Wednesday, November 11, 2009

i love mitten


A conversation a few years ago between a coworker and I, as I was surfing on ebay:

Coworker: I see you are on ebay... you sure can find some crazy stuff on there
Me: Yeah... it's great
Coworker: Did you buy anything?
Me: Yeah.. I just ordered a DVD
Coworker: Oh, which one?
Me: You probably haven't heard of it...
Coworker: I'm sure I have... I'm a movie geek... what is it?
Me: It's a DVD of 1960s Russian stop motion animation for children by Roman Kachanov
Coworker: {Dead Silence and blank stare}

I had to get the DVD... it has one of my all time favorite animation shorts on it... Mitten (or Варежка in Russian). About a little girl who's winter mitten magically transforms into a knitted puppy, the 1967 Roman Kachanov 10 minute stop motion piece will warm your heart (good for the little kiddies too, since there is no dialogue). Take a break and watch it here... it will make you smile.
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19 comments:

  1. FernNovember 11, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    Oh man... TOO cute! It did make me smile after all :) What a cute idea. I wish animations were that cute & innocent still today. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. AngelaNovember 11, 2009 at 8:41 AM

    I hope you enjoy your movie!! I got addicted to eBay once...I just had to walk away.

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  3. Penny PaperworksNovember 11, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    sounds way cool! Daialogue too funny...and I LOVE hte desk calender below!

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  4. M.M.E.November 11, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    So cool! I love stop-motion animation movies.

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  5. CaitlinNovember 11, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    Ah! I want it too!

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  6. SherrylNovember 11, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    I'll go to the site when the kids are asleep. Love your recommendations!

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  7. Christie CottageNovember 11, 2009 at 11:58 AM

    Cute!

    I have to stay off ebay. I would be sitting here and the next thing I knew there would be a bid from me... LOL

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  8. Almost PreciousNovember 11, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    Sigh...yes, where has the innocence of today gone ? Too bad that society today is so intent on making children grow up before they can even enjoy being a child to enjoy the magic and make-believe.

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  9. AnonymousNovember 11, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    What a sweet video. And I needed a smile too, so thanks.
    :)

    ♥
    Janell

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  10. UnknownNovember 11, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    how sweet!

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  11. hannah, heart cityNovember 11, 2009 at 8:34 PM

    adorable! so glad i stumbled upon this

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  12. AnnetteNovember 11, 2009 at 10:14 PM

    Awwww....I'm so glad I took the time to watch! Thanks!

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  13. JLR DesignsNovember 12, 2009 at 8:20 AM

    Very sweet. I love it!

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  14. readingsully2November 12, 2009 at 8:33 AM

    Valerie, that is such a cute video. Imagination is a wonderful thing. :)

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  15. AlixNovember 12, 2009 at 12:59 PM

    oh my gosh, amazing!!!

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  16. Melissa LisbonNovember 12, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    Thanks so much for sharing this amazing little film - it's just precious!

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  17. jokemijnNovember 13, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    it looks adorable!

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  18. Fernanda FrickNovember 16, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    Omg! I didn't know about this one, and yeah I would also say that I'm a movie geek >> specially on animation haha. I loved it ;_; everything was so cute and well done, thanks for sharing!

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  19. UnknownNovember 16, 2009 at 3:37 PM

    aww this looks right up my street! Wish I could see it!

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