Lev ATAMANOV
Лев АТАМАНОВ
Lev ATAMANOV
USSR, 1954, 32mn 
Colour, animation
The Golden Antelope
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Золотая антилопа

 

 L'Antilope d'or

 Zolotaya antilopa

 
Directed by : Lev ATAMANOV (Лев АТАМАНОВ)
Writing credits : Nikolay ABRAMOV (Николай АБРАМОВ)
Cinematography : Mikhail DRUYAN (Михаил ДРУЯН)
Production design : Leonid SHVARTSMAN (Леонид ШВАРЦМАН), Aleksandr VINOKUROV (Александр ВИНОКУРОВ)
Music : Vladimir YUROVSKY (Владимир ЮРОВСКИЙ)
Sound : Nikolay PRILUTSKY (Николай ПРИЛУЦКИЙ)
Release date in Russia : 19/08/1954
 
Awards :
Special mention, Short films, Festival de Cannes, Cannes (France), 1955
Plot synopsis
The story of a greedy Maharashtra who tries to capture a magical antelope whose hooves distribute gold coins. To achieve his ends he captures his friend, a little boy, but his greed will make him succumb while the two friends will reunite.
 
Commentaries
L’Antilope d’or et la Renarde et le lièvre : 2 contes animaliers animés issus de la tradition russe, Renaud BARONIAN, Le Parisien, 2024
Youri Norstein et Lev Atamanov – L’Antilope d’or, la renarde et le lièvre, Eléonore VIGIER, Culturopoing, 2024
 
Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Russian or Soviet films awarded at Berlin, Cannes or Venice, (kinoglaz.fr), 2024
- Thaw Films : 1953-1968, (kinoglaz.fr), 2023
- Russian or Soviet animated films (1906-1991), (kinoglaz.fr), 2023
- Animated film directors. Russia-USSR 1906-1991, (kinoglaz.fr), 2023
- Hommage au cinéma Russe et aux Studios Soyouzmoultfilm à la Cinémathèque française, Paris (France), 2010
- Festival de Cannes, Cannes (France), 1955
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