Viktor Kubal
Directing
Biography
Viktor Kubal (March 20, 1923 – April 24, 1997) was a Slovak cartoonist, animator, and director often called the father of animation in Slovakia. He is credited for making the first Slovakian animated feature film, Jurko the Highwayman (1977).
Known For
The folktale about Bloody Lady Bathory, doomed to bathe in the blood of young girls in order to be forever youthful herself
The Bloody Lady
A satire on gender relations and expectations of "correct" feminine behaviour.
The Selection
Janko Hraško is saving people from flu germs.
Tom Thumb and the Germs
This animated slapstick is set on a chessboard. Kubal’s film is an allegory on society without freedom in which our every step is governed by strict rules and “kings and queens” who prevent us from disobeying the clear rules of the game.
Chess
The story of the highwayman and folk hero, Juraj Janosik.
Brigand Jurko
One of the first animated films from Czechoslovakia.
Well of Love
Viktor Kubal’s Disney-esque debut about Slovakia’s “salvation” through electrification.
The Mysterious Old Man
A satire on the dangers of overly-oppressive child-rearing.
Only Child
In his film The Idol, Viktor Kubal copes with the socialist regime very originally and directly. This slapstick comedy about an oppressive regime with a happy ending depicts an obedient citizen who bows to well-known busts for so long until his patience runs out.
Idol
Cartoon stories about mischievous cats.
Puf a Muf
An animation short by Viktor Kubal.
Dita at the Post Office
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Deduško a pes
The first animated short about Tom Thumb by Viktor Kubal
Tom Thumb
Dita learns to fly
Dita in the Air
As a peasant cultivates his land, he pulls technological progress from out of a molehill: railways, highways, mechanization... The fertile lands will be buried under the merciless pressure of technological progress until they become an urban jungle.
Earth
Little Johnny lives in the city. Traffic lights for pedestrians don‘t ring any bells to him. The little traffic light man decides to teach him how to cross the road safely. To no avail. However, he comes up with a great idea.
What Happened to Johnny on the Road
An animated short from Viktor Kubal
The Present
Loosely updates the Hansel and Gretel story to a world where the wicked witch is now a scantily-clad quasi-hippie.
The Marzipan Comedy
An animated short from Viktor Kubal
The Ladder
Tom Thumb wants to help his parents, but he’s so tiny that he’s not much help to them. Determined to fix this, he decides to go search for a Magician who can solve his little problem. However, it’s not always advisable to dabble in magic…