{"product_id":"treasures-of-soviet-animation-vol-2-deluxe-members-only","title":"Treasures of Soviet Animation Vol 2 - Deluxe (MEMBERS ONLY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIMITED DELUXE EDITION (2000 UNITS)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the second volume in a series of new restorations of classic \u0026amp; rare Soviet animated gems from the vaults of the legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuzmultfilm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e studios, focused on Soviet-Armenian director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLev Atamanov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1905-1981).  Atamanov was a brilliantly creative artist whose lyrical storytelling and stunning imagery put him on par with masters such as Walt Disney and Hayao Miyazaki, who praised THE SNOW QUEEN as “my destiny and my favorite film.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE SNOW QUEEN\u003c\/strong\u003e (SNEZHNAYA KOROLEVA)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - 1957, 65 min.  Atamanov’s sublime and terrifyingly beautiful masterpiece, based on a Hans Christian Andersen story, follows a resourceful young girl, Gerda (voiced by Yanina Zheymo), as she embarks on an epic journey to save her friend Kay (Anna Komolova) from the frozen embraces of the magnificent Snow Queen (Mariya Babanova.) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Had I not one day seen ‘The Snow Queen’ during a film screening hosted by the company labor union, I honestly doubt that I would have continued working as an animator.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Hayao Miyazaki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE SCARLET FLOWER\u003c\/strong\u003e (ÁLENKIY TSVETÓTCHEK)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - 1952, 42 min.  Dir. 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