It is not, after all, just about America.
... The history of Soviet animation changed dramatically in the summer of 1933, when Moscow hosted the first-ever festival of American cartoons. Walt Disney cartoons produced an enormous impression on Soviet people; even Joseph Stalin was not left indifferent to Disney's animated art. ...
The legendary Soyuzmultfilm studio was established three years later ... organized as a copy of the US-based Disney's studio, with the use of the conveyor production technology. ...
The best Soviet cartoons of the "Disney period" such as "The Golden Antelope" (1954) or "The Snow Queen" (1957) can undoubtedly be referred to as masterpieces of international animated art. ...
And sixty years on, Disney returns the compliment with the development of its own SQ. But we should always remember how Uncle Joe took Soviet animation in its own unique direction.
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So, is "Snow Queen" going to be directed by Chris Buck?
I don't understand why the director's name in this case is such a big secret...
It's not in production. Most likely won't be for a number of years.
No one said it's in production. It's in development
In development. And titles something else.
The Russian Snow Queen is just wonderful, but ohhhhh does it need restoration. Wish to hell Russia would take some pride in its best animation work and invest a few rupees to bring its Snow Queen back to her full glory.
I saw the Russian "Snow Queen" when I was ten years old. I remember it as being pretty opulent, and being vaguely "Disneyesque" without actually being Disney.
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