In order to highlight part of the behind the scenes of creation, Tatiana Poliektova, director of the film Tomato Story, answers our dreamlike questionnaire.
Discover the dreamlike universe of the directors, the imaginary worlds that influence them, the conscious or unconscious references underlying the films.
1- The character who touched you the most?
I always loved Soviet cartoons. They are warm, impressive and very well made. I particularly like “Winnie the Pooh” by Fyodor Khitrouk and “Cheburashka” by Abelevich Kachanov. I've been watching them since I was little and that's certainly why these films touch me the most.
2- The character that scared you the most?
A cartoon from my childhood, "Frozen" (1957) by Lev Atamanov. The queen is tall, beautiful, but frightening and cold as a stalactite. But also watches from Hayao Miyazaki films.
3- The character you would most like to meet?
The main characters (the two monsters) of the Pixar film "Monsters Inc." They are so fun.
4- The character you would like to reincarnate as (^_^)?
“Cheburashka”!
5- The world you would like to live in?
A world in which I have never lived, for example, in the ocean like Pixar's Nemo.(^_^).
6- The world you wouldn't want to live in?
The fantasy world of Hayao Miyazaki.
7- What role would you like to play in a work of fiction?
An animal role.
8- Your earliest memory of fiction?
As a child, I watched all our Soviet cartoons. “Winnie the Pooh”, “Cheburashka”, “Once lived a dog” by Eduard Nazarov, “Umka” by Vladimir Popov and Vladimir Pekar.
9- Your favorite word?
In English, "Wonderful/Amazing". (“Wonderful” in French).
10- Music you would like to listen to now?
Yann Tiersen. Original English version: