Directing
Yuri Norstein
- Born
- Sep 15, 1941 · Age 85
- Place of birth
- Andreevka, Penzenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 14
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 13
Also known as (10)
- Yury Norshteyn
- Yuri Norshteyn
- Yuriy Norstein
- Yury Norstein
- Yuriy Norshteyn
- Iouri Norstein
- ユーリ・ノルシュテイン
- ユーリ・ボリソヴィチ・ノルシュテイン
- Ю. Норштейн
- Юрий Борисович Норштейн
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…
