Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

Bazaar

Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

This brief sequence, titled 'Bazaar,' or 'The Market,' remains the sole surviving remnant of what would have been the first feature-length Soviet animation film, 'The Tale of the Priest and of his Workman Balda'.

Сказка о рыбаке и рыбке

Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

Boris Chirkov, Anastasiya Zuyeva

The tale about an old, henpecked man whose new friend fulfills all desires of his wife.

Царевна-лягушка

Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

Margarita Kupriyanova, Anatoli Verbitsky

A prince discovers an enchanted beauty turned into a frog by Koschei the Immortal. After Koschei steals her again, the prince goes on a dangerous quest to free the land of the evil.

The Wild Swans

Vera Tsekhanovskaya, Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

Erast Garin, Elena Ponsova

When a witch transforms her brothers into swans, a young princess must find a way to change them back.

Каштанка

Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

Boris Chirkov, Vladimir Feoktistov

A cute doggy with gypsy soul found temporary work in a creative environment.

Сказка о глупом мышонке

Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

A mouse sings a lullaby to her baby, but he falls asleep, so she ask for help to her neighbors.

Pasifik 231

Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

The film is a visual accompaniment to Honegger's music representing the progress of a transcontinental locomotive. The superimposed orchestra rhythmically reinforces the music.

Почта

Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

A boy is sitting at a table, writing a letter for Boris Prutkov. The cartoon follows the journey of this letter from Rostov to Leningrad, where its addressee Prutkov has just left for Berlin; when the letter arrives in Berlin, Prutkov has just departed for London; as the letter arrives in London, Prutkov is already on a steamboat to Brazil, and once the letters is delivered by postman Don Basilio, Prutkov is already on his way back to Leningrad– where the letter, having followed Prutkov around the world, finally reaches him. The film sings a song of praise to the global postal services and to the reliability of the postmen, but it also tells the story of a journey around the world, returning once more to the new Soviet capital: Leningrad.

Цветик-семицветик

Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

Девочке Жене достаётся волшебный цветок. Семь его лепестков — это семь желаний, которые она может исполнить. Девочка не сразу понимает, что она получила в свои руки, и первые шесть её желаний пустые и бессмысленные. Только последним лепестком она совершает настоящий добрый поступок.

Телефон

Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

Kornei Chukovsky

Рисованный мультфильм по стихотворной сказке Корнея Чуковского. Экранизация одноименной сказки-шутки К. Чуковского. Корнею Чуйковскому звонят различные животные, с необычными просьбами. Слоненку он посылает шоколад, крокодилу - калоши. По вызову носорога Чуковский вылетает на самолете спасать провалившегося в болото бегемота.

Девочка в джунглях

Vera Tsekhanovskaya, Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

One day, while walking through the jungle, the Girl saw in a cage a Tiger caught by hunters. Having pity on him, she released the striped predator. Instead of gratitude, Tiger prepared to eat the Girl. In response to the complaints of the Girl, Tiger declared that there was no justice on earth. To resolve the dispute, they turned to the Parrot and the Palm .

Gopak

Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

A short rhythmic short by Mikhail Tsekhanovsky.

The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda

Vera Tsekhanovskaya, Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

A mostly lost Soviet Union stop-motion version of this classic fairytale. The only surviving scene is called Bazaar.

Легенда о завещании мавра

Vera Tsekhanovskaya, Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

По новелле Вашингтона Ирвинга. Бедный водонос Педро Хиль приютил у себя иноверца мавра. Тот в награду дарит ему волебную шкатулку. Судья, альгвазил и цирюльник пытаются отнять шкатулку у Педро, но не могут ею воспользоваться. Педро Хиль возвращает себе шкатулку.

Сказ о Чапаеве

Vera Tsekhanovskaya, Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

According to legend, Chapaev does not die, but with the help of magical powers, fairy-tale animals and plants, he becomes a real hero.

Почта

Vera Tsekhanovskaya, Mikhail Tsekhanovsky

Мультипликационный фильм по стихотворению Самуила Маршака о том, как мальчик пишет письмо Борису Житкову. Писатель путешествует по свету и письмо следует за ним: из Ленинграда в Берлин, из Берлина в Лондон, из Лондона в Бразилию и обратно в Ленинград, где его и получает адресат.