Roman Abelevich Kachanov
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Roman Abelevich Kachanov was a Russia
n animator
, one of the founders and leaders of Russia
n stop-motion animation
.
Kachanov was the director
and screenwriter
of the trilogy
about Cheburashka
, Gena the Crocodile and Shapoklyak
.
. His mother was Haya Y. Kachanov, and his father Abel Mendelevich Kachanov, was a shoemaker.
Roman's mother died in 1932, when he was eleven years old.
In the spring of 1939, Roman Kachanov was called up for military service in the ranks of the Red Army
. He arrived at Flying School in Krasnoyarsk
. He flew fighter jets as a Tail Gunner (second pilot). In 1940 the plane Kachanov was flying crashed. The first pilot was killed, and Kachanov was hospitalized with serious injuries. Command led farewell to Kachanov father - Abel Mendelevich - and only sister (older) - Maria. After that they did not meet. The father and sister were killed in Smolensk
during the Holocaust.
In the spring of 1941, Kachanov entered the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering
.
At the beginning of World War II
, he was drafted into the Red Army in Airborne troops in part lodged in the town of Chkalovsky
, near Moscow. From 1941 by 1945. He served in the Airborne
at parachute instructor stations. He took part in special operations behind enemy lines. In 1945 from the war he was promoted to Senior Sergeant.
Even before demobilization in 1946, he decided he to work in cinema and transferred to the service at the studio of the Ministry of Defence in the Bolshevo.
, he went to Soyuzmultfilm
, and joined animation courses at Soyuzmultfilm studios, and left them in the same 1946. From 1947 to 1957 he worked as an animator, assistant director and production designer in film directors, animators of the older generation: Dmitry Babichenko, Brumberg Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg, Leo Atamanov, Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Vladimir Polkovnikov, whom he regarded as his teacher in the Directing
.
In 1958, Kachanov together with Anatoly Karanovic directed his first film, "Old Man and the Crane" in 1959 in the same sorezhisserom - fine poetic picture of the scenario Nazim Hikmet "Love Cloud", which received awards at festivals in the Annecy
, Oberhausen
e and Bucharest
. With assistant work a thing of the past, directing these two films has given him a great professional experience, and later he switched mainly to directing.
His films "The Mitten
", "Crocodile Gena
", "The Mystery of the Third Planet
" have become a recognized classic of domestic, and the world of movies.
, has received widespread international and domestic recognition. This was the first puppet animation in the Soviet Union
, and became a classic of world animation 20th century.
, Crocodile Gena
and old woman Shapoklyak
, who entered Russian culture. Characters and images of these heroes still live and are replicated in numerous audiovisual, pop cultural and folkloric works.
"Alice's Journey".
His son, Roman Romanovich Kachanov http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0434153/ is a film director, screenwriter and actor.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
, one of the founders and leaders of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n stop-motion animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
.
Kachanov was the director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
of the trilogy
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...
about Cheburashka
Cheburashka
Cheburashka , also known as Topple in earlier English translations, is a character in children's literature, from a 1966 story by the Russian writer Eduard Uspensky. In Estonian the character is called Potsataja...
, Gena the Crocodile and Shapoklyak
Shapoklyak (film)
Shapoklyak is a 1974 Soviet Russian film by Roman Kachanov.-Synopsis:Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka decide to go to the sea on vacation. Shapoklyak steals their train tickets, and so they are kicked off the train...
.
Early years
Roman Kachanov was born in 1921 in SmolenskSmolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
. His mother was Haya Y. Kachanov, and his father Abel Mendelevich Kachanov, was a shoemaker.
Roman's mother died in 1932, when he was eleven years old.
In the spring of 1939, Roman Kachanov was called up for military service in the ranks of the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
. He arrived at Flying School in Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...
. He flew fighter jets as a Tail Gunner (second pilot). In 1940 the plane Kachanov was flying crashed. The first pilot was killed, and Kachanov was hospitalized with serious injuries. Command led farewell to Kachanov father - Abel Mendelevich - and only sister (older) - Maria. After that they did not meet. The father and sister were killed in Smolensk
Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
during the Holocaust.
In the spring of 1941, Kachanov entered the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering
Moscow State University of Railway Engineering
Moscow State University of Railway Engineering is the leading and largest higher education institution in the field of railway transport in Russia with more than 17,000...
.
At the beginning of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he was drafted into the Red Army in Airborne troops in part lodged in the town of Chkalovsky
Chkalovsky
Chkalovsky , Chkalovskaya , or Chkalovskoye may refer to:*Chkalovsky District, name of several districts and city districts in Russia*Chkalovsky Airport, an airport near Moscow serving the Russian space program...
, near Moscow. From 1941 by 1945. He served in the Airborne
Airborne forces
Airborne forces are military units, usually light infantry, set up to be moved by aircraft and 'dropped' into battle. Thus they can be placed behind enemy lines, and have an ability to deploy almost anywhere with little warning...
at parachute instructor stations. He took part in special operations behind enemy lines. In 1945 from the war he was promoted to Senior Sergeant.
Even before demobilization in 1946, he decided he to work in cinema and transferred to the service at the studio of the Ministry of Defence in the Bolshevo.
Career
After demobilizationDemobilization
Demobilization is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary...
, he went to Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Over the years it has gained international attention and respect, garnering numerous awards both at home and abroad. Noted for a great variety of style, it is regarded as the most influential animation studio of the former Soviet Union...
, and joined animation courses at Soyuzmultfilm studios, and left them in the same 1946. From 1947 to 1957 he worked as an animator, assistant director and production designer in film directors, animators of the older generation: Dmitry Babichenko, Brumberg Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg, Leo Atamanov, Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Vladimir Polkovnikov, whom he regarded as his teacher in the Directing
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
In 1958, Kachanov together with Anatoly Karanovic directed his first film, "Old Man and the Crane" in 1959 in the same sorezhisserom - fine poetic picture of the scenario Nazim Hikmet "Love Cloud", which received awards at festivals in the Annecy
Annecy
Annecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva.-Administration:...
, Oberhausen
Oberhausen
Oberhausen is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen . The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It is also well known for the...
e and Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
. With assistant work a thing of the past, directing these two films has given him a great professional experience, and later he switched mainly to directing.
His films "The Mitten
The Mitten (film)
The Mitten is a 1967 Soviet film by Roman Kachanov. The film received international recognition.-Plot summary:The film centres on a girl who wants a dog. She brings home a puppy but her mother wouldn't let the puppy stay. The girl is upset and goes outside to the playground where all the other...
", "Crocodile Gena
Crocodile Gena (film)
Gena the Crocodile is a 1969 Soviet/Russian stop-motion animated film directed by Roman Kachanov for Soyuzmultfilm studio.-Plot summary:...
", "The Mystery of the Third Planet
The Mystery of the Third Planet
The Mystery of the Third Planet , aka The Secret of the Third Planet is a 1981 Soviet traditionally-animated feature film directed by Roman Kachanov and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow...
" have become a recognized classic of domestic, and the world of movies.
The Mitten
In 1967, Roman Kachanov created the animated film The MittenThe Mitten (film)
The Mitten is a 1967 Soviet film by Roman Kachanov. The film received international recognition.-Plot summary:The film centres on a girl who wants a dog. She brings home a puppy but her mother wouldn't let the puppy stay. The girl is upset and goes outside to the playground where all the other...
, has received widespread international and domestic recognition. This was the first puppet animation in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, and became a classic of world animation 20th century.
The Trilogy: Gena the Crocodile, Cheburashka and Shapoklyak
In these films of Roman Kachanov, were first created the animated images of CheburashkaCheburashka (film)
Cheburashka is a 1971 Soviet/Russian film directed by Roman Kachanov.- Plot summary :Crocodile Gena's birthday. Cheburashka wishes him a happy birthday and gives him a gift...
, Crocodile Gena
Crocodile Gena (film)
Gena the Crocodile is a 1969 Soviet/Russian stop-motion animated film directed by Roman Kachanov for Soyuzmultfilm studio.-Plot summary:...
and old woman Shapoklyak
Shapoklyak (film)
Shapoklyak is a 1974 Soviet Russian film by Roman Kachanov.-Synopsis:Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka decide to go to the sea on vacation. Shapoklyak steals their train tickets, and so they are kicked off the train...
, who entered Russian culture. Characters and images of these heroes still live and are replicated in numerous audiovisual, pop cultural and folkloric works.
The Mystery of the Third Planet
Cult-length animated film based on a story Kir BulychevKir Bulychev
Kir Bulychev or Bulychov was a pen name of Igor Vsevolodovich Mojeiko , who was a Soviet and Russian science fiction writer and historian. He received a Master's degree in 1965 and a Ph.D. in 1981 and wrote his first science fiction story in 1965...
"Alice's Journey".
Selected filmography
- 1952 — The Scarlet FlowerThe Scarlet Flower (1952 film)The Scarlet Flower is a 1952 Soviet animated film directed Lev Atamanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the story of the same name by Sergei Aksakov...
(DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
's assistant, animatorAnimatorAn animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
) - 1955 — The Enchanted BoyThe Enchanted BoyThe Enchanted Boy is a 1955 Soviet/Russian traditionally-animated feature film directed by Vladimir Polkovnikov and Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya...
(Art DirectorArt directorThe art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
) - 1964 — A Little Frog is looking for his Father (DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
) - 1967 — The MittenThe Mitten (film)The Mitten is a 1967 Soviet film by Roman Kachanov. The film received international recognition.-Plot summary:The film centres on a girl who wants a dog. She brings home a puppy but her mother wouldn't let the puppy stay. The girl is upset and goes outside to the playground where all the other...
(DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
) - 1969 — Gena the Crocodile (DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
) - 1972 — CheburashkaCheburashkaCheburashka , also known as Topple in earlier English translations, is a character in children's literature, from a 1966 story by the Russian writer Eduard Uspensky. In Estonian the character is called Potsataja...
(DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
) - 1974 — The Heron and the CraneThe Heron and the CraneThe Heron and the Crane is a 1974 Soviet/Russian animated film directed by Yuriy Norshteyn, produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow. Runtime: 10 minutes. It is based on a folk tale.-External links:...
(ScreenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
) - 1974 — ShapoklyakShapoklyak (film)Shapoklyak is a 1974 Soviet Russian film by Roman Kachanov.-Synopsis:Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka decide to go to the sea on vacation. Shapoklyak steals their train tickets, and so they are kicked off the train...
(DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
) - 1977 — The Last Petal (DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0761878/ - 1981 — The Mystery of the Third PlanetThe Mystery of the Third PlanetThe Mystery of the Third Planet , aka The Secret of the Third Planet is a 1981 Soviet traditionally-animated feature film directed by Roman Kachanov and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow...
(DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
) - 1983 — Cheburashka Goes to SchoolCheburashka Goes to SchoolCheburashka Goes to School is a 1983 Soviet film directed by Roman Kachanov.-Plot summary:Gena figures out that Cheburashka does not know how to read.Gena tries to find Cheburashka a School, but the school is closed for maintenance....
(DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
) - 1985 — Two Tickets to IndiaTwo Tickets to IndiaTwo tickets to India' is a 1985 Soviet/Russian traditionally-animated feature film directed Roman Kachanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the story of the same name by Kir Bulychev.-Plot:...
(DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
)
His son, Roman Romanovich Kachanov http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0434153/ is a film director, screenwriter and actor.