Oxana CHERKASOVA
Оксана ЧЕРКАСОВА
Oksana TCHERKASSOVA
Russia, 1995, 8mn 
Colour, animation
Nyurkina banya
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Нюркина баня

 

 Nurka's bath

 Le Bain de Niourka

 
Directed by : Oxana CHERKASOVA (Оксана ЧЕРКАСОВА)
Writing credits : Nadezhda KOZHUSHANAIA (Надежда КОЖУШАНАЯ)
Cinematography : Vsevolod KIREYEV (Всеволод КИРЕЕВ), Sergey RESHETNIKOV (Сергей РЕШЕТНИКОВ)
Production design : Andrey ZOLOTUKHIN (Андрей ЗОЛОТУХИН)
Sound : Nadezhda SHESTAKOVA (Надежда ШЕСТАКОВА)
Produced by : Aleksandr GERASIMOV (Александр ГЕРАСИМОВ), Valentina KHIZHNYAKOVA (Валентина ХИЖНЯКОВА)
Companies : School-studio 'SHAR'
 
format : 35 mm

Awards :
The state prize of Russia, 1996
Grand-Prix ICF in Ashpinio, 1996
Jury prize ICF in Leipzig, 1996
Jury prize, “Krock-95”

Plot synopsis
A folk tale from the Urals: on the eve of the wedding old Mother Nyurka heats up the sauna. A steam bath is obligatory and it’s a matter of honour for the respective household spirit to give the whole wedding company their long overdue thrashing. After the wild chase, Nyurka calms the goblin, feeds him and wishes the bridal couple a happy future. Ralph Eue
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- International Leipzig Festival for documentary and animated film, Leipzig (Germany), 2020
- Fête du cinéma d'animation, Different cities (France), 2010
- Russian Chronicle, Paris (France), 2010
- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 1995