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Yuri Norstein
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Soviet film director
Film & TV
Andreevka, Penzenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
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…
Known for
- Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story — Self2021
- The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film2021
- Yuriy Norshteyn: Making the Overcoat — Himself2019
- Gennady Shpalikov. Life Of A Charming Man — himself2017
- We Come From Cartoons. 100 Years of Russian Animation — Self2012
- A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog2011
- Rob Saakyanc. The Last Hippy of the Pink City2010
- Islands: Georgy Rerberg — Self2007
- Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum — Self2005
- Miracle Factory. Animation Director2005
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-09-15 ) 15 September 1941 (age 84) , Andreyevka , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Occupations
- Animator filmmaker
- Years active
- 1962–present
- Spouse
- Francheska Yarbusova
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yury
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Spouse
- Francheska Yarbusova
- Occupation
- director
- Employer
- Soyuzmultfilm
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Official website
- www.norshteyn.ru
- Image
- Norstein2009-2.jpg
- Work location
- Soviet Union
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- Commons category
- Yuri Norstein
- date of birth
- 1941-09-15
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Yuri Norstein
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Yuri Borisovich Norstein (Russian: Юрий Борисович Норштейн; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian animator best known for his animated shorts Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales made in collaboration with his wife, Francheska Yarbusova. 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".
Life and career
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