The film is based on "The Overcoat" (1842), a short story by Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol. However, Yuri Norstein … See more

Upon finishing his film Tale of Tales in 1979, Norstein decided that the next project for his small team (consisting of himself as the animator and director, his wife Francheska Yarbusova as the artist, and his friend Aleksandr … See more

Yuri Norstein is the writer, director, and animator for the film. His wife, Francheska Yarbusova, is the main artist responsible for the characters and backgrounds. Other artists who were working on the film as of 2004 were … See more

The animation used is cut-out animation, a type of stop motion. Norstein uses a special technique involving multiple glass panels to give his animation a three-dimensional look. The camera is placed at the top looking down on a … See more

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