"glass harmonica"
In February 1968 in the journal Children's Literature "was released a reversal of Hulot, with his photograph. Article written Viktor Pivovarov. He recalled how he first got into the studio and was amazed at the fantastic Hulot disorder, but on the other hand, the strict rhythm of things and thoughts expressed by an extremely simple and strong as a bell. Hulot was very pleased with the article, he walked, he rubbed his hands, and said: "Here, he lived, at last!". He was grateful Vite for this article, for the fact that he had been assessed.
Director Andrei Khrzhanovsky proposed Hulot make cartoon "Glass Harmonica" scenario Shpalikov. The composer Alfred Schnittke. The second artist was Yuri Nolev-Sobolev. The film was released in 1968. The art historian Irina Myagkova later wrote about this film in the "Decorative Arts": "Ruler, faceless correct administrative robot-man, machinery, trying to turn off the sun, immerse people in the dark cave, let the will of the dark passion. In the absence of light, people turned into monsters in Goya's grotesques and Bosch. Fine art savagely destroyed, the clock on the square overwhelmed, and reverse time, carried with them running wild and people, and the city. The town was turned into a dark maze of stone not covered either by nature, no music, no beauty. City Zamyatin and Orwell. The little harmonica becomes a powerful body, under the wonderful sounds of music Schnittke all alive, all soars in a colorful, sunny sky. The struggle of light and darkness. "
Film editor A. Snesarev was a man of vision. He understood the significance of the script, director and all brilliant. Thus was created a film that went into the golden fund of the Soviet cartoon 60's - 70-ies.
It so happened that the daughter of Arcadia Snesariev, Hope, became the wife of Tenno Sooster.
No one then could foresee a reversal of political events. Premiere filmaprishlas on Czech events. Any manifestation of free thought were immediately stopped, and the film has been shelved. Andrew Khrzhanovsky unexpectedly, in spite of age, called on the army. He had to serve as a lieutenant in the Navy. All thought it was a punishment. And the film has been shelved, where he spent twenty years. Returning from the army, Andrew could only secretly to show the film at the studio and sometimes at their evenings in various creative unions.
Hulot, made a second film with director E. Hamburg, who invited him to art director. The film was called "Beware of wolves!". Hulot is not like the movie theme, and it is with great reluctance, only because of the straitened circumstances, has agreed to work. The only success was an excellent group to pick up for work on the film. Hulot very ashamed of this movie and did not want one of his friends to see.
In life Hulot was rather eccentric, and in the studio, he did not change their habits. He paced the studio barefoot, once put his face and hands in a photocopier, smoking where not allowed. The company gathered on the film is warm, both for work and for drinking. Hulot is influenced young artists and animators in the sense of avant-garde views on art and creative freedom.
Sooster LI My Sooster. - Tallinn: Avenarius, 2000. - 176 pp.
«The glass harmonica." Animation: http://mults.spb.ru/mults/?id=1292