Who doesn’t like cartoons? Probably few such people can be found on the whole earth. These short, bright, kind films evoke bright feelings and allow us to become children for a few minutes. One of the magicians who helped such transformations was director Roman Vladimirovich Davydov.
They say that he was a very outstanding person - a solid, original person, with a good innovative vein and an optimistic approach to business. Being such a person in Soviet times was not just difficult - almost impossible. However, a kind of creativity allowed the director to circumvent the framework of censorship and the prohibitions of various commissions.
Biography
Roman Vladimirovich Davydov was born in 1913 in Moscow. Unaware of his multiplier mission, he entered the Moscow Industrial College. Instead of drawing drawings, the student began to draw caricatures. He did great, they laughed at his cartoons with all his heart. And when Roman found out about the competition of cartoonists, he submitted his work to him. And contrary to all forecasts, he won.
The guy really liked the drawing, and he decided to get a special education in the courses of the famous magazine "Crocodile". There he learned to draw caricatures even better, but at that time he was already attracted to drawings for cartoons. Then Davydov went to the courses of animators at the Soyuzmultfilm studio.
After completing these courses, the future director began working as an artist here at Soyuzmultfilm. He watched how the directors of those years created their masterpieces for children: Mstislav Pashchenko, Vladimir Polkovnikov, Dmitry Bvbichenko and dreamed that someday he would also contribute to the art of animation.
Director's career
And now this moment has come: in 1956 the puppet cartoon “The Gingerbread Man” came out, and soon another work of the novice director, “Three Bears”, saw the light of day.
Over his entire creative life, Davydov made about a hundred animated cartoons. This huge amount speaks of its amazing performance. He had both failures and experiments that ended in nothing, but any person in the creative profession is primarily attracted by the interest in creating something new, albeit through trial and error.
But in the portfolio of Davydov there are projects that are still watched and loved by viewers of different ages. We are talking about the adaptation of "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. A group of artists created the series for almost five years, and in 1971 he saw the light, completely captivating the audience and winning their love. There was not a single person in the Soviet Union who would not see this stunning cartoon, and many watched several times.
Historical cartoons are also considered significant projects in the director’s professional activities: Swans of the Nepryadva, The Tale of Evpatiy Kolovrat, and Childhood of Ratibor.
For his activities, Roman Davydov received the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
