The audience can see the works of the talented animator, artist, screenwriter and director Eduard Nazarov all the time. Laureate of the State and Presidential Prizes, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, created the cartoons "Once upon a time there was a dog", "Boniface's Vacation", "Winnie the Pooh". Many phrases from them scattered into quotes.
Eduard Vasilievich created kind and funny cartoons. His whole life is devoted to art.
Cartoon career
The future animator was born in 1941 in Moscow on November 21. After school, he entered the Stroganov School. Nazarov started with a part-time job as a painter for the creator of the Soviet cartoons "The Frog Princess" and "The Seven-Color Flower" Tsekhanovsky.
After a while, Edward became an assistant to the master. In the team of Fyodor Khitruk, who created "The Scarlet Flower" and "Mukhu-Tsokatukha", the young man became a production designer. Since the late seventies, Nazarov has been teaching.
In 1993, the artist opened the Pilot animation studio. One of the most popular projects of Eduard Vasilyevich was the series about Winnie the Pooh.
In the role of production designer, the director-artist has released three episodes. The script was written by Khitruk and Zakhoder, who translated Milne's creation into Russian. The picture was voiced by famous artists Yevgeny Leonov, Erast Garin, Iya Savvina.
To create a humorous effect, the voices were passed through an accelerator, achieving a comic sound. "Once upon a time there was a dog" became an independent work. The audience liked the simple plot of the cartoon. The final scene was especially delighted.
Significant works
The action takes place around a dog living in a rural Ukrainian family. The aged watchman is kicked out. The hungry dog is helped by his former enemy, the wolf. Together they put on a real show with the abduction and rescue of the owner's child.
The dog is welcomed into the house. The dog did not forget about the clacast benefactor. In the cold and hungry winter time, the dog carefully guides the wolf into the house and treats it to pickles from the master's table. The overwhelmed wolf sings, which frightens all the guests.
Phrases "Shaw, again?" and "I'll sing right now!" became quotes. The work was awarded the prize of the festival in Annecy, IFF in Odense and Tours.
Nazarov became the author of all the most ingenious remarks, images, entourage and script. In the cartoon, subtle irony, and slight sadness, and humor are noticeable. For more than three decades, the project has remained super popular.
The native Muscovite managed to convey the Ukrainian flavor, features of national landscapes. During his trip to Ukraine, Nazarov lived in the countryside. She charmed him so much that she inspired him to create a masterpiece. Famous artists Georgy Burkov and Armen Dzhigarkhanyan were invited for scoring. The songs in the film were provided by the Institute of Ethnography.
Kind "Boniface's Vacation" tells about the employee in the circus, the lion Boniface. A kind beast only in the arena portrayed a formidable predator. Offstage, the lion adores his grandmother and dreams of visiting her. He asks for leave from the director and is sailing to Africa.
Boniface dreams of calmly fishing. However, his plans were disrupted by local kids. Leo has to entertain them.
Little is known about the details of the cartoonist's personal life. Eduard Vasilievich and his wife Tatyana lived modestly in the capital. The artist and screenwriter passed away in early autumn 2016.
Screenwriter, director, actor
The most striking works were cartoons about Winnie the Pooh. All the images belonged to the production designer. He worked on creating them with a sense of humor.
Often, real human images are noticeable in animals. The bear resembles both Khitruk and Leonov. The famous wolf is a copy of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.
The authorship of Nazarov was limited to nine multi-projects. However, a particle of the master is invested in dozens of works. He was remembered as a person with phenomenal efficiency and energy.
He created The Princess and the Cannibal, The Hippo, The Equilibrium of Fear. It is noteworthy that Eduard Vasilyevich herself was engaged in dubbing his own characters. In "The Ant's Journey" almost all the roles were voiced by him.
The genius of the author is visible in the simple plot. It occurred to an inquisitive ant to climb a branch in order to look around the whole area. A gust of wind carried the insect away from home. The ant hurries back.
He helps a flea, a grasshopper on the way, overcomes the lake and manages to ride a caterpillar. He manages to safely get into the anthill. It is impossible to understand that all voices are one Nazarov.
Only a brilliant actor could work so believably. However, the name of the creator is not even indicated in the credits due to the modesty of Eduard Vasilyevich. His performance is the captain of the Black Cuttlefish in The Adventures of Captain Vrungel. Nazarov's voice sounds in Martynko. Nazarov was Santa Claus in the Masha and the Bear project.
Projects for adults
The cartoonist also has projects for adults. Under the leadership of Khitruk, Eduard Vasilyevich worked on a film about the difficult everyday life of filmmakers "Film-Film-Film". Then there were several more similar works.
Of these, the story "About Sidorov Vova" is notable. In the army everyday life of a conscript, an educational orientation can be traced.
The romantic "Hunt" shows the boyish fantasies of a hero dreaming of adventures. The film won prestigious awards at three international festivals.
Yuri Norshtein spoke of Nazarov with respect, Igor Kovalev called him his teacher. Eduard Vasilievich worked for the sake of people. Therefore, his work is so memorable. He repeated that the viewer should not fall asleep while watching.
He succeeded. Everything that Nazarov created found grateful responses. His lectures were never missed by students, the KROK festival was called Nazarov's wisdom. The artist's best reward was numerous views of his creations.
