Personal Info
Yuri Norstein
Yury Norshteyn
Yuri Norshteyn
Yuriy Norstein
Yury Norstein
Yuri Norstein
Directing
Biography
PAR Yuri Norstein (Russian: Ю́рий Бори́сович Норште́йн, Yuriy Borisovich Norshteyn; born 15 September 1941), is a Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated shorts, Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales. Since 1981 he has been working on a feature film called The Overcoat, based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol of the same name. According to the Washington Post, "He is considered by many to be not just the best animator of his era, but the best of all time".
Yuri Norstein was born to a Jewish family in the village of Andreyevka, Penza Oblast, during his parents' World War II e…
Filmography
Movies
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
as Self
The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film
Yuriy Norshteyn: Making the Overcoat
as Himself
Gennady Shpalikov. Life Of A Charming Man
as himself
We Come From Cartoons. 100 Years of Russian Animation
as Self
A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog
Rob Saakyanc. The Last Hippy of the Pink City
Islands: Georgy Rerberg
as Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
as Self
Miracle Factory. Animation Director