The Glasgow-based artist David Shrigley co-directed and wrote this little animated film of seven minutes and forty-two seconds. It's well worth the time. I put in a few other Shrigley films in the playlist for your enjoyment too.
Links:
http://www.davidshrigley.com/
http://www.mudam.lu/shrigley/
animate!: David Shrigley biography
http://www.whoiamandwhatiwant.com/
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"Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed, aka The Adventures of Prince Achmed, (1926): directed by Lotte Reiniger and Carl Koch, with the collaboration of Berthold Bartosch and Walter Ruttmann, based on the character Prince Ahmed, from the book 1001 Arabian Nights."
"It is the oldest surviving feature-length animated film, and it featured a silhouette animation technique Reiniger had invented..."
I would have had to post about ten images from this movie to give you an idea of how brilliant it is; it must be seen. Now it has been made possible by Videos with Bibi.
UPDATE:
This video is unfortunately no longer available. You have to be quick when things like this comes along!
UPDATE:
Stephen of ASIFA wrote to remind us of these articles:
Reiniger's Adventures of Prince Achmed Part One
Reiniger's Adventures of Prince Achmed Part Two
Thanks!
This is not the first time we mention Cheburashka* and his friend Gena the crocodile or Russian animation for that matter. You can read "all" about the little critter, including what he is or was in my home country Sweden, in Wikipedias article - the important thing right now is that Bibi posted some Cheburashka films on Videos with Bibi. Yes, I know, they are neither subtitled nor dubbed, but they are beautifully animated. So I suggest you at least have a look to see what Cheburashka is all about.* "Cheburashka.../... is a character of children's literature from a story by the Russian writer Eduard Uspensky. He is also the hero .../... of the animated film series by Soyuzmultfilm studio." ... "Cheburashka is a funny little animal, unknown to science, who lived in the tropical forest. He accidentally got into a crate of oranges, ate his fill and fell asleep. Cheburashka is not a personal name; it is a species name invented by the puzzled director of the shop, where he was found."
According to Wikipedia only four Cheburashka films were made (1969, 1971, 1974, 1983).
In my home country - Sweden - we never got to see the films, we only had a Cheburashka puppet show as the children's segment of the TV-show "Sveriges Magasin". Here they were called "Drutten och Krokodilen (Jena)" and lived in a bookshelf; they were immensely popular.
Quotes from Wikipedia
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By the way, if you like stop motion movies and you happen to stumble upon a movie called Flåklypa Grand Prix (Pinchcliffe Grand Prix) you should watch it. This is Ivo Caprino's masterpiece from 1975; also great nostalgia for me.
Update: Ivo Caprino Short Stop Motion Animations II
Don't forget to visit ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive - probably the best animation site in the world! Visit often.
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Have a look at this nicely made animation of the Bayeux Tapestry. Perhaps preferably the larger screen version. To resize, click the YouTube symbol and then the button on the far right below the screen.
Via Cynical-C blog
Trippy 1970ish (1979) animated music video for Kraftwerk's Autobahn.
Via The Cartoonist
A year ago I uploaded a few snippets of the Soviet made Winnie the Pooh which I thought were truly delightful. And now I'm happy to say that YouTube signature kuba0000 has done the good deed of uploading full episodes in 4 parts. They were made in 1969-1972 by the acclaimed film company Soyuzmultfilm, known for a number of celebrated animations like the series about Cheburashka and short films like Hedgehog In The Fog and The Heron and the Crane (Watch them at Videos With Bibi!).
For your convenience I have collected the Soviet-made Winnie-the-Pooh-episodes into one playlist. (see below). I found them through this article in the blog Think In Pictures where the image of Pooh is discussed. For me Pooh has many faces; I love the originals from the book made by Englishman E H Shepherd, however one can't deny that the Disney version exists in one's conscience but now they have both been joined by the fresh images of the Soviet Pooh. I hope you too will enjoy him, although there are no subtitles. You probably know the stories well-enough to follow. Follow?
PS. You'd better hurry watching it. You never know for how long it'll be available!
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River of Freedom. Political short from 1971 produced by animator Stephen Bosustow and narrated by Orson Welles.
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Predrag at DVDlab sent me a couple of images from their restoration of the cartoon Professor Bathazar (1969-1971).
(Click images to enlargen)
Quite a difference isn't it? They hope to finish all the episodes this spring. However these are so far only for the Italian/Spanish versions. Let's hope not for long!
Related posts:
This is a repost, I know, but I still need help with the lyrics. This is what I've got so far:
Peddo Petterson, Peddo Petterson, Peddo Petterson - Tampong!
Farbror Petterson, Farbror Petterson, Farbror Petterson - Tampong!
My Baby Just Cares For Me... "featured on her (Nina Simone 1933-2003) debut album Little Girl Blue (1958) and was unnoticed for many years. Then in the mid-1980s, the song gets used in a Chanel no.5 advertisement. It was released as a single, and became one of Simone's biggest hits, causing her comeback."
Wikipedia
"Simone would never benefit financially from the album (Little Girl Blue), because she sold the rights for 3000 dollars. It meant that she missed out on more than 1 million dollars of royalties (mainly because of the successful re-release of "My Baby Just Cares for Me" in the 1980s)."
Wikipedia
The animation is of course made by Aardman Animations.
Another cool and trippy Professor Balthazar episode has been added to YouTube (by Dzmrdz):
Leteci Fabijan - The Flying Fabian. You can find it in my Balthazar playlist!
Thanks to Chris Sobieniak who has earned himself another Balthazar scouting medal! Check out his animation blogs.
Finally someone (DzmrDz) has uploaded some episodes of the Croatian cartoon Professor Balthazar. This I have been waiting for since March last year (old post). Thanks to anonymous commentator and to Fikret Karic for telling me this! One of the episodes has the very suitable title "Martin Makes it to the top". Sure the cartoon is in Croatian but if I could understand it you should too. Enjoy the colours, the characters and the music!
Did you note that in this first Balthazar episode - Izumitelj cipela - his beard is red and curly?
PS. The company DVDLAB are in the process of preparing an italian well restaurated version of whole series. We wish them good luck!
Click picture for the rest of this comic series by Hans Arnold.
Uploaded to Flickr by Airchild.
Did you know there was a Soviet Winnie the Pooh?
"In the Soviet Union, three Winnie the Pooh stories were made into celebrated cartoons by Soyuzmultfilm.
Quotes and songs from the films are still a staple of Russian society, and, together with the characters, are often parodied, while still loved." says Wikipedia
I'm really fond of the original illustrations by E. H. Shepard and the Disney version is quite lovable too but the Soviet version comes a bit like a breath of fresh air. Have a look at some short clips I've uploaded to YouTube.
And here is a Russian site dedicated to Pooh fans.
Thanks to Justine who got me on track for this post.
