Cheburashka Goes to School

Cheburashka Goes to School Чебурашка идёт в школу
Directed by	Roman Kachanov
Written by	Eduard Uspensky Roman Kachanov
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Teodor Bunimovich Vladimir Sidorov
Edited by	Galina Filatova
Music by	Vladimir Shainsky
Release date	1983
Running time	9 min 54 sec
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Cheburashka Goes to School (Template:Lang-ru) is a 1983 Soviet animated film directed by Roman Kachanov.

Plot summary

Gena the Crocodile finds out that Cheburashka is unable to read. Luckily, the next day is September 1, the first day of school, and Gena decides to take Cheburashka to school so he can learn. After failing to buy a school uniform, they go to the school anyway, only to find it is closed on repair. Shapoklyak uses Lariska to stimulate the workers to repair the school quickly. As the school also doesn't have enough teachers, Gena and Shapoklyak volunteer to be teachers.

Creators

• Director: Roman Kachanov
• Screenwriters: Roman Kachanov, Eduard Uspensky
• Art directors: Leonid Shvartsman, Olga Bogolyubova
• Animators: Irina Sobinova-Kassil, Mikhail Pisman, Natalya Timofeeva, Natalia Dabizha
• Operator: Theodor Bunimovich, Vladimir Sidorov
• Director: Grigori Chmara
• Composer: Vladimir Shainsky
• Sound producer: Boris Filchikov
• Editor: Natalya Abramova
• Dolls and scenery: Pavel Gusev, Sergey Galkin, Natalia Barkovskaya, Marina Chesnokova, Alexander Belyaev, Semyon Etlis, Mikhail Koltunov, Valentin Ladygin, Vladimir Maslov, Oleg Masainov, Lyudmila Ruban, Natalia Greenberg, Svetlana Znamenskaya, Victor Grishin, Vladimir Abbakumov, Nina Moleva, Valery Petrov, Alexander Maximov
• Film editor: G. Filatova

Cast

• Vasily Livanov as Gena the Crocodile
• Klara Rumyanova as Cheburashka
• Yuri Andreyev as Shapoklyak
• Georgi Burkov as Salesman

Interesting facts

• It is possible to see the principal from this animated film in the second series of the cartoon serial "Boatswain and Parrot" where it is shown after removal to it a wisdom tooth.
• Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka later re-appear in "Nu, pogodi!".
• Cheburashka assembles a puzzle with a picture of Gena the Crocodile.
• In the first film "Gena the Crocodile" Cheburashka is able to read Gena's want ad. In its sequel "Cheburashka" Cheburashka reads aloud a banner about collecting scrap metal. In this film, ("The Cheburashka goes to school") Cheburashka is unable to read.
• This film uses songs from the previous films:

1. "Breams are found in Moscow area" (Gena comes home; Shapoklyak buys a school uniform; Shapoklyak hijacks a motorcycle and a car; Shapoklyak and Gena solve problems with teachers.)

2. "The blue car" (In the apartment of Gena and Cheburashka; a conversation with the principal.)

3. "I play an accordion" (Gena leaves the airport; end credits.)

External links

• Cheburashka Goes to School at Animator.ru
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• Cheburashka Goes to School at IMDb