Stanislav Látal

A monumental piece of art bringing the heroes of the ancient Czech myths back to life. The picture consists of seven parts: Cech the Forefather, Bi...

11 de set. de 1953

Adaptation of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a re...

15 de abr. de 1949

The first animated picture made by Jiří Trnka for adults. It is a comic story of a legendary chimney-cleaner who, with the help of a spring from an...

20 de dez. de 1946

Two mischievous frost spirits make things chilly for a pair of travelers in this wintry comic folktale.

22 de abr. de 1955

"Román s basou" is another short by master a stop-motion puppet-animator Jiri Trnka. The story is based on Anton Chekhovs story "Roman s Kontrabaso...

01 de jan. de 1949

Trnka’s sci-fi vision of the future in which machines and robots try to substitute themselves into the most beautiful human relationships. A cybern...

15 de fev. de 1963

The first puppet kinescope in the world. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble...

25 de set. de 1959

An animated singing western short in which a cowboy takes on the villain to save his beloved.

01 de jan. de 1949

The picture, unlike the other film adaptations of the story, focuses much more on Crusoe’s life before and after his stay on the island. Following ...

01 de out. de 1982

13 de set. de 1957

A humorous modern fairy-tale about boys who woke up a mammoth in a school biology room and experienced a lot of adventures with it. After numerous ...

01 de jan. de 1967

Bayaya, a young peasant, protected by the spirit of his dead mother, arrives at the castle of the King, where he entertains his three daughters. He...

26 de jan. de 1951

Animated fairy tale about the mountain ghost Rübezahl and his dealing with a thieving shoemaker.

09 de jul. de 1976

Hurvinek cannot go to a circus because he injured himself when sliding down the stair rail. He daydreams that he is an acrobat riding a scooter and...

02 de set. de 1955

The second cartoon by Jiri Trnka that was a sensation at the festival in Cannes in 1946 when it defeated the world animation elite of the time. It ...

12 de set. de 1947

Taken from Boccaccio's Decameron, this lovely puppet film tells the bawdy story of the beautiful young Venetian lady who confesses her sinful passi...

19 de mar. de 1965

25 de mar. de 1954

A barrel organ grinder meets the devil on a mysterious moonlit night in this haunted-house fable, which showcases Trnka’s atmospheric use of sound ...

01 de jan. de 1949

An old woodblock train meets its shiny new electric replacement one Christmas Eve in this glowingly nostalgic stop-motion toy story, directed by Br...

01 de jan. de 1960

The first full-length puppet film made by Jiri Trnka. Like the painter Ales who illustrated the national songs, Trnka depicts the traditional custo...

13 de dez. de 1947

An animated lecture that totally overthrows the idea of the tender character of women and violent character of men. It proves that the reality is d...

01 de jan. de 1968

31 de ago. de 1951

Trnka brings to life a surrealist circus of tightrope-walking fish, musical monkeys, balancing bears, and high-flying acrobatics in this whimsical ...

01 de jan. de 1951

A satiric film that through a lecture of a cracked brain pedant describes the increasing disobedience of children. It calls us for protection again...

01 de abr. de 1966

A grotesque story about the mischievous bunny's antics while decorating Easter eggs.

01 de jan. de 1944

A modern fairy-tale about Otýlie, a girl who each time she writes something gets all dirty from the ink. One day her teacher wants to clean her wit...

11 de fev. de 1966

Pan Tau always had a gentle expression and a friendly smile, he was elegantly dressed in a stroller, with an umbrella and a white carnation in the ...