A little girl plays roughly and loudly with her tabby kitten which drives her dad to distraction in this cautionary Russian tale reviewed by Ted Davis.
Neurasthenia (1929)
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Viy (1967)
Purr Blurs! Several black cats and one tuxedo cat have very brief appearances in this film reviewed by Ted Davis.
Koshechka (1968)
A cat is the subject of one of the first computer animated films in this Russian short reviewed by Linda Kay.
Greedy Kuzya (1969)
Original Title: Zhadnyy Kuzya Directed by: Mikhail Kamenetskiy, Ivan Ufimtsev Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Characters from a book come to life after a greedy hungry cat steals their birthday cake in this Russian short film which combines live action and animation. Featured Feline: The […]
Morozko (1965)
English Title: Frosty; Jack Frost; Grandfather Frost Directed by: Aleksandr Rou Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Russian fairy tale about a conceited young named Ivan (Eduard Izotov), a sweet young girl named Nastenka (Natalya Sedykh), the kindly winter spirit Morozko (Aleksandr Khvylya) and the […]
Kosmicheskiy reys: Fantasticheskaya novella (1936)
English Title: Cosmic Journey Directed by: Vasily Zhuravlyov Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A futuristic Soviet space program finds Professor Pavel Ivanovich Sedikh (Sergey Komarov) attempting to be the first man on the moon. Featured Feline: During the course of the film it is explained […]
Koshki pod dozhdyom (2001)
English Title: Cats in the Rain Directed by: Aleksei Dyomin (aka Alexey Demin) Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A woman goes out fishing and finds a clowder of cats waiting in the rain for her catch. Cartoon Cats: One of the cats is living in […]
Dozhdlivaya istoriya (1988)
English Title: A Rainy Story Soyuzmultfilm Directed by: Tayana Mititello Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A beautiful Russian animated short about a baker and her cat and some extraordinary events which take place on a rainy day, all told without words. Cartoon Cat: The gray, white and black tabby […]