Drawn (cel)
2D animation drawn by hand on sheets of transparent plastic called cels (celluloids). It appeared in the Soviet Union in the late 1930s, replacing the previously-dominant technique of drawing on paper and cutting out the characters. It was a faster technique, but limited the possible drawing tools that could be used, and thus limited the illustration style. From the late 1950s onwards, other animation techniques increasingly began to be used, and it became obsolete in the 2000s with the advent of digital animation.
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Results per page: Total results: 894 listed out of 896 in database (2 films still need English subtitles).
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AMBA (2)
АМБА (2)
AMBA (2)
1995 – 00:10:23 – Russian – Ekran – Tishchenko Gennadiy
Sci-fi & space – drawn (cel)
8.20 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan₃), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
Scientists create an automated self-building settlement on a distant planet. Part 2.2023-03-192023-03-19 -
The Amber Castle
Янтарный замок
Yantarnyy zamok
1959 – 00:21:18 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Snezhko-Blotskaya Aleksandra
Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Romance – drawn (cel)
4.28 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wauhelly), English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, zemzela, Eus₃), Spanish (needs_work⭳ – by Yefren), French (unknown⭳ – by Patri©k), Slovak (unknown⭳ – by M. M.)
An ancient Lithuanian legend about the origin of amber, and the love of the sea princess Jūratė and the young fisherman Kastytis.2021-03-212021-03-20 -
And Again about the Dragon and the Knight
ისევ მზეჭაბუკსა და გველეშაპზე, Снова о драконе и витязе
Isev mzechabuksa da gveleshapze, Snova o drakonye i vityazye
1976 – 00:09:40 – Georgian, Russian – Georgia Film – Saralidze Merab
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), War & battles – drawn (cel)
2.07 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Cynir), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Cynir, ИринаЯ, Niffiwan₂, Eus₃), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
On the motives of old Georgian fairy tale "Saint George and the Dragon", or called as "Damsel in Distress" or "Hero saves the Beauty" from folklore.2025-04-252025-04-22 -
And Every Evening!
Եվ Ամեն Երեկո, И каждый вечер!
I kazhdyy vecher!
1987 – 00:10:02 – (wordless), Russian – Armenfilm – Andranikyan Aleksandr
Comedy – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
A lazy and unskilled clown discovers the perfect shortcut for making his viewers laugh.2022-02-06 -
And I'm with You Again... ❤
И с вами снова я...
I s vami snova ya
1980 – 00:29:39 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hrzhanovskiy Andrey
Biography, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, drawn (cel), live-action, mixed
8.83 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Alan Shaw, Andrey Kneller, Cecil Maurice Bowra, Charles H. Johnston, Ivan Panin, J. Thomas Shaw, James E. Fallen, Niffiwan, Stanley Mitchell, T. J. Binyon, Tatiana Wolff, Yevgeny Bonver, Yuri Menis, Eus₂, Lemicnor₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Lemicnor, Niffiwan₃)
A look at the middle period of Pushkin's adult life, when he was exiled to his parents' rural Russian estate and, for the first time in his life, was suddenly immersed in Russian folk culture and fell in love with it. Part 2 of the trilogy based on Pushkin's own doodles, poems, and others' contemporary writings. With folk music by the Dmitry Pokrovsky ensemble.2024-08-172024-08-30 -
And It Will Echo
И эхом отзовётся
I ehom otzovyotsya
1987 – 00:33:43 – Russian – Azerbaijanfilm – Tishchenko Gennadiy
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Romance, Sci-fi & space, Serious – drawn (cel), live-action, mixed
5.36 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Lemicnor₃), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Lemicnor₂)
An ecological disaster happens when a biochemical weapon is accidentally set off. Adapted from the director Tishchenko's sci-fi story published 7 years earlier. Banned and shelved at the time.2024-10-212024-10-21 -
And Mama Will Forgive Me
И мама меня простит
I mama menya prostit
1976 – 00:09:41 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Petrov Anatoliy
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera, Romance, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
6.03 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Ovigor₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
After quarreling with his mother, a boy goes on an imaginary journey, in which he comes to understand how bad it is to live without her.2024-07-232021-02-08 -
And You, Friends, Wherever You Sit...
А вы, друзья, как ни садитесь...
A vy, druzya, kak ni sadites...
1972 – 00:09:21 – (wordless) – Kievnauchfilm – Orshanskiy Tsezar
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
A bear, monkey, donkey and billy goat decide to take away some bunnies' instruments and form their own quartet, but don't know how to play. Based on the fable by Ivan Krylov.2025-09-10 -
Andrey Hut and His Grief ❤
Андрей Хижина и его горе
Andrey Hizhina i ego gorye
2015 – 00:16:13 – Russian – Animos – Dyomin Aleksey
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Serious – drawn (cel)
5.12 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂)
Grief begins to follow a man everywhere he goes. Based on the story by David Yakovlevich Dar.2024-03-192024-03-18 -
Andrey Svislotskiy ❤
Андрей Свислоцкий
Andrey Svislotskiy
1991 – 00:18:34 – (wordless) – Pilot – Kovalyov Igor
Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
A strange and surreal film without words or music. Winner of awards at Oberhausen and Krakow festivals in 1992.2021-01-04 -
Apple Pie
Яблочный пирог
Yablochnyy pirog
1991 – 00:10:04 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Mititello Tatyana
Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
1.21 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
When an old woman accidentally bakes a piece of sky into the pastry of her apple pie, she and her husband have a very strange adventure. Based on Joan Aiken's fairy tale "There's Some Sky in This Pie", accompanied by groovy jazz and scat singing.2023-08-142023-08-14 -
Ara, bara, puch!
Ара, бара, пух!
Ara, bara, pukh!
1986 – 00:09:19 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Pekar Vladimir
Comedy, Domestic life, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
3.75 ws – Subtitles: English (needs_work⭳ – by Cynir), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, protauk), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂, protauk₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
On a rainy day, a little girl is transported into the colorful world of her fantasies, meets some gnomes, and learns the Russian alphabet up to the letter "K".2023-01-122023-01-11 -
The Argonauts
Аргонавты
Argonavty
1971 – 00:20:03 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Snezhko-Blotskaya Aleksandra
Literature (non-Rus./USSR) – drawn (cel)
3.98 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂), Esperanto (unknown⭳ – by Audvide), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Jose RB), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Bornik, Elena₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
Adapted from the Greek Mythological story about the hero Jason at the head of a ship of heroes who goes to Colchis to obtain the Golden Fleece from the king, helped by his daughter Medea.2021-04-102021-04-07 -
The Ark
L'arche, Ковчег
L'arche, Kovcheg
1997 – 00:04:48 – (wordless), English, German – Animayantz, Hayfilm, Yantz Films – Saakyants Robert
Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
Various animals sing Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" from his Symphony No. 9, in a paean to the Earth's biodiversity.2021-05-09 -
Around the World Unwittingly
Навколо свiту мимоволi
Navkolo svitu mymovoli
1972 – 00:18:46 – Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Cherkasskiy David
Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
0.69 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, xfiles₂, alex.n42₃), Russian (unknown⭳ – by alex.n42, xfiles₂), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by xfiles)
A homeless Londoner, looking for a place to sleep, crawls into a cannon that is about to be fired and unwittingly begins a trip around the world. At the same time, a gentleman from Jules Verne's novel begins a more famous trip.2025-07-272025-07-27 -
The Ascent
Взлёт
Vzlyot
1988 – 00:10:05 – (wordless) – Tallinnfilm – Paistik Avo
NSFW / 18+, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel), mixed
0.00 ws
An entire life of striving nevertheless fails to achieve a man's lofty goal.2023-04-12 -
Assol
Ассоль
Assol
1982 – 01:04:58 – Russian – Ekran, Gosteleradio USSR – Stepantsev Boris
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera, Romance – drawn (cel), live-action, mixed
1.86 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, ?₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?)
In a small fishing hamlet, a retired sailor Longren and his daughter lived as a hermit. Having been widowed, he raised little Assol alone. Since childhood, she has been waiting for a man who will come for her on a ship with scarlet sails. The whole hamlet laughed at Assol, but one day the day came when her dream came true.2025-07-102025-07-08 -
At One With Nature
Наедине с природой
Nayedinye s prirodoy
1988 – 00:05:19 – Russian – Ekran – Fedulov Aleksandr
Comedy, Domestic life, Literature (Rus./USSR minorities) – drawn (cel)
3.06 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
About the life of a diligent government employee and family man. Based on a story by Estonian writer Arvo Valton. For adults.2023-09-202023-09-20 -
At the Back of the Class (1)
На задней парте (1)
Na zadney parte (1)
1978 – 00:10:00 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Ugarov Valeriy
Comedy, Domestic life, History, Sci-fi & space, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
4.20 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Cynir, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?)
Olga Znaykina, an excellent student, and Boris Leykin, a bad student, sit next to each other in the back row. Olya dreams of turning Leykin into an excellent student, but he continues to be a loser and mischievous.2024-04-042024-03-26 -
At the Back of the Class (2)
На задней парте (2)
Na zadney partye (2)
1980 – 00:09:42 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Ugarov Valeriy
Comedy, Domestic life – drawn (cel)
7.16 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Cynir, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan₃)
Forced to take a make-up exam, Boris instead uses a time-machine to try and make his rival, Olga, fail her exam.2024-04-062024-03-26 -
At the Back of the Class (3)
На задней парте (3)
Na zadney partye (3)
1984 – 00:08:58 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Ugarov Valeriy
Comedy, Domestic life, Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
3.17 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Cynir, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
The bad student Boris lets star pupil Olga help him study physics for a make-up exam.2024-04-072024-03-26 -
At the Back of the Class (4)
На задней парте (4)
Na zadney partye (4)
1985 – 00:10:15 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Ugarov Valeriy
Comedy, Domestic life, History, Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
3.44 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Cynir, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan₃), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
The bad student Leykin gets lessons in geography and history. The final episode.2024-04-072024-03-26 -
At the Ends of the Earth ❤
Au bout du monde, На краю земли
Na krayu zemli
1998 – 00:07:37 – (wordless) – Folimage – Bronzit Konstantin
Comedy – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
A family lives in a house balanced on a mountain-top.2021-01-01 -
At the Forest Stage
На лесной эстраде
Na lesnoy estradye
1954 – 00:10:48 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Aksenchuk Ivan
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
5.87 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
Based on 2 Sergey Mihalkov fables: "Cautious Birds" and "The Tipsy Hare".2021-05-102021-05-10 -
Attention! Wolves!
Внимание! Волки!
Vnimaniye! Volki!
1970 – 00:17:38 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Gamburg Yefim
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Politics, Serious – cutout, drawn (cel), live-action, mixed
4.97 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by FBJ, Niffiwan₂)
The story of a boy raised by wolves; a call to quell fascism before it can arise again. Based on Lazar Lagin's short story "The Fair-Haired Beast".2023-05-312023-05-31























