Biography
Lev Atamanov (Russian: Лев Атаманов), born Levon Konstantinovich Atamanyan (Russian: Левон Константинович Атаманян, Armenian: Լեւոն Ատամանյան; 21 February [O.S. 8 February] 1905 – 12 February 1981), was a Soviet Armenian animation director.Atamanov was one of the foremost Soviet animation film directors and one of the founders of Soviet animation art. He is the director of famous classics of Soviet animation, such as the prize-winning fairy tales The Yellow Stork (Zhyoltyy aist) (1950), Scarlet Flower (Alenkiy tsvetochek) (1952), The Golden Antelope (1954), the full-length animation The Snow Queen (1957), and the modern satirical tale The Key (1961). In his works Lev Atamanov subtly conveyed the national coloring of fairy tales and combined romantic elation in images of positive characters with warm and kind humor.
Atamanov was one of the most respected Soviet animators and is regarded as one of the greatest artists in the history of animation. He was named People’s Artist of the RSFSR in 1978.In a 2021 interview Hayao Miyazaki cited Atamanov's 1957 film The Snow Queen as a seminal influence on his work and his favorite film.
Filmography
all 31
Director 31
Movies 30
TV Shows 1
Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2 (2000)
Animated Soviet Propaganda (1997)
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 4) (1980)
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 3) (1979)
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 2) (1977)
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 1) (1976)
Котёнок по имени Гав (1976)
I Remember (1975)
The Pony Runs in Circles (1974)
Stories About the Space (1973)
We Can Do It (1970)
Ballerina on the Boat (1969)
Kaleidoscope-68 (1968)
The Cyclist (1968)
The Bench (1968)
The Fence (1967)
The Bouquet (1966)
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep (1964)
Jokes (1963)
Shutki (1963)
Tale About Another's Paint (1962)
The Key (1961)
The Paintjackers (1959)
The Snow Queen (1957)
Dog and Cat (1955)
The Golden Antelope (1954)
The Scarlet Flower (1952)
The Yellow Stork (1950)
The Magic Carpet (1948)
The Dog and the Cat (1938)
Crossroads (1931)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1905-02-21
Deathday1981-02-12 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceMoscow, Russia
CitizenshipsRussian Empire, Soviet Union
Also Known AsЛев Константинович Атаманов, Лев Атаманов, Lev Atamanov
AwardsHonored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, People's Artist of the RSFSR
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