29.09 | 18:30
Revision of national animation for adults in the 1960s and 1980s. Despite constant ideological control, this period opened a whole galaxy of talented animators who created both "blockbusters" and eloquent satirical films, lyrical, philosophical and political works. We deliberately picked little-known or obscure works of the chosen authors: melancholic and intimate White Arena by Iryna Hurvych, bright and always relevant satire What the hell do you want? by David Cherkassky, attentive to personal feelings Caution – Nerves! and Window by Yevhen Syvokin, loud symbolic farewell to the Soviet era The Truth in Close Up by Volodymyr Honcharov etc. Each film in this selection is still capable of impressing the viewers with its conceptual and visual details and is worthy of presenting Ukrainian animation's informal history.
Ukraine | 1964 | 09:15
A girl Masha and a boy Misha loved to play together. Their mothers were best friends, and their cat and dog also enjoyed spending time together. What a wonderful time it was, when Misha and Masha could sit for hours in the sandbox, and their mothers meanwhile jointly planted plants and did housework. But one day, the two women had a quarrel, which could not avoid the communication of their...
Ukraine | 1975 | 06:54
Ukraine | 1984 | 09:51
Three aliens from different planets posing as humans meet in a derelict hut and after their meeting come to the conclusion that people don't believe such an encounter can take place.
Ukraine | 1987 | 08:42
Ukraine | 1987 | 10:06
Looking out of the window for the last time, staring at your entire life, from the very childhood to your silver-haired age... Paint-on-glass animation.
Ukraine | 1988 | 09:40
An ironic cartoon about the political system of the Soviet Union, which is designed for an adult audience. Accents indicate the characteristic points for different periods of government leaders, drawing parallels with the changing face of the people. But depicted ordinary people would like it the most to see the truth that they eventually obtained.