{"product_id":"treasures-of-soviet-animation-vol-4-roman-davydov-s-the-adventures-of-mowgli-deluxe-limited-edition","title":"Treasures of Soviet Animation Vol. 4: Roman Davydov’s The Adventures of Mowgli (Deluxe Limited Edition)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTreasures of Soviet Animation Vol. 4:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoman Davydov’s THE ADVENTURES OF MOWGLI (MAUGLI) - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1967-1971, Soyuzmultfilm, 90 min.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e installment in our series of newly restored gems from the Soyuzmultfilm studio features one of the most visually stunning animated films ever made in Russia, or anywhere.  Director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoman Davydov’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e utterly glorious adaptation of Kipling’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was originally released as 5 separate short films between 1967 – 1971 titled “Raksha,” “The Kidnapping,” “Akela’s Last Hunt,” “The Fight” and “Return To Mankind,” and then combined into a single feature.  Frankly, this puts the better-known Disney version to shame with its phenomenal colors and highly stylized designs:  enormous ebony-black elephants thunder in the darkness, monkeys chitter with glowing green eyes at a row of stunning death's-head cobras, and a splendid, bejeweled peacock spreads its feathers like an emerald and ruby crown.  (Episode 1 of MOWGLI was actually released in 1967 just \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebefore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Disney’s feature version.)  There are numerous other differences as well:  here, Bagheera is a lithe female panther (voiced by famed Russian actress Lyudmila Kasatkina); Baloo, an Asiatic black bear (voiced by Stepan Bubnov); Tabaqui, the cowardly minion to tiger Shere Khan (voiced by Anatoliy Papanov) is a golden jackal as in the original story.  The astonishing climax with Mowgli and his wolf pack facing off in a ferocious battle against a horde of wild dogs, is one of the viscerally thrilling animated sequences ever put on film.  Newly restored by \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eCraig\u003c\/span\u003e Rogers for Deaf Crocodile.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Russian with English subtitles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan id=\"m_-5573897484496167345gmail-docs-internal-guid-d3c5dfbb-7fff-0073-7291-eb5763a2590d\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan id=\"m_-5573897484496167345gmail-docs-internal-guid-48eb3382-7fff-986c-d8f1-50c2fa5e399a\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e60-pg. Illustrated booklet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew essay by film critic Walter Chaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew essay by film historian Jennifer Barker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew audio commentary by filmmaker \u0026amp; animator Dorian Saisse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew visual essay by film historian Evan Chester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew video interview with Soviet animation historian Maria Tereschenko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew cover artwork by Haleigh Buck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraphic Design by Beth Morris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlu-ray authoring by Vital Passenger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"deaf crocodile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46666056400940,"sku":"850066568965","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/treasures-of-soviet-animation-vol_-4-roman-davydovs-the-adventures-of-mowgli-deluxe-limited-edition-new-blu-ray.png?v=1794644088","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/treasures-of-soviet-animation-vol-4-roman-davydov-s-the-adventures-of-mowgli-deluxe-limited-edition","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}