Andrey KHRZHANOVSKY
Андрей ХРЖАНОВСКИЙ
Andreï KHRJANOVSKI
Russia, 1995, 30mn 
Colour, animation
Lev s sedoy borodoy
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Лев с седой бородой

 

 Le Lion à la barbe blanche

 Lev s sedoy borodoy

 
Directed by : Andrey KHRZHANOVSKY (Андрей ХРЖАНОВСКИЙ)
Writing credits : Tonino GUERRA (Тонино ГУЕРРА)
Based on Tonino Guerra’s fairy-tale and Sergey Barhin’s paintings.
 
Sites : IMDb, animator.ru
Release date in France : 1998-04-15, Site
Awards :
Best directing Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Suzdal (Russia), 1996
Best Animation film "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 1995
Grand Prix, Nicka, 1996
Grand Prix, Message to man, Saint-Petesburg, 1996
Jury prize ICF, “Krock-95”
Prize “Golden Aries”, Cinema festival devoted to the circus skill, France, 1996
special Diploma, ICF in Herosima, 1996
Plot synopsis
The great Leon Amedeo is the favourite artist of the circus. During his youth he performs in the circus ring with tremendous success. But old age comes even to the strongest animals. When Leon is finally set free, it is too late...
 
Commentaries
Путешествия в пространстве культуры. Наталья Кривуля о методе Хржановского, Nataliya KRIVULYA, chapaev.media, 2009
 
Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Award-winning animated films from post-Soviet Russian cinema, (kinoglaz.fr), 2025
- Message to Man : International Short, Documentary and Animated Film Festival, St Petersburg (Russia), 2025
- Russian Film Festival For Another Russia, Paris (France), 2021
- International Film Festival Zerkalo. Tarkovsky's Philosophy, Ivanovo (Russia), 2020
- Cinémondes. Festival international du film indépendant, Lille (France), 2012
- Days of Russian cinema in Limoges, Limoges (France), 2012
- BCF. The Big Cartoon Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2011
- International Festival of Archive Films, Moscow (Russia), 2011
- Moscow, St-Petersburg : two faces of Russia, Paris (France), 2010
- Festival international du film d'Amiens, Amiens (France), 2010
- Semaine russe au Ciné-Parvis Le Méridien de Tarbes, Tarbes (France), 2010
- Semaine de cinéma russe à la cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image d'Angoulême, Angoulême (France), 2010
- International Film Festival "Ciné Junior", Val de Marne (France), 2010
- Europe XXL / Midi-Midi Moscou, Lille (France), 2009
- Festival Pau ville russe, Pau (France), 2009
- International Leipzig Festival for documentary and animated film, Leipzig (Germany), 2009
- Arras International Film Festival, Arras (France), 2007
- Paris Russian Film Festival, Paris (France), 2007
- Release in France of the film, Different cities (France), 1998-04-15
- Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Suzdal (Russia), 1996
- Festival de Cannes, Cannes (France), 1995
- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 1995
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