Leonid Shvartsman

Birth : 1920-08-30,

History

Leonid A. Shvartsman (born August 30, 1920) is a Russian animator and artist. He spent most of his creative career at the Soyuzmultfilm Studio, in Moscow, where he served as art director on Cheburashka, 38 Parrots, The Golden Antelope, The Scarlet Flower, The Snow Queen and many other cartoons.

Movies

This Is Edik
self
He gave us an unforgettable and unique childhood. What was the great Russian storyteller really like? A documentary film about Eduard Uspensky.
Всех поймал
Director
Обезьянки и грабители
Director
Careful, Monkeys!
Director
Second film. Adventures of little monkeys, secretly from their mother escaped from a zoo to the city.
Garland of Kids
Director
First film. On a trip to the zoo come a group of children, each of them holding a hand over the rope. Monkeys are introduced to the group, mingling with the children, and begin to misbehave.
A Kitten Named Woof (Episode 5)
Director
38 Parrots
Art Direction
Parrot, Monkey and Elephant are excited to understand how long their friend Boa is. They finally arrive to the result, though it is measured in quite a strange fashion.
The Key
Art Direction
The film is a cautionary tale about the need to develop good work habits, personal responsibility and conscience in life.
The Snow Queen
Art Direction
When the Snow Queen, a lonely and powerful fairy, kidnaps the human boy Kay, his best friend Gerda must overcome many obstacles on her journey to rescue him.
Dog and Cat
Art Direction
A dog wants to by a new hat from his local tailor (who is a cat). A story about why cats and dogs dosen't like each other.
The Golden Antelope
Art Direction
It is a screen version of an Indian national fairy tale. Malicious and greedy rajah wishes to get a wonderful antelope who strikes gold coins by hoofs. The country boy rescues an antelope, but rajah, threatening the boy, compels the antelope to serve him but he is severely punished for it.
The Scarlet Flower
Art Direction
Before going on an overseas journey, a merchant father asks his three daughters what they would like him to bring back for them. The eldest asks for a shining tiara, the middle asks for a frame through which her face would always appear young, and the youngest (Nastenka) asks her father to bring her a beautiful scarlet flower like one which she saw in her dreams. Her elder sisters laugh at this simple wish. The father's trip is successful and he finds everything that he came for, with the exception of Nastenka's scarlet flower. Nevertheless, the ship heaves off and they begin to head back while the father scans the lands around him for a scarlet flower.