Zinaida Brumberg

Directing

Zinaida Brumberg

Born — Died

1900-08-02 — 1983-02-09

Place of birth

Moscow, Russian Empire

Known for

Directing

Credits

41 titles

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Journal of Political Satire No. 2 poster
5.8

Anti-Nazi cartoon, in 4 parts, exhorting Soviets to resist "Fascist pirates."

Journal of Political Satire No. 2

1941

A Wilful Princess poster
7.2

The capricious princess mocks the grooms invited by her father, allowing her jester to humiliate their appearance. Angered by the behavior of his daughter, the king orders her to be married off to the first beggar who entered the city. By chance, the "beggar" turns out to be one of the knights rejected by the capricious woman - the prince, who teaches the princess a harsh lesson that changed her attitude towards life.

A Wilful Princess

1969

Wishes Come True poster
7.7

If anything's possible, what's important?

Wishes Come True

1957

The Hare-Tailor poster
NR

The Hare-Tailor has made an unforgivable mistake. In the spring, he took the measurements from his customers, but by the time fall comes, the sheep are trimmed and the bears have grown-up! How will the clothes fit?

The Hare-Tailor

1937

Puss in Boots poster
8.0

The youngest son in a family inherits only a cat when his parents die. It turns out that it is a quite peculiar cat...

Puss in Boots

1938

Puss in Boots poster
8.0

The youngest son in a family inherits only a cat when his parents die. It turns out that it is a quite peculiar cat...

Puss in Boots

1938

A Little Time Machine poster
NR

This film tells about the discovery achieved at the intersection of many sciences: cybernetics, astrophysics, telepathy and veterinary medicine. Soviet scientists made a sensational invention - the device "TV-1" (a transistor of time) was designed. Trial samples were disguised in household items: they were equipped with beads, a flower and a cane. The owners of experimental devices were random people.

A Little Time Machine

1967

Fire poster
NR

A boy goes through time, helped by a wise clock, and learns to appreciate human ingenuity.

Fire

1971

New Big Troubles poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

New Big Troubles

1973

Three Fat Men poster
7.1

No synopsis available yet.

Three Fat Men

1963

Little Red Riding Hood poster
NR

A classic Soviet, black-and-white, animated film by the sisters Brumberg, "grandmothers of the Russian animation". Its plot differs slightly from the original fairy tale.

Little Red Riding Hood

1937

Little Red Riding Hood poster
NR

A classic Soviet, black-and-white, animated film by the sisters Brumberg, "grandmothers of the Russian animation". Its plot differs slightly from the original fairy tale.

Little Red Riding Hood

1937

The Lost Letter poster
6.1

The first Soviet cel-animated feature film, based on the story with the same name by Nikolai Gogol. A messenger is tasked with delivering a letter to the Tsarina, which he tucks into his hat for safekeeping on the road. While resting at night, a band of demons steals the hat, and he must travel to Hell to retrieve it.

The Lost Letter

1945

The Lost Letter poster
6.1

The first Soviet cel-animated feature film, based on the story with the same name by Nikolai Gogol. A messenger is tasked with delivering a letter to the Tsarina, which he tucks into his hat for safekeeping on the road. While resting at night, a band of demons steals the hat, and he must travel to Hell to retrieve it.

The Lost Letter

1945

No artwork available
NR

An animated film about a hard-working ant and a lazy dragonfly. While the ant was transporting building materials to a multi-level anthill in a truck, the dragonfly was basking in the sun in its manger.

The Grasshopper and the Ant

1935

Island of Mistakes poster
7.8

A short animated film about poor student Kolya Sorokin, who is dragged by two swans to the island of errors. On the island, incorrect solutions cause a lot of problems for Kolya. These trials force the hero to approach his responsibilities in a different way.

Island of Mistakes

1955

From Each Pinewood a Little Tree poster
NR

A comic film about careless sportsmen. The last animation of the Brumberg sisters.

From Each Pinewood a Little Tree

1974

About a Vicious Stepmother poster
NR

Sidor Sidorovich and Fyokla Fyodorovna, a widow and widower who lived in Moscow next door, start a family, and their daughters Toma and Fira become half-sisters. As befits an evil stepmother, Fyokla begins to think about how she could exterminate her stepdaughter Toma. To begin with, she seeks advice from Baba Yaga, who lives in their city, but receives such terrible recommendations that she does not dare to use them, fearing to fall under a criminal article.

About a Vicious Stepmother

1966

A Magic Saving Stick poster
3.5

No synopsis available yet.

A Magic Saving Stick

1956

The Girl at the Circus poster
NR

The careless and lazy girl went to the circus not fulfilled the homework. In the arena, the clown-magician suggested that the children replace the incorrectly written word "well-known". It soon became clear that this was a very easy task for all the guys except our heroine. It was her who magician invited to the arena and asked to write the word correctly, but she did not cope with the task. Circus performers began to shame the girl, even brought her to tears. But her classmate, an excellent student, could not stand it, ran into the arena and directly stated that she would not allow them to offend her friend. She promised to work with her.

The Girl at the Circus

1950

The Canterville Ghost poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

The Canterville Ghost

1970

The Birthday Party poster
NR

The boy fights the demon to save the shepherd brother and the flock. Animated version of the Dagestan fairy tale.

The Birthday Party

1959

The Magic Wand poster
NR

Schoolchildren fantasize about what they would do if they had a magic wand brought to life.

The Magic Wand

1972

The Hour Before the Rendez-vous poster
NR

A comic mini-opera for adults about the misfortunes of a unhappy lover who finds himself at a service center where he wants to iron his trousers. Naturally, he is deprived of both his suit and his hope to be on time for his date.

The Hour Before the Rendez-vous

1965

The Brave Tailor poster
8.0

The story of how the young worker was bored with life.

The Brave Tailor

1964

Puss in Boots poster
6.9

Following the death of their miller father, his eldest son inherits the mill, the middle one a donkey, and the youngest a cat. While initially disappointed, the lad soon learns not only that the cat can talk but is quite resourceful.

Puss in Boots

1968

It Was I Who Drew the Little Man poster
7.2

On September 1, the first day of school, a happy young boy named Fedya draws a picture of a little man on a white wall using coal.

It Was I Who Drew the Little Man

1960

Sinbad the Sailor poster
NR

Based on the Arab fairy tales about Sinbad the Sailor and his incredible adventures in foreign countries.

Sinbad the Sailor

1944

Sinbad the Sailor poster
NR

Based on the Arab fairy tales about Sinbad the Sailor and his incredible adventures in foreign countries.

Sinbad the Sailor

1944

Tsar Durandai poster
NR

The tale of the formidable king Durandai, who decided to marry the beautiful Queen Tetyokha, about the blacksmith Sila and the blind girl Talani

Tsar Durandai

1934

The Miraculous Bell poster
5.6

Soviet animation film based on the Russian folk tale " Daughter and stepmother".

The Miraculous Bell

1949

The Soldier's Tale poster
8.2

The tale of how the soldier not hurry to return home after the end of military service.

The Soldier's Tale

1948

The Soldier's Tale poster
8.2

The tale of how the soldier not hurry to return home after the end of military service.

The Soldier's Tale

1948

Flight to the Moon poster
6.3

A boy is by an accident a member of a crew that is going to travel to the moon.

Flight to the Moon

1953

The Night Before Christmas poster
6.6

Based on the work of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.

The Night Before Christmas

1951

The Night Before Christmas poster
6.6

Based on the work of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.

The Night Before Christmas

1951

The Tale of Tsar Saltan poster
1.0

The story is about three sisters. The youngest is chosen by Tsar Saltan to be his wife. He orders the other two sisters to be his royal cook and weaver. They become jealous of their younger sister. When the tsar goes off to war, the tsaritsa gives birth to a son, Prince Gvidon (Gvidón.) The older sisters arrange to have the tsaritsa and the child sealed in a barrel and thrown into the sea. The sea takes pity on them and casts them on the shore of a remote island, Buyan. The son, having quickly grown while in the barrel, goes hunting. He ends up saving an enchanted swan from a kite bird. The swan creates a city for Prince Gvidon to rule, but he is homesick, so the swan turns him into a mosquito to help him. In this guise, he visits Tsar Saltan's court, where he stings his aunt in the eye and escapes. Back in his realm, the swan gives Gvidon a magical squirrel. But he continues to pine for home, so the swan transforms him again, this time into a fly.

The Tale of Tsar Saltan

1943

The Tale of Tsar Saltan poster
1.0

The story is about three sisters. The youngest is chosen by Tsar Saltan to be his wife. He orders the other two sisters to be his royal cook and weaver. They become jealous of their younger sister. When the tsar goes off to war, the tsaritsa gives birth to a son, Prince Gvidon (Gvidón.) The older sisters arrange to have the tsaritsa and the child sealed in a barrel and thrown into the sea. The sea takes pity on them and casts them on the shore of a remote island, Buyan. The son, having quickly grown while in the barrel, goes hunting. He ends up saving an enchanted swan from a kite bird. The swan creates a city for Prince Gvidon to rule, but he is homesick, so the swan turns him into a mosquito to help him. In this guise, he visits Tsar Saltan's court, where he stings his aunt in the eye and escapes. Back in his realm, the swan gives Gvidon a magical squirrel. But he continues to pine for home, so the swan transforms him again, this time into a fly.

The Tale of Tsar Saltan

1943

Ivashko and Baba-Yaga poster
7.0

Ivashko was a small fisherman. Once, Baba Yaga noticed him and decided to kidnap him. She forged a thin voice at the smith's and called Ivashko like his grandmother usually called him...

Ivashko and Baba-Yaga

1938

Ivashko and Baba-Yaga poster
7.0

Ivashko was a small fisherman. Once, Baba Yaga noticed him and decided to kidnap him. She forged a thin voice at the smith's and called Ivashko like his grandmother usually called him...

Ivashko and Baba-Yaga

1938