#Bales2025FilmChallenge of June 9: a[n] [favourite] animated character

Ёжик в тумане [Yózhik v tumáne / Hedgehog in the Fog] (Yuri Norstein, 1975)

On his way to visit his friend Bear Cub, Hedgehog finds himself in dense fog. Strange sounds, and even stranger creatures, omit from it.

https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-cf9r

#YuriNorstein #AlekseyBatalov #VyacheslavNevinnyy #MariyaVinogradova #MikhailMeerovich #AleksandrZhukovskiy #cinemastodon #film

#Bales2025FilmChallenge of May 8: a non-battlefield war movie for #VEDay. It had to be a Soviet film, on this date.

Летят журавли [Letyat zhuravli / The Cranes Are Flying] (Mikhail Kalatozov, 1957)

When the cranes fly over #Moscow, a young couple learns about the war. Now separated, one day, when it is over, if, they'll reunite

https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-8dwv

#MikhailKalatozov #ViktorRozov #TatyanaSamoylova #AlekseyBatalov #SvetlanaKharitonova #MoiseyVaynberg #SergeyUrusevskiy #cinemastodon #film

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From director #MikhailKalatozov. Only Soviet #film to win #PalmDOr at #Cannes. Also nominated for 2 #BAFTAAwards. Excellent performances by #TatyanaSamoylova + #AlekseyBatalov

#TheCranesAreFlying (1957) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050634/