Movies: Valentin Karavaev

A poetic view of Russian animation and of cultural and social transformations Russian society has been gone through. It is about multi faceted and humorous animation, almost never exposed to western eyes....

Poetic screen version of the story of I.Turgenev about mutual relations of landowner’s old wife and her mute yard keeper Gerasim. About Gerasim's attachment to a dog with nickname Mu-mu....

A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortil...

The film is a cautionary tale about the need to develop good work habits, personal responsibility and conscience in life....

A gambling-addicted old man loses all the water on Earth, condemning all living beings to death from drought....

Animated series about the adventures of a parrot Kesha, "the hero of our time." The action is concentrated in the city and its surroundings. Kesh lives in the apartment of Vova, a schoolchild, but because of his hot-tempered, arrogant character, he p...

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The fat red Cat goes with his owners to their country house. Kesha complains that, unlike the others, he has to stay in the city because Vovka is sick. Not wanting to wait for his owner to recover, the parrot goes on vacation by himself....

A parable of man going through war & peace and finding unity in the end....

The Cat shows off his new player. Kesha, jealous, returns home and makes a scene for his owner. After that, he leaves home and tries to sell himself for 1,000 rubles. Meeting Vovka's rich neighbor, he goes to live with him. But life turns out to be n...

Three parody stories: “The Leaning Tower of Pisa,” “The Tower of Babel,” and “Nike of Samothrace.”...

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A story about children showing Father Frost butterflies, green grass, in short, Summer....

The painted rooster gets acquainted with the inhabitants of the barnyard and learns about the world....

Gunan is a shepherd in love with the beautiful Oyuun, the daughter of the khan Iribsyn. When he is taking part in a competition for the hand of Oyun, he must defeat not only the rich princes, but also the three-headed monster Mongoose. Based on the ...

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A modern frog comes up with an original way to travel and sets off abroad — to the place she's been dreaming of — together with some ducks....