Why the Swallow Has the Tail with Little Horns
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Duration | Director Amen Khaydarov Country Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1967 (USSR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Why the Swallow Has the Tail with Little Horns (Russian: Почему́ у ла́сточки хво́стик ро́жками; tr.:Pochemu u lastochki khvostik rozhkami) is the first animated film made in the Kazakh SSR. It was directed by Amen Khaydarov and released in 1967.
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Plot
The film is based upon the traditional Kazakh fairy tale of the same name.
Reception
The film was warmly received both by audiences and by professional masters of Soviet animation. It was accepted to a number of domestic and international film festivals, winning a prize at the 1968 All-Union Film Festival and the bronze medal in the children's films category at the 1974 New York Animation Festival. This success was especially noteworthy because the artistic group which worked on the film were not experienced in animation, being recent graduates of the Almaty Art College.
The artistic style of the film also received praise. In the words of Professor Baurzhan Nugerbekov: "The drawings and colours of the film are clear continuations of the smooth, flat designs of the Kazakh ornamental arts; of the clear and colourful compositions on artistic felts".