Boris DIOZHKIN
Борис ДЕЖКИН
Boris DIOJKINE
USSR, 1961, 40mn 
animation
Cipollino
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Чиполлино

 

 Cipollino

 Chipollino

 
Directed by : Boris DIOZHKIN (Борис ДЕЖКИН)
Writing credits : Mtislav PASHCHENKO (Мстислав ПАЩЕНКО)
Based on the story of the italian writer Gianni Rodari
 
Cast
Nina GULYAEVA (Нина ГУЛЯЕВА)
Erast GARIN (Эраст ГАРИН)
Sergey MARTINSON (Сергей МАРТИНСОН)
Grigori SHPIGEL (Григорий ШПИГЕЛЬ)
Georgi MILLIAR (Георгий МИЛЛЯР)
Vera ORLOVA (Вера ОРЛОВА)
Georgi VITSIN (Георгий ВИЦИН)
 
Cinematography : Yelena PETROVA (Елена ПЕТРОВА)
Production design : Perch SARKISYAN (Перч САРКИСЯН)
Music : Karen KHACHATURIAN (Карен ХАЧАТУРЯН)
Produced by : Boris DIOZHKIN (Борис ДЕЖКИН), Faina ELIFANOVA (Фаина ЕЛИФАНОВА)
Production : Союзмультфильм / Soyouzmultfilm
 

Plot synopsis
A quirky musical cartoon about an amazing country where vegetables and fruits live and the adventures of a brave kid from the onion family, cheerful and mischievous.
 

Commentaries and bibliography
À quoi ressemblaient les personnages des dessins animés soviétiques avant d’apparaître à l’écran?, RUSSIA BEYOND, 2023
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Russian or Soviet animated films (1906-1991), kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- Animated film directors. Russia-USSR 1906-1991, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- Festival of Russian cinema in Nice, Nice (France), 2017

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