Yuri Norstein and Francheska Yarbusova: The GOAT of Animation. Early Life. Outstanding Career. The Intriguing Story of The Overcoat. So, who are Yuri Norstein and Francheska Yarbusova, and how do they find themselves here? Yuri and Francheska began production of The Overcoat in 1981 without knowing that their whole life will be spent on this project and till date it is still work in progress. Find out alot more on this intriguing story of two genius artists in this book. "I wouldn't have touched it if i I'd known how far it would take me," Yuri voiced out about decades later in a 2019 interview. They were celebrated artists in their creative prime, known mostly for short, abstract films of a cerebral and surreal quality unique in Russian animation. Their longest film to date has been their most recent,1979's Skazka Skazok popularly known as Tale of Tales. But for The Overcoat, they're aiming for feature length: 65 minutes, more than double their longest film to date. Despite all they faced, Yuri remembers feeling happiness, and one crucial question he hoped to answer with the film was: Where did the happiness come from? How were they able to make their films since the State Committee for Cinematography did not permit them to write the scripts for their own films unless they were a part of the appropriate writers union, which Yuri and Francheska were not. How did they solved this puzzle? For more than 40years, what have they done so far on "The Overcoat and what make the film so special and well recognized Even when they were banned from the studio they still continued the work without external funding, how did they cope? Many more details and lessons about the life of Yuri and Francheska that worth knowing are contained in this book. Click that button and buy this book.