Hi. I was wondering is there is a complete list of the Soyuzmultfilm films that have been released on both DVD & Blu-ray ? I've been looking around but couldn't find a complete list at all (even for Russian of any foreign releases). Can anybody here please help me ?
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Been trying to compile a decent comprehensive list of DVDs/Blu-rays of international "classic" animation for some time now but Russian animation has been a bit of a "dead spot" for me. I've noticed the
Russian Animation database contains home video information for each title entry, but only on the Russian version of its site.
What I've generally noticed is that it appears Russian DVDs of Soyuzmultfilm animation look superior, PQ-wise, to any equivalent (and likely now-OOP) English-friendly releases currently out there. Not to mention most English-friendly DVDs I've encountered seem to have this frustrating trend of forcing superimposed English subtitles that cannot be turned off as they are "burned-in" to the video. Finding information of the Blu-rays out in Russia are a little harder (and unlikely to be English-friendly either), but curiously I've noticed the back covers for a couple I've found online note they're 1080i instead of the standard 1080p for film-based material.
What may be of interest to you and others however is the recent announcement of a set of
Yuriy Norshteyn films from Kadokawa in Japan. This beautiful looking set, taken from new 2K restorations off the original negatives, apparently will contain English subtitles. Only problem is, like most Japanese Blu-rays, the price is a little on the steep side ($40+ without shipping as of time of writing!)