Hedgehog in the Fog - Directed by Yuri Norstein (1975, 9 Mins)

Director: Yuri Norstein
Year: 1975
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This is a classic tale of A Hedgehog, who, on the way to visit her friend the Bear, gets lost in the Fog.
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This is a re-upload of PyccoTyumpco's Video.
This is purely up here for entertainment.

[@hanswolfgangmercer]

I love this whole film but I think too few people stop to notice how excellent the music is. It really does so much to add to the mood of the whole thing

[@cinti2880]

Absolutely i used to play the film when I painting because the music.

[@nonprofitgirl]

Tchaikovsky!

[@arcturus8035]

I too love this music! It's as brilliant as the film!!!

[@hanswolfgangmercer]

@@nonprofitgirl Is it really? Which piece? I would love to hear it in its fullness

[@kametafernandes1468]

​@@hanswolfgangmercer No, the music for the cartoon was written by the Soviet composer Mikhail Meerovich.

[@dougduck8111]

The part where he discovers the tree always brings tears to my eyes. Looking up at the tree it's like the hedgehog and the viewer realize how small they are in the world. Terrifying and beautiful at the same time.

[@cinti2880]

Same!!! It is glad to read that someone else is crying too!

[@GeorgeRomneyO]

It’s his expression when he’s on the back of the fish that does it for me. Poor little guy has resigned himself to death then this thing from a different world comes up to help.

[@fractalfelt]

The glory of the tree being revealed at 4:38 was the moment I fell in love with Francheska Yarbusova

[@jeeteeX]

All Soviet cartoons, even the "happy" and "joyful" ones, have a nostalgic, sad feel about them. It's hard to describe but they always make you feel sadness and joy at the same time.

[@DB742]

I'm American grew up w/ such happy simple cartoons, this was so different. Thoughtful, quiet, atmospheric...Lithuanian GF showed me this one while translating, was impressed honestly.

[@cla1814]

Most Russians living in Soviet-era either had Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or their parents had it due to WWII when 27 million Russians were massacred by Nazi Germany. This most be the source of that sadness to the core Russians had.

[@PartyOvOne]

So true

[@PartyOvOne]

Especially now :,(

[@lowrider81hd]

Very true.

[@Hippopatumas]

I loved this animation when I was little. It brought me a comfort of some sort. My mom showed it to me and I would watch it sometimes, it made me happy for some reason. We were living in hard times but this brought me comfort

[@isabellam1936]

How I found the creator of this named Yuri Norstein, I was olaying Resident Evil Village video game and searched a name in the game ‘Norahteyn’ and Yuri Norstein was the first result in his Wikipedia page. I’m so happy I did. His animations are so dark, mysterious, and creepy but also childlike. So beautiful.

[@lowrider81hd]

At 3:07 the scene when the hedgehog looks up and then gently lays the leaf back down, and backs up. Probably my most favorite scene in all of Norstein’s animations.

[@Zulltora]

Master piece back then, master piece now, master piece forever!

[@natalies1624]

represents all of us when we experience new and uncertain things for the first time. brings tear to my eyes.

[@nanaisloved2736]

Anyone else here because Miyazaki recommended this beautiful film?

[@cdiqueen]

I love this so much. It is such an aesthetic of my childhood. Warm, comforting like my mom.

[@bqgin]

This is the most beautiful cartoon I've seen this decade...

[@dakedres]

And it's 50 years old!

[@blendi3825]

The work and dedication to create this masterpiece is astonishing.

[@miscellaneousbits4368]

Last time I saw this film was in 3rd or 4th grade in a classroom in France. This has always been in the back of my mind butnnow the suggestions of KZbin has brought me back here

[@togofortezza6306]

Этот филь про всех нас: про туман неведения, страхи, внезапный свет , что-то под водой, что спасло и вынесло нас на берег, когда мы уже почти утонули❤

[@Gustoberg]

I think there's no oscar for old animation because they know all the winners would be soviet animation

[@The-Devils-Advocate]

Aye

[@emptyemptiness8372]

A masterpiece of stop motion animation. This dude and his wife make Walt Disney look like a pretender.

[@kimhansen8615]

Can't really compare - unfair to both, I'd say. But I agree - a true masterpiece in animation.

[@user-uk9nt2vl5g]

I loved this it's so mystic and beautiful. I'd love to see more works like this!

[@tatianaberejnaia6356]

Не могу понять , почему многие считают этот мультфильм не детским , по - моему это про детское восприятие мира , страшновато и любопытно.

[@emptyemptiness8372]

It is a masterpiece so maybe some people think it is beyond a child's comprehension.

[@keithmoon3190]

A wise man once said that a good kids movie can have both light and dark themes as long as you attach a happy ending.

[@user-od5fh3gn4d]

Love this! I’ve definitely felt those “hedgehog” moments!

[@charliecharliecharliecharl8554]

Fricken beautiful❤️ ,So happy I found this

[@havenm6181]

the animation really is something spectacular. it's a shame it's not in better quality. makes me wonder how much effort goes into restoration

[@ankitkumar9851]

His obsession to perfection cost him a lot. He created masterpiece but lost in the search of perfection 🥺

[@Screaming_Fly]

Only God is perfect

[@FloobleSnort]

@@Screaming_Fly is that why he gives kids cancer

[@user-lf9iw3kx8b]

Hedgehog really said 😮 the entire time

[@dax8753]

beautiful, the animation, the music

[@MrCrazyTiki]

I use to watch this as a kid, thank you for the upload :)

[@FruityNife]

In my restless dreams... I see that town..

[@guruprasadk738]

such a great art.

[@VictorYamaykin]

Thanks for uploading this classic

[@ZeUberflip]

You're laughing! He's trapped in Silent Hill and you're laughing!

[@hidekoba3979]

Really fantastic ! Amazing beautiful and wouderful image !

[@ven2555]

this is so cute im dying 😭😭😭👌💕

[@gracie99999]

😃

[@willskippie6822]

I love this, thank you for posting. It's such a beautiful video

[@lindsaybrown8693]

The very best.

[@sanyarock45]

Best animation

[@BorisBurov-uo4dy]

I watched that when I was little

[@hiendarinenkoray]

I live near a place Yuri works at, I really hope to meet him some day

[@jivanvasant]

FOG-BOUND HEDGEHOG The little hedgehog lived in the hedges out of sight. He was little in the sense of young. He was fog-bound in his mind. Every night, he and his friend, Little Bear, met and counted stars. One evening, Little Hedgehog envisioned apparitions of a dark predatory owl, a bright white horse (Light), a friendly dog, a helpful talking water animal and other creatures on his way to meet Little Bear. The Little Hedgehog found a magic illuminating staff or wand in the forest, and it guided him in the dark night to the campfire to be back together with Little Bear. Little Bear is Ursa Minor, and Great Bear is Ursa Major. Both star constellations represent Russia and the Russian people. In terms of Jungian Deep Analytical Psychology, the Little Hedgehog became integrated with his Dark Side and became a Whole Self.

[@cherifa0mebellil88]

why did he go into the fog though

[@jivanvasant]

@@cherifa0mebellil88 The Little Hedgehog represents part of everyone's mind. The fog represents the unconscious, dark part of the mind full of metaphorical "demons". Each person creates the fog because of oppressive social norms and taboos as well as childhood trauma caused by neglect and abuse in varying degrees. Little Hedgehog reunited with Little Bear, indicating that the person consciously faced, owned, accepted and became one with his hidden, inner, unconscious, dark side and become one, whole person. The guiding light of the metaphorical wand or staff is anyone or anything that helps the person to become a little more aware of his unconscious mind step by step until full awareness is reached.

[@cherifa0mebellil88]

@@jivanvasant so the hedgehog went into the fog that means he was brave enough to face his dark thoughts and places in his mind and the animals he met in there were the ones who helped him.... but what about the horse, seeing the horse in the first place was the reason the hedgehog went into the fog, it looked like he went in out of curiosity to see what the horse looked like, if it wasn't for the horse the hedgehog wouldn't have walked into the fog then, then at the end he looked shocked after he was reunited with his friend kind of like... traumatized...cause he has never been in there before and never seen such creatures... so I think it's the opposite of what you just said... idk that's what I believe after thinking abt it

[@jivanvasant]

@@cherifa0mebellil88 Your interpretation is just as valid as that of mine or anyone else. We each see what our experience enables us to see and what we are ready to see. No interpretation is incorrect, just as all dreams must be interpreted in terms of each individual's experience and situation. As Sigmund Freud, an avid cigar smoker, once said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar". The horse may be interpreted as something like a guiding light that inspired the Hedgehog to be brave and look deeper within his mind. His look of shock may be interpreted as a look of anxious surprise at the discovery of some of his hidden "demons" or repressed traumas that had harmed and injured him in his childhood. He is not fully aware yet, but now he has enough awareness to continue his courageous, difficult, tedious search that can take a lifetime if he is willing to invest the time, energy and resources. Talking to others about our remembered childhood neglect and abuses is cathartic, therapeutic and increases awareness. That is why some people go to a Jungian psychotherapist who understands the intrapersonal dyamics. Peace.

[@cherifa0mebellil88]

@@jivanvasant WOOOOW... I like your words and what you wrote is very beautiful ... and I agree

[@ComicAcolyte]

5:27 me when I can't find my phone

[@hakuzoable]

I have to admit, it is an interesting animation its a tad bit creepy

[@8q_en15]

Great👍

[@JoeCorneli]

This is basically a speed run of Stalker (1979)... avant la lettre.

[@irinapaz1295]

😂😂

[@rectiresproductions]

🦉 6:25 🦇 6:28 🐘 6:31 🦉🦇💥💨💥💨💥💨💥💨💥💨 6:34 ЖИИИИИИИИИИИККК!!!!!!! 6:37 💥🦇🦉🐌🍁🐘🐴💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥!!!!!!!!! 6:38

[@lvmbrjack]

THE FACT ITS A KID MOVIE

[@KK-lb6kr]

Yes, and at least two generations of Soviet and post-Soviet kids watched it👀👀 This was my fav film at the age of 6

[@user-wt8tn2on3s]

❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@lealice92]

😊😊😊

[@dudesweet6354]

Lex Friedman brought me here

[@farahsabbah7313]

Me too!

[@cameronfox4393]

So is the hedgehog visiting the bear in hell at the end?

[@pascalnoel2980]

The creator Yuri Norstein (still alive by the way, 82) seems a cool man even smiling. But try to propose a real funny animation in USSR under Leonid Ilitch Brejnev, at the middle of the cold war in 1972. No idea about the general mind there but probably very serious and quite sad ?

[@noeraldinkabam]

This is so great. The story of Russia and the Russians. The bear and the other creatures.

[@caio2880]

U Sonic russo hehehe

[@SpiderkillersInc]

...WTF did I watch?!

[@nukleincheg]

The best cartoon

[@freddyshams1787]

​@@nukleincheg actually tho

[@The-Devils-Advocate]

Art

[@iwan8116]

Classic

[@LarryStranger]

What does the owl represent?

[@giantbonsai8950]

Hello internet stranger. I'm no expert but my take would be that the hedgehog is a curious innocent. The owl represents those who prey on others. But the hedgehog is saved by that very curiosity. He gazes at the stars and the owl, notices them for perhaps the first time and discovers wonder. The horse is perhaps beauty and the moral (if that's the right word) of the animation is that those who seek beauty (artists, animators) should be cherished and protected by those with more power and experience (dog and fish?) because it would be a shame if that innocence was lost.

[@LarryStranger]

@@giantbonsai8950 Than you

[@jivanvasant]

@stangiliadov9038 The Dark Side of the Unconscious Self as defined by Carl Jung, who recommends individuals to know, accept, embrace and integrate their Dark Side with the Conscious Self to become their Whole Self.

[@togofortezza6306]

Сова, летучая мышь - страхи, угрозы