Cutout
A form of stop-motion animation using flat characters, props and backgrounds cut out from various materials. Each frame of film is formed by moving these around on a flat surface (or on multiple flat surfaces on several layers), rather than by drawing an entirely new image. The earliest Soviet animated films from the 1920s used this technique, it lost popularity in the 1930s with the advent of cel animation, and again began to be used from the early 1960s onwards.
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Results per page: Total results: 276 listed out of 279 in database (3 films still need English subtitles).
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The Story of a Crime ❤
История одного преступления
Istoriya odnogo prestupleniya
1962 – 00:19:54 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hitruk Fyodor
Domestic life, Misc. – cutout
0.80 ws – Subtitles: Bulgarian (unknown⭳ – by Жукороп), Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by FBJ, Niffiwan₃), Esperanto (unknown⭳ – by Audvide), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A regular man commits an unspeakable crime. But is he really guilty?2023-05-212022-02-20 -
The Story of the Little White Iceberg
Сказка о белой льдинке, Казка про білу крижинку
Skazka o beloy ldinkye, Kazka pro bilu kryzhynku
1974 – 00:06:35 – Russian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Sivokon Yevgeniy
Comedy, Misc. – cutout, drawn (cel)
1.65 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), French (unknown⭳ – by Iryna Dmytrychyn), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by Cynir, Megogo), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A social satire about a little penguin who becomes famous for maintaining a clean home, and what happens to him afterwards.2024-07-222023-11-28 -
Stranger
Чужак
Chuzhak
1987 – 00:07:41 – (wordless) – Uzbekfilm – Smirnov Nikolay
Misc., Serious – cutout
0.00 ws
A mountain goat meets a herd of sheep and must decide how much he values his freedom. An adaptation of the story "Stranger in the Goat Herd" by Georgian writer Otia Ioseliani.2025-07-18 -
Swan Feather
Лебединое пёрышко
Lebedinoye pyoryshko
1985 – 00:10:10 – Russian – Ekran – Surikova Lidiya
Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – cutout, mixed, puppet
4.94 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Nikolai Kurnakov, Eus₂, Niffiwan₃)
A childless woman raises a magic Swan Feather as her daughter. A story from the Amur region in far-east Siberia.2021-10-162021-10-15 -
Swans ❤
Лебеди
Lebedi
1983 – 00:15:52 – Russian – Ekran – Novogrudskaya Marianna
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
1.74 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Bornik₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Bornik)
Based on Leo Tolstoy's stories "Swans", "The Aeronaut's story" and "The Bird". Director Marianna Novogrudskaya's most appreciated animation.2021-11-032021-11-03 -
The Tale of a Silly Chick
Казка пра неразумнае птушанятка
Kazka pra nerazumnaye ptushanyatka
1994 – 00:09:45 – (wordless) – Belarusfilm – Petkevich Vladimir
Religion, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
0.00 ws
A parable about meaning of life, starring a recently-hatched chick who can transform into different creatures.2023-02-05 -
A Tale of General Disarmament
Казка про загальне роззброєння
Kazka pro zahalne rozzbroyennya
1929 – 00:05:33 – Ukrainian – VUFKU – Veytsman M.
Politics, War & battles – cutout, live-action
3.15 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂)
A satire about a 1928 disarmament treaty that is interpreted as being only a pacifist mask to cloak the bourgeoisie's militaristic ambitions.2023-01-192023-01-19 -
The Tale of Igor's Campaign ❤
Сказание про Игорев поход
Skazaniye pro Igorev pohod
1972 – 00:24:55 – Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Vasilenko Nina
History, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Serious, War & battles – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
5.62 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Irina Petrova, Chapaev₂, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Chapaev, Eus₂, Cynir₃, Niffiwan₃), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
An adaptation of the 12th century Old East Slavic epic poem about a failed raid of Igor Svyatoslavich (d. 1202) against the Polovtsians of the Don River region.2025-11-232022-10-03 -
The Tale of Mosquito Mosquitovich
Сказка про Комара Комаровича
Skazka pro Komara Komarovicha
1980 – 00:09:41 – Russian – Sverdlovsk Film Studio – Fomin Valeriy
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout
2.96 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Mastak₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Mastak, Niffiwan₂)
The conductor of a mosquito orchestra gets into a fight with a tuba-playing bear. Based on the story by Dmitriy Mamin-Sibiryak.2025-08-072025-08-08 -
The Tale of Soldier Fedot, the Daring Fellow
Про Федота-стрельца, удалого молодца
Pro Fedota-streltsa, udalogo molodtsa
2008 – 01:13:39 – Russian – Melnitsa – Steblyanko Lyudmila
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, digital 2D
7.08 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Alec Vagapov, Boris Bulgakov₃), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Boris Bulgakov), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by vbereza)
Based on the folksy verse-novel written by Leonid Filatov.2021-06-302021-01-08 -
Tale of Tales ❤
Сказка сказок
Skazka skazok
1979 – 00:29:05 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Norshteyn Yuriy
Domestic life, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – cutout, live-action, mixed
0.87 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (ok⭳ – by Alexandra Pryakhina), English (good⭳ – by Bored Sun, Niffiwan₂), Spanish (needs_work⭳ – by ?), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), French (unknown⭳ – by ?, Aemaeth, Patri©k), Galician (unknown⭳ – by Cineclube de Compostela), Italian (unknown⭳ – by tangolino), Portuguese (unknown⭳ – by pami), Russian (good⭳ – by Mustafa), Turkish (unknown⭳ – by Mustafa)
A film based on the memory of the mid-20th century, about family life and the effect of war.2023-11-232021-03-05 -
The Tale of the Priest and His Workman Balda ("Bazaar" scene)
Сказка о попе и о работнике его Балде (сцена «Базар»)
Skazka o popye i o rabotnikye ego Baldye (stsena Bazar)
1933 – 00:02:27 – Russian – Lenfilm – Tsehanovskiy Mihail
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – cutout, drawn (not cel)
7.02 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
The only surviving scene of what would have been the first Soviet animated feature, with music by Dmitriy Shostakovich.2023-02-172020-12-21 -
The Tale of the Round and the Long Wee Folk
Сказка о кругленьких и длинненьких человечках
Skazka o kruglenkikh i dlinnenkikh chelovechkakh
1993 – 00:07:57 – Russian – Saratovtelefilm – Belyayev Eduard
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), War & battles – cutout
6.77 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Agape₂, Eus₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Otterkind), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Agape)
The tale of two people living across a river who decided to have a senseless fight. Based on the poem by Roman Sef.2022-03-172022-03-16 -
Telesphorus on the Street
Telesforas gatvėje
Telesforas gatveje
1971 – 00:05:21 – Lithuanian – Lietuvos kino draugija – Sakalauskas Juozas
Comedy, Domestic life – cutout, drawn (cel)
1.58 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
An animated film on traffic safety with a character named Telesphorus.2025-12-062025-12-05 -
There Lived Kozyavin
Жил-был Козявин
Zhil-byl Kozyavin
1966 – 00:09:48 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hrzhanovskiy Andrey
Comedy, Politics, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, drawn (cel)
2.33 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (unknown⭳ – by GreatAnimation), Esperanto (unknown⭳ – by Audvide), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Portuguese (unknown⭳ – by pedropolidoro)
A literal-minded bureaucrat does exactly what his boss tells him to do. Based on Lazar Lagin's short story.2019-07-222022-05-12 -
There Will Come Soft Rains ❤
Будет ласковый дождь
Budet laskovyy dozhd
1984 – 00:10:21 – Russian – Uzbekfilm – Tulyahodzhayev Nazim
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Sci-fi & space, Serious – cutout, powder
1.85 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000, Niffiwan₃), English (good⭳ – by Deviantart King of 97, Niffiwan₃), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by pasotismo, Niffiwan₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Argopoiss), French (unknown⭳ – by Patri©k, Victorugueux), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A robot in a nuclear fallout shelter goes through its daily routine. Based on the story by Ray Bradbury.2024-07-172021-05-27 -
The Thief
Вор
Vor
1934 – 00:09:30 – Russian – Moskinokombinat – Ivanov Aleksandr, Sazonov Panteleymon
Comedy – cutout, drawn (not cel)
0.98 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by lilias-dot-exe, ImpulseMuffun₂, James Fennell₂, Niffiwan₂)
A boy and his dog go and help catch a watermelon thief at a farm.2022-02-022022-02-01 -
Through the Looking Glass (1) ❤
Алиса в Зазеркалье (1)
Alisa v Zazerkalye (1)
1982 – 00:09:36 – Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Pruzhanskiy Yefrem
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, drawn (cel)
7.81 ws – Subtitles: German (unknown⭳ – by arcchancellor, Niffiwan₃), English (ok⭳ – by MCh05v, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Elena, Niffiwan₃), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by Megogo)
Alice enters the world behind the looking-glass. Part 1/4. Based on Lewis Carroll's novel (1871).2023-11-252022-07-02 -
Through the Looking Glass (2) ❤
Алиса в Зазеркалье (2)
Alisa v Zazerkalye (2)
1982 – 00:08:50 – Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Pruzhanskiy Yefrem
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, drawn (cel)
9.08 ws – Subtitles: German (unknown⭳ – by arcchancellor, Niffiwan₃), English (ok⭳ – by MCh05v, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Elena, Niffiwan₃), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by Megogo)
Alice enters the world behind the looking-glass. Part 2/4. Based on Lewis Carroll's novel (1871).2023-11-252022-07-02 -
Through the Looking Glass (3) ❤
Алиса в Зазеркалье (3)
Alisa v Zazerkalye (3)
1982 – 00:10:06 – Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Pruzhanskiy Yefrem
Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, drawn (cel)
11.22 ws – Subtitles: German (unknown⭳ – by arcchancellor, Niffiwan₃), English (ok⭳ – by MCh05v, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Elena, Niffiwan₃), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by Megogo)
Alice enters the world behind the looking-glass. Part 3/4. Based on Lewis Carroll's novel (1871).2023-11-252022-07-03 -
Through the Looking Glass (4) ❤
Алиса в Зазеркалье (4)
Alisa v Zazerkalye (4)
1982 – 00:10:06 – Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Pruzhanskiy Yefrem
Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, drawn (cel)
9.38 ws – Subtitles: German (unknown⭳ – by arcchancellor, Niffiwan₃), English (ok⭳ – by MCh05v, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Elena, Niffiwan₃), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by Megogo)
Alice enters the world behind the looking-glass. Part 4/4. Based on Lewis Carroll's novel (1871).2023-11-252022-07-04 -
The Tiny Fish ❤
Рыбка
Rybka
2007 – 00:09:29 – (wordless) – Ani – Ryabov Sergey
Misc. – cutout
0.00 ws
The small child's world is wonderful and extremely complex. A seemingly unimportant event can lead to tragic disaster in child's life. On the other hand, the kindness of a baby's soul is capable of working miracles, even animating a tiny fish...2023-03-18 -
The Titmouse Community Calendar 1. Winter
Синичкин календарь. Зима
Sinickin kalendar. Zima
1983 – 00:08:12 – Russian – Ekran – Kalisher Yulian
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, mixed, puppet
7.71 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Lemicnor₂), Russian (good⭳ – by Lemicnor)
For young children. A journey through 4 seasons of a little community that formed around a Titmouse and a Sock-puppet.2020-03-042021-01-14 -
The Titmouse Community Calendar 2. Spring
Синичкин календарь. Весна
Sinichkin kalendar. Vesna
1983 – 00:08:24 – Russian – Ekran – Kalisher Yulian
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, mixed, puppet
8.79 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Lemicnor₂), Russian (good⭳ – by Lemicnor)
For young children. A journey through 4 seasons of a little community that formed around a Titmouse and a Sock-puppet.2020-03-042021-01-14 -
The Titmouse Community Calendar 3. Summer
Синичкин календарь. Лето
Sinichkin kalendar. Leto
1984 – 00:07:46 – Russian – Ekran – Kalisher Yulian
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, mixed, puppet
8.78 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Lemicnor₂), Russian (good⭳ – by Lemicnor)
For young children. A journey through 4 seasons of a little community that formed around a Titmouse and a Sock-puppet.2020-03-042021-01-14























