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Based on archival research, personal interviews, published memoirs, but also perceptive analyses of Khitruk's production of films for children and adults, this study is a must-read for scholars in Soviet art and culture as well as readers fascinated by traditional animation art of the second half of the 20th century.
List of contents
Acknowledgments.
Preface. Introduction:
Khitruk the Man and the Animator. 1 A Turning Point in the Profession:
Story of a Crime (1962),
Man in the Frame (1966). 2 Films for Children:
Toptyzhka (1964),
Bonifatius's Vacation (1965), and
Vinni Pukh (1969-72). 3 Art and Society:
Othello 67 (1967) and
Film, Film, Film (1968). 4 Individual and Society:
The Island (1973),
I'll Give You a Star (1974), and
Icarus and the Wisemen (1976). 5 In Search for Unconventional Sources:
The Young Friedrich Engels (1970),
A Day Before Our Era (1977), and
Olympics (1982). 6 The Last Torch:
The Lion and the Bull (1983). Conclusion: Khitruk - The Teacher.
Films Cited. Films Directed by Fëdor Khitruk and Awards.
Selected Bibliography.
Appendix: Films Animated by Khitruk at Soyuzmultfilm.
Index.
About the author
Laura Pontieri, PhD taught Soviet cinema and European animation at the University of Toronto for many years, appeared as a speaker at academic conferences and cinema events, and published several articles and reviews on Russian and Czech animation in North American and European journals. She is the author of the book
Soviet Animation and the Thaw of the 1960s: Not Only for Children (John Libbey Publishing, 2012).
