CHEBURASHKA  Russian  (DVD)       

Cheburashka, Crocodile Genady, and Old Lady Shapocliak are three of the most popular animated characters produced by Moscow's Soyuzmultfilm Studio.  These four episodes were based on the books by Eduard Uspensky.  Features the episodes:  "Crocodile Gena," "Cheburashka," "Shapocliak Episode,"  and "Cheburashka is Going to School."

DOCTOR AIBOLIT  Russian  No-Subtitles  (VHS & DVD)  -  NEW

INTERNATIONAL TOURNEE OF ANIMATION--VOLUME 5  (VHS)   
Featuring the Annecy Grand Prize winner, "The Gray Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood."

MASTERS OF RUSSIAN ANIMATION-VOLUME III  Russian  (VHS) 
Four animated films from Russia's Soyuzmultfilm studio.  There is not much dialogue, so teachers will probably not find them useful for language instruction.

1.   Contact  10 min.  1979  Director: Vladimir Tarasov

      A man encounters an alien life form.

2.   Travels of an Ant  10 min.  1984  Director:  Eduard Nazarov

       An ant gets some help from his friends.

3.   Cat & Co.  10 min.  1991  Director:  Alexander Guriev

       A cat's owner expects him to catch mice, but he is not interested in cooperating.

4.   Tale of Tales  30 min.  1980  Director:  Yuri Norstein

      Dream-like images convey the experiences of Russian life during World War II and after.  "Tale of Tales" won prizes at several film festivals, and was named the "best animated film of all time and all peoples" in 1984 in Los Angeles.  Liudmila Petrushevskaia wrote the film scenario.

SBORNIK MULTIFILMOV  Russian  (VHS)

Collection of Russian cartoons

YOU ARE GOING TO GET IT! (or JUST YOU WAIT) [NU, POGODI!]  Russian  (VHS)