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The Miracle Maker (2000 Film)
''The Miracle Maker'' ( cy, Gwr y Gwyrthiau) is a 1999 British-Russian-American stop motion-animated film directed by Derek Hayes and Stanislav Sokolov of the life of Jesus Christ, voiced by Ralph Fiennes. Hand-drawn animated cartoons are used to distinguish flashbacks, parables, stories, spiritual encounters and visions from the main plot, which is all in stop motion. A Welsh language version premiered on S4C in 1999 with an English version distributed theatrically by Icon Film Distribution in the UK in 2000. The film was also released theatrically in France, Italy, Australia, Spain, Brazil, Japan, Sweden and Poland. It was also distributed in the USA following the ABC USA premiere in 2000, while Artisan Entertainment, and later Lionsgate, held the home video rights. Plot ''Based on: Life of Jesus in the New Testament'' 100 years into the Roman Occupation of Judea, Capernaum priest Jairus and his sick daughter Tamar travel to Sepphoris to see a doctor their friend Cleopa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Sokolov
Stanislav Mihaylovich Sokolov (russian: Станислав Михайлович Соколов; born May 18, 1947) is a Russian stop-motion animation director. He graduated from VGIK in 1971 and has since then worked with Studios Soyuzmultfilm, DEFA, Christmasfilms and S4C. He was awarded a number of prizes for his films, most notably an Emmy in 1992 for his contribution to The Animated Shakespeare series. Sokolov is teaching at VGIK, where he is Professor for Animation and Computer Graphics. Filmography *''The Guess'' (1977) *''About Ruff Ruffovich'' (, 1979) *''Der Soldat und der Garten'' (, 1980) *''The Homeless Hobgoblings'' (, 1981) *''The Fish Carriage'' (, 1982) *''Black and White Cinema'' (, 1984) *''Falling Shadow'' (, 1985) *''The Great Underground Ball'' (, 1987) *'' The Gold Sword'', (, Zolotaya shpaga, 1990) *''And what's under the mask?'' (, 1991) *'' Shakespeare: the Animated Tales'' — The Tempest (, 1992) *'' Shakespeare: the Animated Tales'' — The Winter's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
