Baby Carlson and Winnie the Pooh. Secrets of Winnie the Pooh, the hedgehog in the fog, the baby and Carlson

On October 28, the world celebrates International Animation Day - a holiday for everyone involved in the art of animation. The golden fund of Russian animated films consists of films that not only children, but also adults love to watch and re-watch.

Winnie the Pooh

The director of the Soviet trilogy about Winnie the Pooh, Fyodor Khitruk, admitted that for a long time he did not decide to film the story about a funny little bear, although he really loved the book by the English writer A. Milne. “I was afraid of spoiling a magnificent work - it was necessary to preserve its naive wisdom,” he explained. Only when the author of the Russian translation of fairy tales about Winnie the Pooh, the famous children's writer Boris Zakhoder, helped the director with the script, and artists Vladimir Zuikov and Eduard Nazarov drew sketches of future heroes, did work on the cartoon begin.

The first film adaptation of A. Milne's book about Winnie the Pooh belongs to the Walt Disney Studio: in the early 60s, several episodes were released about the funny little bear and his friends. Before starting work on the domestic Winnie the Pooh, Fyodor Khitruk had not seen the Disney version. However, he wanted to move away from the images that were depicted in the book, to create his own, new and original characters. Of course, he succeeded. Everyone who has seen both the Disney and our versions clearly speaks out in favor of the latter.

It is curious that initially Winnie the Pooh was very shaggy, his ears looked a little “chewed”, and his eyes were of different sizes. At first, the artists turned out Piglet to look like a thick, appetizing sausage. A lot of different bear cubs and piglets were drawn before the characters acquired the appearance we are familiar with. By the way, in the second and third series, the drawings of the characters were simplified: the black “glasses” on Winnie the Pooh’s face acquired clear outlines, and Piglet’s rosy cheeks began to be indicated by a single red line.

© Photo: courtesy of the organizers of the Big Cartoon FestivalSketches of the cartoon characters "Winnie the Pooh and everything, everything, everything." Exhibition "Heroes of Animation" as part of the Great Cartoon Festival /

Top-notch actors were invited to voice the cartoon about a funny little bear and his friends. Piglet was voiced by Iya Savina, Eeyore- Erast Garin, and Winnie the Pooh - Evgeniy Leonov. By the way, to achieve greater comic relief for the clubfoot character, the artist’s speech was sped up by about 30%. If you reduce the speed by this value, you can hear Leonov’s usual voice.

Some episodes, phrases and songs (for example, the famous “Where are we going with Piglet ...”) are not in the book and were composed specifically for the cartoon. Subsequently, writer Boris Zakhoder included these songs as an appendix to the collection “Winnie the Pooh and Much More.” On the other hand, there is no Christopher Robin in the cartoon. In the first episode, his plot role is played by Piglet, in the second - by Rabbit.

Psychologists tell us which cartoons are good for children to watchNatalya Matushkina, head of the coordination and analytical department of the Moscow City Center for Psychological and Pedagogical Expertise of Games and Toys at Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, recommends that when choosing cartoons for children, first of all, pay attention to old classic films.

Initially, they wanted to make a series about Winnie the Pooh based on the entire book. A total of nine episodes were planned to be filmed. But it didn’t work out, only three came out. “When we made three films about Winnie the Pooh, we were completely exhausted...” admitted artist Eduard Nazarov.

The series of cartoons about the funny bear gained enormous popularity, and Winnie the Pooh himself became almost a national hero. Quotes from this animated film have become the common property of Soviet children and adults.

When the West learned that the Soviet Union had taken up the translation and then the film adaptation of Winnie the Pooh, some artists and cultural figures imagined who knows what. For example, the writer Pamela Travers, author of the book about Mary Poppins, said the following: “God only knows what these Russians turned Winnie the Pooh into. But I know for sure: they dressed him up as a commissar, put a bandoleer on him and stuck him in his boots” ( "Komsomolskaya Pravda", January 16, 1983).

While working on the cartoon about Winnie the Pooh, Fyodor Khitruk did not know about the existence of animated films about the funny bear from the Disney studio, “Winnie Bear and His Friends.” Later, according to Khitruk, Disney director Wolfgang Reiterman liked his version. At the same time, since Soviet cartoons were created without taking into account the exclusive film rights owned by the Disney studio, their showing abroad was impossible.

Baby and Carlson

The Soviet cartoon "Baby and Carlson" directed by Boris Stepantsev, based on a story by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren and released on television in 1968, was enthusiastically received by both young and adult viewers. Lindgren herself also really liked the work of Soviet animators. By the way, in the Soviet Union, stories about a funny prankster living on the roof were filmed earlier, so even in Sweden Carlson is most often portrayed as in Stepantsev’s cartoons.

In total, two episodes about Carlson were released: “Kid and Carlson” (1968) and “Carlson is back” (1970). Soyuzmultfilm was going to make a third one, but director Boris Stepantsev became interested in puppet animation, and this idea was never realized. The studio's archives still contain film that was planned to be used for filming a cartoon based on the third part of the trilogy about the Kid and Carlson - "Carlson Plays Pranks Again."

Finding a suitable actor to voice Carlson was not easy, so the charming and “moderately well-fed man in the prime of his life” remained “voiceless” for a long time. Until Vasily Livanov auditioned for the role. The actor was approved on the first try. So the hooligan little man who lives on the roof acquired unique intonations that we all remember from childhood. Now it’s hard to even imagine that this character could speak any other way. The author of the book about Carlson, the writer, during her visit to the Soviet Union, wanted to personally meet with Livanov, who brilliantly voiced the hero of her book.

The idea to invite Freken Bok Faina Ranevskaya to voice the “housekeeper” belongs to the animator Anatoly Savchenko, who invented and drew the characters in “Carlson.” Other actresses had tried out for this role before her, but none of them were suitable. But Ranevskaya turned out to be an ideal candidate. True, they say that when the actress saw her character, she was first scared, and then even offended by the artist Savchenko. “Am I that scary?!” - she constantly asked. They were never able to explain to Ranevskaya that this was not a portrait of her at all, but just a “cartoon” image.

At the end of the cartoon “Carlson is back,” Freken Bock’s famous phrase “Darling, darling!” was performed by the editor of the film, Raisa Frichinskaya, who skillfully imitated the voice of Faina Ranevskaya. The fact is that the actress refused to utter this line, since Ranevskaya’s heroine had already uttered it in the film “Spring”.

In the Soviet cartoon about Carlson, you can notice a shift in emphasis in relation to the book by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. For example, in the book the Kid is described as a spoiled child, loved by both his parents and friends (Christer and Gunila). But in the cartoon he appears to the audience as a lonely boy who has no friends at all and is deprived of parental attention.

The cult animated film “Hedgehog in the Fog,” directed by Yuri Norshtein, was based on the fairy tale of the same name by Sergei Kozlov and released by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in 1975. In 1976, the cartoon was awarded first prizes at the All-Union Animated Film Festival in Frunze and at the Film Festival for Children and youth in Tehran. And in 2003, “Hedgehog in the Fog” was recognized as the best cartoon of all time according to a survey of 140 animators and film critics from different countries.

According to the director of the cartoon, “there is no intrigue in the action, there is no dynamics of action. It is likely that in “Hedgehog in the Fog” there was a happy accident of the coincidence of all elements.” The images created in the cartoon became easily recognizable, quotable, and for some authors they acquired symbolic meaning.

On the eve of Animation Day, RIA Novosti correspondents visited Svetlana Anisimova, who became famous a year ago for her cartoons about the urban problems of Novosibirsk, created on her home computer. Svetlana spoke about her future cartoons and how she feels about her “social” amateur creativity.

One of the episodes of the animated series "Smeshariki" - "Hedgehog in the Nebula" - was created based on the cult cartoon "Hedgehog in the Fog". “Hedgehog in the Fog” is also popular overseas: in 2009, a parody of this cartoon was used in an episode of the American animated series “Family Guy.” "Hedgehog in the Fog" is one of the most beloved cartoons by Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki.

In January 2009, in Kyiv, at the intersection of Zolotovorotskaya, Reitarskaya and Georgievsky Lanes, a monument to Hedgehog was erected. The figure of the Hedgehog is made of wood; the spines are screws. He is depicted sitting with a bundle on a high stump.

The material was prepared based on information from open sources

→ Who is cooler – Winnie the Pooh or Carlson?

Everyone wants to be successful. And cool. And our children should also be successful. And even cooler!

How can we contribute to this? Raise correctly.

How to raise children? Forming guidelines. Cartoon characters play a significant role in this process.

For example, Carlson and Winnie the Pooh are popular. Everyone knows that Carlson is better than a dog. What if you compare it with Pooh?

The characters seem to be equal. Both love to eat and compete in the heavy weight category. Many boys will become men with these same qualities. But whose character traits can be adopted, and whose ones are better used as an anti-example. Which of these two is cooler?

Carlson is “a man in his prime.” Winnie is a bear. Can strong man cope with the bear? Residents of the Siberian hinterland will answer this question in the affirmative. Swedish Carlson also has someone to train on. There are plenty of bears in Sweden: three thousand roam the forests, and another sixty thousand bears with human faces live in cities and villages. After all, one of the most common male names - Björn - means “bear”.

In addition, Carlson is equipped much more seriously than Vinny - he has a superhero costume with a propeller. This increases maneuverability and elusiveness. Pooh awkwardly flies only on hot air balloon, and walks around completely naked. That is, in the skin. Of course, it allows him to sleep in the snow, but it does not provide any propellers or other bonuses.

In their free time from heroic deeds, cool heroes rest in their lair. The bear lives in a tree. And Carlson is on the roof. Where is it more difficult for enemies to reach? On the roof. Again, the fact is in favor of Carlson, who took a responsible approach to choosing a cool home.

Any cool hero has to defeat someone. What about the achievements? Pooh's grand campaign to expropriate the bee colony's honey has failed. And the initiator of the aggressive actions was left with a damaged skin. Carlson, even while peacefully strolling along the rooftops of Copenhagen, heroically scares away thieves and saves the property of respectable citizens. At the same time, he shows ingenuity and makes full use of his camouflage skills. Not like Vinny, who unsuccessfully tried to pass for a cloud.

Pooh, however, diplomatically resolved the issue of returning Eeyore's tail. This can be counted as an achievement. But how can it compare with Carlson’s main victory - taming the housekeeper Miss Bok?! Only the coolest heroes can do this!

The conclusion is clear: Carlson is cooler than Winnie the Pooh. It is his qualities that should be cited as an example to children. After all, he successfully combines strength and savvy. Vinny has a problem with his brain - his sawdust does not allow him to solve any more or less serious problem. What kind of coolness are we talking about? But Pooh sings songs. This is his calling. Let him work on composing new cries about the cool Carlson, the winner of thieves and housekeepers.