Table of Contents

Foreword by Nick Park CBE 1. Why a book?; 2. Our childhood coincided with the end of the war ...; 3. Light rooms, high windows ...; 4. A mix of micro-histories ...5. The treatment; 6. Pre-production and a false start; 7. The picture comes together; 8. The film unveiled; 9. What's it about, Yuri?; 10. Native luggage Tale of Tales: Proposal for a 20-minte animated film; Tale of Tales: Treatment for an animated film; Tale of Tales: Credits Time line; Yuri Norstein filmography; Yuri Norstein bibliography; Index

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Discusses Norstein's Tale of Tales - voted best animated film of all time

Reviews

"Clare Kitson has written an exemplary book ... She illuminates and deepens the mystery, leaving the power of the images intact and strengthened, which is what good criticism should do." A.S. Byatt, Guardian