Two stragglers of foreigners meet local teenagers who arrange a tour of the port for them.

Four from the Same Yard

There lived in one yard four friends: a kitten, a puppy, a goat and a small chicken. But only they always cursed because their things somehow disappeared. The kitten lost milk from the bowl, the puppy lost his bone, the kid lost a carrot, and the chicken, almost had hardly been eaten. But one day the friends accidentally found a rat-thief, who they then all together amicably caught in a mousetrap and she paid for her theft.

Little Boat

The adventures of a little ship who has a lot of friends.

Kamarinskaya

An animated short depicting a man walking home through the wilderness at night.

The Mountain Master

In the Urals there are mountains all around. One mountain is called Copper, and it has its own Mistress. For a bad person to meet her is grief, and for a good person - little good.

Pictures at an Exhibition

A Russian animated short.

The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda

A popular Soviet cartoon based on the classic fairy tale The Tale of the Priest and of his Workman Balda. The film is notable for its songs performed by one single actor Oleg Anfroiev using different voices.

The Bremen Town Musicians

The adventures of the wandering musicians from Bremen such as Troubadour, Donkey, Dog, Cat and Rooster. In one of the towns Troubadour falls in love with a Princess and makes up a plan how to get the King's confidence.

Dora-Dora Pomidora

The inhabitants of a village yard — a kitten, a dog, and a rabbit — are searching for the “villain” who stole their bone, milk, and carrot.

Once in the Morning

One morning a small pretty duckling Krya-Krya went for a walk. He was still very stupid, but because he was friends only with his own shadow, he decided that no one needed him anymore. Humming a merry song, the duckling played with a ball, and it seemed to him that the shadow from the wall perfectly discards the ball. The chicken was so eager to play with the duckling too, but he roughly pushed him away. The same fate befell the sweet little goat. And then, having plenty of fun, the duckling ran through the meadow and accidentally fell into a deep dark pit. Oh God. It was so scary and damp, and most importantly, his best friend - a shadow was not going to help him out. It was simply not here.

Kostroma

A musical film based on an ancient ritual song about spring and the needlewoman Kostroma.

Russian Melodies

Automat

The installation of a vending machine near a family's house causes some problems.

The Gnomes and the Mountain King

Dancing of the Dolls

The tale of how toys came to entertain a sick girl.

The Walk

A brilliant, bright, festive work by Inessa Kovalevskaya. Children, themselves like little bell-flowers, find themselves in a huge, rainbow-colored meadow-world, filled with joyfully dancing dragonflies and butterflies and marching busy ants, a cheerful world where you can play tag with sparkling sunbeams. The music used is by Sergei Prokofiev from the collection "Children's Music."

Children's Album

Animated Soviet Propaganda

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.

The Bremen Town Musicians

A story loosely based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale 'Town Musicians of Bremen', about a donkey, a dog, a cat, a rooster and their master Troubadour