Winnie-the-Pooh Pays a Visit
| Winnie-the-Pooh Pays a Visit | |
|---|---|
 Image from the film. | |
| Directed by | Fyodor Khitruk |
| Written by | Fyodor Khitruk Boris Zakhoder |
| Starring | Vladimir Osenev Yevgeny Leonov Iya Savvina Anatoly Shchukin |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Druyan |
| Music by | Mieczysław Weinberg |
| Distributed by | Soyuzmultfilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Winnie-the-Pooh Pays a Visit (Russian: Винни-Пух идёт в гости, romanized: Vinni-Pukh idyot v gosti ⓘ) is a 1971 animated film by Soyuzmultfilm directed by Fyodor Khitruk. The film is based on chapter two in the book series by A. A. Milne. It is the second part of a trilogy, following Winnie-the-Pooh (1969) and preceding Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day (1972).
Storyline
The second part closely follows the first one: it is co-written by Khitruk and
Cast
- Vladimir Osenev as the narrator.[3]
- Yevgeny Leonov as Winnie-the-Pooh.[3]
- Iya Savvina as Piglet.[3]
- Anatoly Shchukin as Rabbit.[3]
Legacy and awards
In 1976 Khitruk was awarded the USSR State Prize for the Winnie-the-Pooh trilogy.[4] The animation characters, as designed by Khitruk's team, are featured on the 1988 Soviet and 2012 Russian postal stamps; they are permanently painted on a public streetcar running through the Sokolniki Park, and their sculptures are installed in Ramenki District in Moscow.[5]
When Khitruk visited the Disney Studios, Wolfgang Reitherman, the director of Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, which won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, told him that he liked the Soviet version better than his own.[4][6]
References
- ^ Mikhailin, yurii (2005) О зарождении идеи фильма (Interview with Khitruk in Russian). Kinovedcheskie Zapiski, Vol. 73
- ^ Iten, Oswald (August 8, 2011). Pooh vs. Pukh, a character analysis. Colorful Animation Expressions
- ^ a b c d Kapkov, Segey (2006). Мастера дураковаляния (Interview with Khitruk in Russian). Kinovedcheskie Zapiski, Vol. 80
- ^ a b Фёдор Хитрук (Fyodor Khitruk). Russian Animated Film Association
- ^ Винни-Пуху и всем-всем-всем. unmonument.ru
- ^ Moritz, William (1999) The Spirit Of Genius: Feodor Khitruk. Animation World Magazine
External links
- Winnie the Pooh Goes Visiting (1971) at IMDb
- Winnie the Pooh Goes Visiting at Animatsiya.net, where it can be watched with subtitles in various languages including English
