Few if any animators can pride themselves as being as talented as the Russian animator and artist Yuriy Norshteyn which strives for perfection in all of his work. In fact his perfectionism has lead him to work for decades on his latest film (which is still in the making): The overcoat. I had the privilege of meeting Yuriy once in California and saw a short piece of the film, and I must say that had never seen in an animated film such attention to details. But his unfinished film is not the reason I've decided to blog about him. His other films are. Specially the Hedgehog and the fog, since it happens in the forest - and therefore fits perfectly with this weeks forest theme.
It's a beautiful film based on a Russian folktale and bares witness to Norshteyn's talent and unique craftmanship. It's poetic, scary, beautiful, magical and sweet. No wonder it has won so many prices.
It's a story about the Hedgehog who on is way to his friend the Bear cup sees a horse in the fog. He is curious as to whether the horse would drown if it went to sleep in the fog. The hedgehog decides to explore the fog.
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