Gagarin (short film)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movie
Original title Гагарин
Gagarin
Country of production Russia
original language Russian
Publishing year 1994
length 4 minutes
Rod
Director Alexei Charitidi
script Alexei Charitidi
production Anatoli Prokhorov
Alexander Tatarsky
for Second Frog
camera Sergei Reshetnikov
cut Olga Wassilenko

Gagarin is a Russian animated short film directed by Alexei Charitidi in 1994.

action

In a spring meadow, various caterpillars indulge in the sociable eating of leaves. Only one caterpillar looks longingly after the dragonflies and helicopters and wants nothing more than to be able to fly. However, awkward jumps in the air always result in a painful landing. Two people appear and start playing shuttlecock not far from the caterpillars who have fled behind a stick . When the ball lands close to the stick, the caterpillar crawls into the ball. During the game that follows, it experiences for the first time what flying must feel like.

The initial excitement quickly changes as the ball begins to spin in the air. The caterpillar becomes dizzy and sick. When the ball falls to the ground, the caterpillar drags itself behind a leaf and throws itself up noisily. A little later, the caterpillars are engrossed in their food again when one by one turns into a butterfly and flies into the sky. The caterpillar, who used to love to fly, also grows butterfly wings and reacts dejectedly. She already feels sick just thinking about flying and so she vomits again.

Awards

At the Cannes International Film Festival in 1995 , Gagarin was awarded the Palme d'Or in the “Best Short Film” category. Gagarin won the Audience Award at the Festival d'Animation Annecy and received the Craft Prize and the Gordon Bruce Award for Humor at the 1996 Ottawa International Animation Festival .

Gagarin was nominated for an Oscar in 1996 in the category " Best Animated Short Film ", but could not prevail against Wallace & Gromit - Unter Schafen .

Web links