“Hedgehogs, Russian thing, don’t ask": Yozhik v tumane (1975)

March 24, 2015 5:21 AM

Yozhik v tumane - Soyuzmultfilm Yuri Norstein (YT, 1975) (Hedgehog in the Fog, Wikipedia) is ten delightful minutes of one of the most beloved animated movies in the world. That hedgehog, that owl: just look at them. Just a small good thing for your day. Discovered via Thomas Pynchon's "Bleeding Edge," source of the post title.
posted by MonkeyToes (7 comments total)

That's utterly wonderful, thank you.
posted by dng at 6:17 AM on March 24, 2015

This has been posted in comments before- see e.g. fake's comment here. That post has lots of other interesting links too!

HEDGEHOOOOOOOG.......
posted by nat at 6:20 AM on March 24, 2015 [2 favorites]

Watching Soyuzmultfilm productions on Youtube is a great way to kill a few hours.
posted by TrialByMedia at 6:29 AM on March 24, 2015 [1 favorite]

I bought a nail polish from a Russian company and wondered why it was named "Hedgehog In The Fog," and now I know! Yay!
posted by angeline at 7:16 AM on March 24, 2015 [2 favorites]

How utterly delightful! Thank you!!
posted by harrietthespy at 8:11 AM on March 24, 2015

Lovely, sweet, and a little bit soul-shattering. Thanks.
posted by benito.strauss at 3:23 PM on March 24, 2015

Just as wonderful as I remembered. Thanks for posting it again. I enjoyed the Wikipedia link: The fog effects were created by putting a very thin piece of paper on top of the scene and slowly lifting it up toward the camera frame-by-frame until everything behind it became blurry and white.

I'd never guessed!
posted by BlueHorse at 7:43 PM on March 24, 2015