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 |
| Writing | Inessa Kovalevskaya | Writer |
| Writing | Irina Kryakova | Writer |
| Sound | Vladimir Krivtsov | Music |
| Sound | Yevgeniy Botyarov | Music |
| Art | Ildar Urmanche | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Oleg Safronov | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Svetlana Skrebneva | Animation |
| Camera | Elena Petrova | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Vladimir Kutuzov | Sound |
| Writing | Arkadiy Snesarev | Script Editor |
| Editing | Izabella Gerasimova | Editor |
| Sound | Emin Khachaturyan | Conductor |
| Visual Effects | Vitaliy Bobrov | Animation |
