I've been thinking about a fairy-tale, winter scape setting for an animation lately- so you'll probably notice a theme in the stuff I've been looking at ;) my favorite part is toward the end (at about 4.50) if you want to skip ahead.
This is a lovely old Russian stop motion animation (1969) by Ivan Ivanov-Vano, visually representing the music of Tchaikovsky's seasons.
Ivanov-Vano uses stop motion along side scrolling multi-planes, to moving through ethereally beautiful seasonal landscapes
Its a bit jumpy, and I couldn’t find a version with better quality, but the scenery is so beautiful! The beads, antique Russian lace, Viatsk toys and Tchaikovsky's music combine perfectly. But unfortunately, while it looks aesthetically gorgeous, there isn’t really a narrative to speak of, and the doll characters seem a little too lifeless. All in all, though, it's still well worth a watch :)
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