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Up Next in Shorts Showcase: miniature masterpieces from the Klassiki collection

  • The Heron and the Crane

    Directed by Yuri Norstein • 1974 • USSR/Russia

    The Heron and the Crane is a humorous little tale of amorous indecision and self-destruction from animator supreme Yuri Norstein. The titular animals are engaged in a dance of romantic attraction and rejection, whimsical but melancholy. A c...

  • Hedgehog in the Fog

    Directed by Yuri Norstein • 1976 • USSR/Russia

    Directed by master artist Yuri Norstein, Hedgehog in the Fog is one of the world’s most beloved animated classics. The film follows a hedgehog as he sets off to look at the stars with his friend, the bear cub. But, distracted by a beautiful...

  • The Battle of Kherzenets

    Directed by Yuri Norstein and Ivan Ivanov-Vano • 1971 • USSR/Russia

    This animated short is based on the Russian legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, which was reputed to have disappeared under the waters of Lake Svetloyar to escape an attack by the Mongols. This medieval folk tale was adapted...