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Why the Swallow Has the Tail with Little Horns

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Why the Swallow's Tail is Forked
Directed byAmen Khaydarov
Written byGalina Dusenko
StarringZ. Sharipova
CinematographyS. Artemov
Release date
Running time
10 minutes
CountrySoviet Union

Why the Swallow's Tail is Forked (Kazakh: Қарлығаштың құйрығы неге айыр? 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.

Plot

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The film is based upon the traditional Kazakh fairy tale of the same name but with the notable addition of the villain being a dying three-headed dragon searching to regain his youth instead of a snake.

Creators

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English Russian
Director Amen Khaydarov Амен Хайдаров
Art Director Amen Khaydarov Амен Хайдаров
Artists V. Shchukin
E. Beyseitov
В. Щукин
Э. Бейсеитов
Animators E. Beyseitov
B. Kalistratov
Galina Dusenko
E. Sultanbekov
F. Mukanov
Viktor Chuchunov
Э. Бейсеитов
Б. Калистратов
Галина Дусенко
Е. Султанбеков
Ф. Муканов
Виктор Чугунов
Camera S. Artemov С. Артемов
Composer Nurgis Tlendiyev Нургис Тлендиев
Sound operators U. Davletgaliyev
Yevangelina Dodonova
У. Давлетгалиев, Евангелина Додонова
Voice Z. Sharipova З. Шарипова
Text author Galina Dusenko Галина Дусенко

Reception

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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.[1] 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.[2]

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".[2]

The film represents a distinct popular pastoral vision of Kazakh national identity through its culmination of visual motifs during a time of heightened national awareness within the Soviet Union.[3] It also offers an allegorical interpretation in the dying three-headed dragon king as a stand-in for the perceived declining Soviet Union under the new leadership of Leonid Brezhnev, following Nikita Khruschev's open criticism of Joseph Stalin.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Тұрсынбайұлы, Бағашар (2012). "'Қарлығаш' Қазақ баласын қалай қуантты?". Жас Өркен: 10–11.
  2. ^ a b Abubakirova, Diana. Нарисованная жизнь. Kursiv. June 5, 2008. (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b Zawlacki, Jake (2019). "The Allegorical Aĭdaḣar: An Animated Look at Kazakh National Identity". FOLKLORICA - Journal of the Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Folklore Association. 23: 43–76. doi:10.17161/folklorica.v23i.14969. ISSN 1920-0242.
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