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Russian animation: Spring Melodies (+Eng subs)

Well, the subtitles are only for the credits actually; this is a beautiful wordless 1946 Soviet film (by Soyuzmultfilm) set to some pieces by Tchaikovsky from the ballet "Swan Lake". http://animat...  
 
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datalal624 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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This really feels like Soyuzmultfilm's answer to Disney's "Fantasia" and "Merry Melodies" animations. This may not be as technologically sophisticated as Disney's efforts, but it's just as beautiful, and perhaps even more heart-filled.
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Grandvitara99 (9 months ago) Show Hide
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can´t u just watch and enjoy this animation
iluvjensen (1 year ago) Show Hide
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You can see the Russian's love for ballet in many of these cartoons. Everyone always seems to be dancing.
BorisProskov (1 year ago) Show Hide
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xenspirit48 I know that? But can't you enjoy a damn animation film? >=(
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You're absolutely right, pavlovich74. If you read the autobiographies of two of the greatest artists during the soviet era, Galina Vishnevskaya and Maya Plisetskaya, you'll find out that state funding not only produced magnificent works of art, but that all artists did not starve. Now that there is no state funding or other patronage system in place, it's actually more difficult for artists. Witness what Bolshoi has gone through.
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Disney use to do the same 122wolf,in 1927 about mickey mouse,disney stole the story from a poor man in new-york...
pewploid (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Well said niffiwan....this work is free from the tyranny of the copyright
pewploid (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Well said NIFFIWAN,its from the public domain now...i like what eastern european do in that era...great work!!!!!1
funxstarter (2 years ago) Show Hide
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As always the russians beat Disney when it comes to the feel, much more from the hart.

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