Yuri Norstein
Directing
Born: 1941-09-15 · Andreevka, Penzenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Biography
PAR Yuri Norstein (Russian: Ю́рий Бори́сович Норште́йн, Yuriy Borisovich Norshteyn; born 15 September 1941), is a Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated shorts, Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales. Since 1981 he has been working on a feature film called The Overcoat, based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol of the same name. According to the Washington Post, "He is considered by many to be not just the best animator of his era, but the best of all time". Yuri Norstein was bo
🎬 Movies (14)
The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film
2021
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
2021
Self
Yuriy Norshteyn: Making the Overcoat
2019
Himself
Gennady Shpalikov. Life Of A Charming Man
2017
himself
We Come From Cartoons. 100 Years of Russian Animation
2012
Self
A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog
2011
Rob Saakyanc. The Last Hippy of the Pink City
2010
Islands: Georgy Rerberg
2007
Self
Miracle Factory. Animation Director
2005
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005
Self
Magia Russica
2004
Dreams about Alfeoni
2002
Self - ditector-animator
The Spirit of Genius - Fedor Khitruk and His Films
1997
Self
With You I Am Again...
1980
Narrator (voice)