Vladimir Samsonov

Directing

Vladimir Samsonov

Born — Died

1936-08-11 — 2024-02-20

Known for

Directing

Credits

40 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Little Airplane poster
9.0

A poetic story about how a little airplane that was afraid to fly saved a large airplane that was caught in a hurricane.

Little Airplane

1978

The Bread's Light poster
NR

A short animated film set to music about hard grain-grower’s work

The Bread's Light

1983

It's in the Bag poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

It's in the Bag

1975

Olympiad-80. Handball poster
2.0

"Olimpiada-80" is a cycle of Soviet short animated cartoons about how two clowns - Foma and Yeryoma - were engaged in various sports.

Olympiad-80. Handball

1980

Olympiad-80. Handball poster
2.0

"Olimpiada-80" is a cycle of Soviet short animated cartoons about how two clowns - Foma and Yeryoma - were engaged in various sports.

Olympiad-80. Handball

1980

Ingot poster
NR

Instructional film about saving metal.

Ingot

1983

Ingot poster
NR

Instructional film about saving metal.

Ingot

1983

After poster
NR

A musical story about how an artist created his own version of the creation of the world.

After

1991

After poster
NR

A musical story about how an artist created his own version of the creation of the world.

After

1991

In the 30th Century poster
NR

A modern fairy tale about a boy who flew to another planet to help its inhabitants in distress.

In the 30th Century

1972

Here There Be Tygers poster
6.0

Set in the future, a rocket ship from Earth travels to a far universe and touches down on an unknown planet with a mission to exploit its natural resources. However, this is planet is like no other, it seems to be alive.

Here There Be Tygers

1989

Wonders poster
NR

An animated film for children about how a Clown and the guys argued about who is the bigger inventor and entertainer.

Wonders

1980

The Great Sky poster
NR

Two friends serve as pilots in a military unit near a peaceful and blossoming city. When an accident happens during a flight, they have to decide whether to eject or sacrifice themselves and save thousands of lives. Based on a poem by Robert Rozhdestvensky.

The Great Sky

1982

A Very Blue Beard poster
6.9

A detective investigates the crimes of a medieval duke: is he really guilty of the deaths of his wives?

A Very Blue Beard

1979

Shapes and Forms poster
10.0

A tall man and a short man argue about whether the object in front of them is a square or a circle. During the struggle, they push the object. It turns out to be a cylinder.

Shapes and Forms

1984

You're Nothing But Tears poster
NR

How a small onion helped a cabbage out of trouble.

You're Nothing But Tears

1976

Who's There? poster
NR

One evening, Mom, Dad, and a maid named Natasha were sitting at a table drinking.

Who's There?

1990

Who's There? poster
NR

One evening, Mom, Dad, and a maid named Natasha were sitting at a table drinking.

Who's There?

1990

December 32 poster
6.0

About what happened to Santa Claus on his way to the New Year. Santa Claus leads the "train of life" to the New Year, but a drooping horse blocks the train's path. It turns out that after a quarrel with her jealous husband, a beautiful woman who was born according to the Chinese horoscope in the year of this animal turned into a horse. And the year of her husband's birth doomed him to the role of a monkey. Santa Claus spent a lot of effort to reconcile the spouses, after which the train again followed towards the New Year.

December 32

1988

December 32 poster
6.0

About what happened to Santa Claus on his way to the New Year. Santa Claus leads the "train of life" to the New Year, but a drooping horse blocks the train's path. It turns out that after a quarrel with her jealous husband, a beautiful woman who was born according to the Chinese horoscope in the year of this animal turned into a horse. And the year of her husband's birth doomed him to the role of a monkey. Santa Claus spent a lot of effort to reconcile the spouses, after which the train again followed towards the New Year.

December 32

1988

Miniatures '85 poster
NR

Picturesque sketches on the themes: “Waltz”, “Apple Trees”, “Spot”, “Boats”, “Duet”.

Miniatures '85

1985

The Old Toy poster
10.0

A teddy bear attempts to win back the favor of the little girl who own him after she gets a new toy doll.

The Old Toy

1971

One Evening poster
NR

A satirical cartoon about electricity wasters.

One Evening

1982

Draw Start poster
NR

About the adventures of the little men painted on the blackboard.

Draw Start

1975

Miniatures '86 poster
NR

Subjects: “Balance”, “Duel”, “Hope”, united by the theme of preserving peace.

Miniatures '86

1986

Miniatures '86 poster
NR

Subjects: “Balance”, “Duel”, “Hope”, united by the theme of preserving peace.

Miniatures '86

1986

Bumblebee poster
NR

A picturesque study of flowers to the music of Scarlatti.

Bumblebee

1981

Bumblebee poster
NR

A picturesque study of flowers to the music of Scarlatti.

Bumblebee

1981

Focus poster
NR

A picturesque study of flowers.

Focus

1981

Focus poster
NR

A picturesque study of flowers.

Focus

1981

Me and Jack poster
8.0

Five-year-old Serezha and his dog go to the North Pole. The story of one feat in the snowy outback.

Me and Jack

1973

Restoration poster
NR

A study of flowers.

Restoration

1981

Restoration poster
NR

A study of flowers.

Restoration

1981

The Brownies, or a Dream on a Winter Night poster
NR

The main character sits in an armchair in front of the TV and sleeps, and on the screen the House Spirits group sings songs about the need to save water and electricity. The genre of the cartoon is completely uncharacteristic for the USSR: throughout the entire animation not a single line is uttered, but only songs in rock and roll style. The melodies, completely unusual for the USSR, but on topics that were quite relevant at that time, were written by the composer Anatoly Kiselyov. The animation breaks away from Samsonovs mellow oil paint-style developed in the first half of the 80s, with a much more raw and brusque kind of style followed up by the 1988 short 32 December, also a completely rock musical animation with music form the same group as this one.

The Brownies, or a Dream on a Winter Night

1987

Living Water poster
NR

Poetic story about relations between human and nature.

Living Water

1977

Landscape poster
NR

About a silly bear who didn't like the painted landscape.

Landscape

1982

Contours poster
NR

A study on a New Year's theme.

Contours

1981

The Firebird poster
10.0

Vasilisa the Beautiful is kidnapped by an evil force that has invaded her kingdom. Prince Ivan fails when he tries to save her and the kingdom. He decides to seek help from the mighty firebird.

The Firebird

1984

Little Wonders poster
NR

About a modern house that still has walking boots, an invisible hat, and a magic carpet.

Little Wonders

1986

Magpie poster
NR

A cartoon about a magpie, greedy for everything shiny.

Magpie

1982