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: 259 listed out of 262 in database (3 films still need English subtitles).
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Heather Ale
Вересковый мёд, Вересовий мед
Vereskovskyy myod, Veresovyy med
1974 – 00:08:14 – Russian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Gurvich Irina
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Serious – cutout, paint
4.79 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
How the secret of making heather ale was lost for eternity. Based on a ballad by Robert Louis Stevenson.2024-04-162021-10-10 -
Hedgehog in the Fog ❤
Ёжик в тумане
Yozhik v tumanye
1975 – 00:10:29 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Norshteyn Yuriy
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Misc. – cutout
3.60 ws – Subtitles: Arabic (unknown⭳ – by SRudy), Bulgarian (unknown⭳ – by Жукороп), Bosnian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), German (unknown⭳ – by Olga Ente, B xFr₃, Niffiwan₃), English (good⭳ – by ?), Esperanto (unknown⭳ – by KienLi), Esperanto (unknown⭳ – by Audvide), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by valgus), Persian (unknown⭳ – by Marlon Brando), French (unknown⭳ – by Cadiot, ?₂), Hebrew (unknown⭳ – by vipo), Hungarian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Indonesian (unknown⭳ – by Kahil), Italian (unknown⭳ – by MrWhite), Macedonian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Portuguese (unknown⭳ – by ?), Russian (ok⭳ – by Mustafa), Slovak (unknown⭳ – by kRaMo), Serbian (unknown⭳ – by Kneginja), Turkish (unknown⭳ – by Mustafa), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by В.Воробйова, ?₃), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A hedgehog decides to explore the fog and becomes lost in it.2022-02-192021-03-04 -
Heron and Crane ❤
Цапля и журавль
Tsaplya i zhuravl
1974 – 00:10:05 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Norshteyn Yuriy
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Romance – cutout
3.05 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus), Esperanto (unknown⭳ – by Audvide), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), French (unknown⭳ – by ?, zaza₂), Italian (unknown⭳ – by Paola Gallucio), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Mustafa), Serbian (unknown⭳ – by marija, myladh, newmarko₃), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by Cynir), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A troubled romance between two birds. Based on the Russian folk tale as told by Vladimir Dal.2023-12-182021-03-04 -
Hobbit. The Treasure Under the Mountain
Хоббит. Сокровища под горой
Hobbit. Sokrovishchya pod goroy
1994 – 00:06:10 – Russian – Argus International – Mirtofanov Roman
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera – cutout, drawn (cel)
5.37 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
The prologue to a never-finished animated feature based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". Featuring a song by Gandalf.2021-05-092021-01-13 -
Hotel E ❤
Hotell E, Отель Е
Hotell E, Otel Ye
1992 – 00:28:30 – (wordless), Estonian – Tallinnfilm – Pärn Priit
Politics, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, drawn (cel)
0.08 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by ?), Estonian (good⭳ – by ?), Finnish (unknown⭳ – by ?), Russian (good⭳ – by ?)
A man travels between "East" (paranoid, grey, hectic) and "West" (colourful, languorous, vapid), and discovers a commonality beneath the differences...2024-02-052021-07-12 -
The House That Jack Built ❤
Дом, который построил Джек
Dom, kotoryy postroil Dzhek
1976 – 00:10:06 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hrzhanovskiy Andrey
Comedy, Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout
3.42 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), English (ok⭳ – by Eus), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂)
About the remarkable house built by Jack and its residents. An adaptation of the well-known English cumulative rhyme as translated to Russian by Samuil Marshak.2023-04-122023-04-11 -
Housebuilding Game
სახლობანა, Игра в домики
Igra v domiki
1973 – 00:08:22 – (wordless) – Georgia Film – Bakhtadze Vakhtang
Misc. – cutout
0.00 ws
Two children play at building houses, while the third wants to destroy every house they build.2021-08-16 -
Household Romance ❤
Домашний романс
Domashniy romans
2010 – 00:13:52 – Russian – Aquarius Film – Litmanovich Irina
Domestic life, Romance – cutout
3.23 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan, Vladimir Gurvich₃), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
About the everyday events that made up family life in the USSR of the early 1980s.2024-04-122021-09-29 -
How Brave Ivan Saved the Tsar's Daughter ❤
Как Иван-молодец царску дочку спасал
Kak Ivan-molodets tsarsku dochku spasal
1989 – 00:08:16 – (wordless) – Ekran, Gosteleradio USSR – Surikova Lidiya
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, mixed, puppet
1.14 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A brave youth must save a princess from a three-headed dragon, but he may need a little help...2010-03-052020-12-25 -
How One Man Fed Two Generals ❤
Как один мужик двух генералов прокормил
Kak odin muzhik dvukh generalov prokormil
1965 – 00:22:58 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Danilevich Vladimir, Ivanov-Vano Ivan
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Politics – cutout
4.41 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Zhurka75, Eus₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
Two Russian generals find themselves on a deserted island, but can do nothing until they find a peasant man to boss around. Based on the 1869 story by M. Saltykov-Shchedrin.2022-06-142021-08-12 -
How the Hedgehog and the Bear-Cub Changed the Sky
Как Ёжик и Медвежонок меняли небо, Як Їжачок та Ведмежа міняли небо
Kak Yozhik i Medvezhonok menyali nebo, Yak Yizhachok ta Vedmezha minyaly nebo
1985 – 00:10:00 – Russian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Marchenkova Natalya
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
1.38 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), French (unknown⭳ – by Iryna Dmytrychyn), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Kozlov)
In an old attic, Bear and Hedgehog discover a picture of the sky. Unfolding it, they find themselves in a hot summer, then in a rainy autumn, then in a frosty winter, and in the mix they meet the characters of various fairy tales. A dreamy and phantasmagorical story about the search for harmony, adapted from the story by Sergey Kozlov.2023-11-202023-11-21 -
How To Become a Human Being? ❤
Как стать человеком?
Kak stat chelovekom?
1988 – 00:18:50 – Russian – Sverdlovsk Film Studio – Petkevich Vladimir
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Religion, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, mixed, powder
2.32 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
A demon, sick of sin's monotony, asks a priest for instructions on how to become good. Based on Leonid Andreyev's story "The Rules of Good" (1911).2023-02-052023-02-04 -
Humour and Sport
Юмор и спорт
Yumor i sport
1969 – 00:07:17 – Russian – People's Film Studio of the Kharkov Polytechnic Institute – Parhomenko G.
Comedy, Domestic life, NSFW / 18+, Religion, Romance, Sports – cutout
3.39 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Comedic animated skits about the benefits of sport and exercise made by students of the Kharkov Polytechnic Institute in April 1969.2025-10-092025-10-09 -
I Fly to You by Memory... ❤
Я к вам лечу воспоминаньем...
Ya k vam lechu voslominanyem
1977 – 00:28:50 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hrzhanovskiy Andrey
Biography, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, drawn (cel), live-action, mixed
10.10 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by A. Z. Foreman, Andrey Kneller, Antony Wood, Charles H. Johnston, Niffiwan, Stanley Mitchell, Tatiana Wolff, Thomas Budd Shaw, Walter May, Yevgeny Bonver, Yuri Menis, Eus₂, Lemicnor₂, Nicholas S. Racheotes₃, Peter France₃), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Lemicnor, Niffiwan₃)
A film about the early life of great Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin (1799-1837), based on his drawings and writings.2024-08-262024-08-29 -
I'm Waiting for a Chick
Я жду птенца
Ya zhdu ptentsa
1966 – 00:15:56 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Serebryakov Nikolay
Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR) – cutout, mixed, puppet
1.05 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Bornik₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Bornik)
An elephant hatches an egg that was abandoned by a frivolous bird. Based on the Seuss story.2025-10-102025-10-05 -
If You Don't Like - Don't Listen ❤
Не любо - не слушай
Ne lyubo - ne slushay
1977 – 00:10:18 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Nosyrev Leonid
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
7.46 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, AxmxZ₂, prodisney.ru members₃)
Tall tales from the Russian far north, near the White Sea.2008-12-052020-12-20 -
In the World of Fables
В мире басен
V mirye basen
1973 – 00:10:34 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hrzhanovskiy Andrey
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout
3.69 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
An adaptation of three fables by 19th century Russian poet Ivan Krylov - "The Curious Man", "The Donkey and the Nightingale", "The Cuckoo and the Rooster". Best appreciated by older viewers.2023-06-182023-06-18 -
An Incident in the Museum
Происшествие в музее
Proisshestviye v muzeye
1982 – 00:02:48 – Russian – Ekran – Tatarskiy Aleksandr
Comedy – cutout
1.39 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir), Chinese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A comedic skit encouraging citizens to not waste water.2023-04-232023-04-23 -
Interplanetary Revolution
Межпланетная революция
Mezhplanetnaya revolyutsiya
1924 – 00:07:40 – Russian – Goskinotekhnikum, Mezhrabpom-Rus – Hodatayev Nikolay, Komissarenko Zenon, Merkulov Yuriy
Comedy, Politics, Sci-fi & space – cutout
0.97 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (ok⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan₃), Hungarian (needs_work⭳ – by pasanyov)
The communist revolution comes to Mars. A parody of the Soviet silent sci-fi film "Aelita".2021-06-232021-06-22 -
Itsihitanantsu ❤
Ицихитананцу
Itsihitanantsu
2011 – 00:15:01 – (wordless) – Animos – Ryss Natalya
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, digital 2D
0.00 ws
Three brothers go to the forest for brushwood. Their old father warns them of danger, but one of the brothers doesn't heed his warning and answers the voices of the forest spirits. Based on African folklore.2022-02-09 -
Jirtdan
Cırtdan
Cirtdan
1969 – 00:10:25 – Azeri – Azerbaijanfilm – Efendiyev Yalchin
Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – cutout
1.03 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by vertovfan, ?₂)
Despite his small stature, a child uses his cunning nature to defeat the "div" – a large, hairy, child-eating monster – and lead himself and his brothers to safety. Based on an Azeri folk tale. One of the first Azeri animated films.2023-09-092023-09-27 -
Jubilee
Юбилей
Yubiley
1983 – 00:29:47 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Tarasov Vladimir
Biography, Documentary, Sci-fi & space – cutout, drawn (cel), drawn (not cel), puppet
1.84 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by kungfubrother)
1000 years in the future, a delegation of Soviet animators led by Ivanov-Vano screen a retrospective of their films for aliens. A look back at notable films in the history of Soviet animation.2022-05-162022-05-16 -
Kaleidoscope-71 (2). Armoire, Rain
Калейдоскоп-71 (вып.2). Шкаф, Дождь
Kaleydoskop-71 (vyp.2). Shkaf, Dozhd
1971 – 00:04:39 – (wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm – Hrzhanovskiy Andrey, Kuprach Mstislav
Misc. – cutout
0.00 ws
A compilation of two shorts films. "Armoire" is about a man who is so afraid of life that he locks himself inside an armoire.2021-01-26 -
Khelom's Customs ❤
Хеломские обычаи
Helomskiye obychai
2005 – 00:04:45 – Russian – SHAR School-Studio – Litmanovich Irina
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Literature (Rus./USSR minorities) – cutout
2.49 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Seth Graham, Niffiwan₃), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by ?), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
A Jewish town has a mouse problem. Based on a poem by Ovsey Driz.2023-10-152021-09-28 -
Kova the Blacksmith
Кузнец Кова
Kuznets Kova
1987 – 00:10:05 – Russian – Tajikfilm – Mansurhojaev Munavar
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Literature (Rus./USSR minorities), War & battles – cutout, live-action, mixed
3.00 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A simple blacksmith rebels against the cruel king Zahhok. Adapted from the Persian epic poem "Sharnameh" by Ferdowsi (written in 977-1010).2023-02-102023-01-17

















