Inspired by Russian art of the Middle Ages (icons, miniatures, illuminations), it depicts a passage from Rimski Korsakov's opera "The Tale of the Invisible City of Kitej" and recounts the Tartar invasion and the heroic resistance of the Russian soldiers behind the Kerjenets walls.
Original title: Setcha pri Kerjentse
Directed by: Youri NORSTEIN, Ivan IVANOV-VANO
Country: Russia
Year of production: 1970
Running time: 10 min
Category: Short film out of competition
Techniques used: cut-outs
Version: Sans dialogue ni commentaire
Process: Colour
Target public: All audiences
Directed by: Youri NORSTEIN, Ivan IVANOV-VANO
Production: SMF STUDIO (SOYUZMULTFILM)
Artistic direction: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Iouri Norstein
Script: Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Graphics: Arkadi Tiourine, Marina Sokolova
Sets: Vladimir Alissov, Francesca Iarboussova, A. Danilov, Viktor Doudkine, M. Spasskaïa
Animation: Iouri Norstein, Boris Savine, Viatcheslav Chilobreiev, Alexandre Rojkov
Camera: Vladimir Saroukhanov
Music: N.A. Rimski-Korsakov
Sound: Boris Filtchikov