Valentin Karavaev

Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 3 (2000)

Volume 3 (1979-1985): "Tale of Tales", "Hunt", "Cabaret", "Last Hunt", "There Was a Dog", "Travels of an Ant", "Lion and Bull", "Wolf and Calf", "Old Stair", "King's Sandwich", "About Sidorov Vova". ...

Animated Soviet Propaganda (1997)

A landmark four disc Box Set - Unearthed from Moscow's legendary Soyuzmultfilm Studios, the 41 films in ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA span sixty years of Soviet history (1924 - 1984), and have never been available before in the U.S. ...

The Return of the Prodigal Parrot (Part 3) (1988)

The fat red Cat goes with his owners to their country house. Kesha complains that, unlike the others, he has to stay in the city because Vovka is sick. Not wanting to wait for his owner to recover, the parrot goes on vacation by himself. ...

Mu-mu (1987)

Poetic screen version of the story of I.Turgenev about mutual relations of landowner's old wife and her mute yard keeper Gerasim. About Gerasim's attachment to a dog with nickname Mu-mu. ...

The Return of the Prodigal Parrot (Part 2) (1987)

The Cat shows off his new player. Kesha, jealous, returns home and makes a scene for his owner. After that, he leaves home and tries to sell himself for 1,000 rubles. Meeting Vovka's rich neighbor, he goes to live with him. But life turns out to be not so ...

The Return of the Prodigal Parrot (Part 1) (1984)

Animated series about the adventures of a parrot Kesha, "the hero of our time." The action is concentrated in the city and its surroundings. Kesh lives in the apartment of Vova, a schoolchild, but because of his hot-tempered, arrogant character, he periodi ...

Last Hunt (1982)

The Wise Gudgeon (1979)

On the motives of Saltikov-Shedrin's fairy tale, the film derides aimless and senseless being. ...

Rabbit and Fly (1977)

Little Things in Life (1977)

Two vignettes on drunkards and their enablers. ...

A Lesson Not Learned (1971)

This film was made in reaction to revanchism fear that Germany would reunite and seek revenge on Europe and the USSR for World War II. A disguised Nazi slips into the US zone of divided Germany. The Americans nurse him back to health as he plots how to reu ...

I Will Draw the Sun (1970)

Little Misunderstandings (1970)

Father Frost and the Summer (1969)

A story about children showing Father Frost butterflies, green grass, in short, Summer. ...

Gunan-Bator (1965)

Gunan is a shepherd in love with the beautiful Oyuun, the daughter of the khan Iribsyn. When he is taking part in a competition for the hand of Oyun, he must defeat not only the rich princes, but also the three-headed monster Mongoose. Based on the Mongol ...

Rooster and Paint (1964)

The painted rooster gets acquainted with the inhabitants of the barnyard and learns about the world. ...

Run, Run, the Little Stream (1963)

Only Not Now (1962)

Peace To Your Home (1962)

A parable of man going through war & peace and finding unity in the end. ...

First Time in the Circus Arena (1961)

Elephant Timka really wants to perform in the circus, but is shy. A story about what is worth trying for the sake of a dream. ...

The Key (1961)

The film is a cautionary tale about the need to develop good work habits, personal responsibility and conscience in life. ...

The Adventures of Buratino (1959)

A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the ...

Soon There Will Be Rain (1959)

A gambling-addicted old man loses all the water on Earth, condemning all living beings to death from drought. ...

Magia Russica (2004)

A poetic view of Russian animation and of cultural and social transformations Russian society has been gone through. It is about multi faceted and humorous animation, almost never exposed to western eyes. ...

The Return of the Prodigal Parrot (Part 3) (1988)

The fat red Cat goes with his owners to their country house. Kesha complains that, unlike the others, he has to stay in the city because Vovka is sick. Not wanting to wait for his owner to recover, the parrot goes on vacation by himself. ...