Songs of the Years of Fire (1971)
An abstract color celebration of Soviet perseverance under fire (the literal firepower of foreign and capitalist warmongers), this lyrical animated short aims to capture Mother Russia's essence like lightning in a bottle. There's a spaghetti western vibe at times to the striking silhouette imagery here. Florid patriotic folk songs on the soundtrack are often depicted line-for-line in the gorgeous animation. - Dennis Harvey
Director: Inessa Kovalevskaya
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O. Sorokina as songs |
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L. Belobragina as songs |
| Directing | Inessa Kovalevskaya | Director |
| Sound | Vladimir Kutuzov | Sound |
| Sound | Vladimir Krivtsov | Music |
| Visual Effects | Oleg Safronov | Animation |
| Editing | Izabella Gerasimova | Editor |
| Writing | Inessa Kovalevskaya | Writer |
| Camera | Elena Petrova | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ildar Urmanche | Production Design |
| Sound | Yevgeniy Botyarov | Music |
| Visual Effects | Svetlana Skrebneva | Animation |
| Writing | Irina Kryakova | Writer |
| Sound | Emin Khachaturyan | Conductor |
| Writing | Arkadiy Snesarev | Script Editor |
| Visual Effects | Vitaliy Bobrov | Animation |