David CHERKASSKY
Давид ЧЕРКАССКИЙ
David TCHERKASSKI
USSR (Ukraine), 1969, 60mn 
Colour, animation
Misteriya-Buff
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Мистерия-Буфф

 

 Misteriya-Buff

 Mystère-Bouffe

 
Directed by : David CHERKASSKY (Давид ЧЕРКАССКИЙ)
Writing credits : Robert VIKKERS (Роберт ВИККЕРС)
Based on Mayakovski's play of the same name.
Cinematography : Felix GILEVICH (Феликс ГИЛЕВИЧ), S. NIKIFOROV (С. НИКИФОРОВ)
Production design : Ivan BUDZ (Иван БУДЗ), Radna SAKHALTUEV (Радна САХАЛТУЕВ)
Music : Georgi FIRTICH (Георгий ФИРТИЧ)
Sound : Igor POGON (Игорь ПОГОН)
Companies : Kievnauchvilm
 

Plot synopsis
Mayakovsky's play is an epic evocation of the 1917 Revolution. About the title the author wrote: “Mystery is what is great in the Revolution. Food, what is comical about it”.
 

commentaries
Le cinéma d'animation ukrainien, Frédéric MONTEIL, larenedairain.fr, 2022
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Russian or Soviet animated films (1906-1991), kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- Animated film directors. Russia-USSR 1906-1991, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- Nasha Animatsiya, Moscow (Russia), 2010

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