Władysław Starewicz Movies

The last of Starewicz's surviving Russian shorts

Not finished.

The old Lion King, oblivious to the fact that he has become the laughing stock of his Royal household, dreams of more heroic days. Meanwhile, his...

Two insects fight over the hand of a beautiful lady.

Jeannot, a young boy living in the countryside with his mother and grandfather, ventures into the forest at night to pick a fern flower before the...

Directed by Wladyslaw Starewicz.

An insect-wedding animated in stop-motion.

A small group of animals gathers around a frozen pond. The animals then play together on the ice and in the snow. Later, when the season changes,...

A dog's shipboard honeymoon voyage takes a turn for the worse when a fierce storm hits the ship.

A bear, a rabbit and a fox decide to form a band and play for the animals of the forest.

A couple of lovers deal with an evil presence that is threatening them.

Two animated fables by La Fontaine "The Old Lion" ("Le lion devenu vieux") and "The Lion and the Gnat" ("Le Lion et le Moucheron").

Based on the story by Pushkin. Pretty young Parasha is living with her widowed mother. Parasha diligently takes care of many household tasks, but she...

The film tells the story of Judas and Satan wandering the world in search of a virgin who could become the mother of the new Evil.

A clockmaker’s daughter daydreams of a magic world inside a clock.

Formerly Prince Tchao-sin loved Princess Hadjuin-li, but the wicked Lao-Tchang opposed their happiness. Eager to escape him, the two lovers set out...

A little girl tries to help her mother with the aid of an agile monkey.