Yuri Norstein: Yuri Norstein. Animation Department: The Tale of Tales. Born to Jewish parents and raised in a Moscow suburb, Yuri Norstein painted as a hobby and trained as a carpenter before studying animation. He directed his first film in 1968 and made a series of short films notable for their attention to atmosphere and fine detail, using a multiplane camera to create the illusion of three-dimensional depth. His 1979 film, 'Tale...
Known For: The Tale of Tales (Animation Department(as Yu. Norstein)), Secha pri Kerzhentse (Animation Department), Shinel (Animation Department), Dostoyanie respubliki (Animation Department(as Yu. Norshteyn))