Starewicz's fantasies /

Starewicz's fantasies, Wladislaw Starewicz's later puppet animation is now better known than his brilliant beginning at the Khanzhonkov Studio. He pioneered insect-puppets in The ant and the grasshopper (1911), before turning to live-action fantasy in a version of Gogol's Christmas ev...

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Corporate Authors:	Khanzhonkov Production Company, Skobelev Committee, Gosfilmofond, British Film Institute, Milestone Film & Video
Other Authors:	Starewicz, Władysław, 1882-1965, Martov, Boris, Mozzhukhin, Ivan, Brand, Neil, Sargeant, Erich, Graffy, Julian, Obolenskaia, Olǵa, Tridenskai︠a︡, Lidii︠a︡, Krylov, Ivan Andreevich, 1768-1844, Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	Russian
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Released by Milestone Film & Video, 1992.
Series:	Early Russian cinema ; v. 3.
Subjects:	Documentary films. Motion pictures, Russian. Short films. Russia in motion pictures. Russia. Foreign films. Silent films.

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Summary:	Starewicz's fantasies, Wladislaw Starewicz's later puppet animation is now better known than his brilliant beginning at the Khanzhonkov Studio. He pioneered insect-puppets in The ant and the grasshopper (1911), before turning to live-action fantasy in a version of Gogol's Christmas eve (1913) and contributing to the war effort with an anti-German allegory The lily of Belgium (1915).
Item Description:	Silent films with Russian and English subtitles and musical accompaniment. This video contains three previously released films. The dragonfly and the ant based on Krylov's fable ; Christmas Eve based on the story by Nikolai Gogol' ; The lily of Belgium (Liliia Belǵii, also known as the Suffering and Resurrection of Belgium and An allegory of today). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (58 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Production Credits:	Director, screenplay, photography, art direction, Wladyslaw Starewicz ; text, Boris Martov ; titles translated, Julian Graffy ; original music, Neil Brand ; producer, Erich Sargeant.