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Władysław Starewicz
Władysław Starewicz

Władysław Starewicz (Russian: Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Старе́вич; August 8, 1882 – February 26, 1965) was a Polish-Russian stop-motion animator notable as the author of the first puppet-animated film The Beautiful Leukanida (1912). He also used dead insects and other animals as protagonists of his films. Following the Russian Revolution, Starev... more

Władysław Starewicz (Russian: Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Старе́вич; August 8, 1882 – February 26, 1965) was a Polish-Russian stop-motion animator notable as the author of the first puppet-animated film The Beautiful Leukanida (1912). He also used dead insects and other animals as protagonists of his films. Following the Russian Revolution, Starevich settled in France.

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The Cameraman's Revenge
(1912)
Animation
A jilted husband takes his revenge by filming his wife and her lover and showing the result at the local cinema. This was one of Starewicz' first animated films, and stars a cast of animated beetles.
Runtime:
13 min
Director:
Wladyslaw Starewicz
7.8
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The Mascot
(1933)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
A toy stuffed dog has just been sewn together when it hears a young child ask for an orange. The child's mother explains that they have no money, and so she cannot buy any oranges. The dog is then packed up along with a box full of other toys to be sold, but it soon winds up in the street. The dog picks up an orange from a curb side st...
Runtime:
35 min
Director:
Wladyslaw Starewicz
7.8
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The Tale of the Fox
(1941)
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In the kingdom of animals, Master Fox is used to trick and fool everyone. So the King, the Lion, receives more and more complaints about him. He orders that Master Fox is arrested and brought to him.
Runtime:
65 min
8.0
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The Frogs Who Wanted a King
(1922)
Animation, Fantasy
The frogs have a democracy, but they beseech Jupiter to send them a king. Jupiter can hardly believe this amphibian foolishness, so he sends them a tree as king. The frogs make obeisance to their new monarch, but they are dissatisfied and petition Jupiter again.
Runtime:
9 min
7.2
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The Insects' Christmas
(1913)
Animation, Fantasy
A Father Christmas ornament climbs down from a decorated tree, and goes to the forest. There he creates and decorates a Christmas tree for the forest creatures. He then invites all the insects, along with a friendly frog, to come and enjoy the gifts he has prepared, and to celebrate Christmas.
Runtime:
7 min
7.0
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The Nightingale's Voice
(1923)
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A partly-animated short film, a fairy-tale-like telling of why the nightingale only sings at night. A young girl who has caught a nightingale dreams about the songbird and its mate, and comes to realize that birds are not meant to be captive.
Runtime:
13 min
7.1
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The Grasshopper and the Ant
(1913)
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
An ant works to prepare for winter while a drunken grasshopper plays his violin and dances away his time. When the snow arrives, the grasshopper pleads with the ant for shelter and is turned away to die.
Runtime:
5 min
7.0
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The Town Rat and the Country Rat
(1927)
Action, Animation, Comedy
The Country Rat visits his friend the Town Rat, but finds that life in the great metropolis is rather too hectic (and dangerous - there's a live cat among all the puppet rodents!)
Runtime:
13 min
7.1
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The Night Before Christmas
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The Night Before Christmas
(1913)
Comedy, Fantasy
Based on Gogol's story. It is Christmas Eve, and the town witches’ son, a blacksmith, seeks an honest marriage to his love who wishes for a pair of shoes fit for the Tsarina. A mischievous devil is trapped into providing service to the smith.
Runtime:
41 min
Director:
Wladyslaw Starewicz
6.7
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The Lily of Belgium
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The Lily of Belgium
(1915)
Animation, Drama, Fantasy, War
When a young girl finds a beautiful dead lily in the woods, she asks her grandfather to tell her about it. The lily stands in splendour beside a stream, admired by the creatures of the woods. But an army of beetles, bent on conquering new territories, wants to cross the stream - and the lily is blocking their way. An unashamed allegory...
Runtime:
15 min
6.9
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The Magic Clock
(1928)
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
A clockmaker’s daughter daydreams of a magic world inside a clock.
Runtime:
45 min
Director:
Wladyslaw Starewicz
Cast:
Nina Star, Bogdan Zoubowitch
7.4
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Winter Carousel
(1958)
Animation
A small group of animals gathers around a frozen pond. The animals then play together on the ice and in the snow. Later, when the season changes, they look for new ways of passing the time.
Runtime:
12 min
Director:
Wladyslaw Starewicz
6.0
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The Navigator
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The Navigator
(1936)
Animation
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Runtime:
12 min
6.9
N/A
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The Fern Flower
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The Fern Flower
(1949)
Animation, Fantasy
Jeannot, a young boy living in the countryside with his mother and grandfather, ventures into the forest at night to pick a fern flower before the cock crows.
Runtime:
22 min
7.3
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The Beautiful Leukanida
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The Beautiful Leukanida
(1912)
Animation, Drama
Two insects fight over the hand of a beautiful lady.
Runtime:
9 min
7.1
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The Old Lion
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The Old Lion
(1932)
Animation, Fantasy
The old Lion King, oblivious to the fact that he has become the laughing stock of his Royal household, dreams of more heroic days. Meanwhile, his ministers have plans of their own. A short animation by Wladyslaw Starewicz, part of a series of two based on the fables of La Fontaine known as Deux fables de La Fontaine.
Runtime:
9 min
6.9
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
(1928)
Animation
Directed by Wladyslaw Starewicz.
Runtime:
20 min
6.8
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The Ringmaster
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The Ringmaster
(1934)
Animation
While a child sleeps her puppet dog creates a magical circus for her.
Runtime:
12 min
Director:
Wladyslaw Starewicz
7.2
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The Little Street Singer
(1924)
Animation
A little girl tries to help her mother with the aid of an agile monkey.
Runtime:
12 min
Director:
Wladyslaw Starewicz
6.5
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Merry Scenes from the Lives of Animals
(1912)
An insect-wedding animated in stop-motion.
Runtime:
2 min
6.1
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Portrait
(1915)
Drama, Horror, Thriller
A man is increasingly unnerved by a mysterious portrait. Based on a story by Nikolai Gogol, the film is thought to have run about 45 minutes long, but only an 8 minute fragment is known to have survived.
Runtime:
44 min
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Eyes of the Dragon
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Eyes of the Dragon
(1925)
1925 french animated short by Starewicz
Runtime:
26 min
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In the Spider's Grip
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In the Spider's Grip
(1920)
1925 animated french short by Starewicz
Runtime:
21 min
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