The Overcoat

Based On the book by Nikolai Gogol

The Overcoat (Russian: Шине́ль, Shinyél’) is an unfinished Russian animated drama film that has been the main project of Russian director and animator Yuri Norstein since 1981. It is based on "The Overcoat" (1842), a short story by Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol. Around 25 minutes were completed by 2004. The unfinished film has been shown publicly in several exhibitions of Norstein's work around the world and clips of it have been included in a few documentary films about Russian animation and culture.

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Director:

Yuri Norstein

Genre:

Satire, Comedy, Drama fiction

Country:

Soviet Union, Russia

Language:

Russian