Ludvík Hájek
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"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 Kontrabasom". Princess Bibulova decides to go fishing along the river while not far away a bass player leaves his two companions to go for a swim.
Story of the Bass Cello
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 real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, the nightingale's song restores his health.
The Emperor's Nightingale
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 soon realizes that the three princesses are nagged by evil spirits. The little peasant manages to rid them of them, fights a duel with a wicked lord who wanted to marry one of the three princesses. He finally wins the heart of the youngest sister while saving the soul of his mother who was in purgatory.
Prince Bayaya
An animated singing western short in which a cowboy takes on the villain to save his beloved.
Song of the Prairie
Two mischievous frost spirits make things chilly for a pair of travelers in this wintry comic folktale.
Two Little Frosts
A careful motorcyclist stops by a cozy pub on his way home to his sweetheart.
A Drop Too Much
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, Bivoj, Libuse, Premysl, Girls War, Horymir, Lucka War.
Old Czech Legends
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Příběhy Odysseovy
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 an animal-trainer taming beasts. (MUBI)
The Hurvinek Circus
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Spejbl on the Trail
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Paraplíčko
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 to conjure a macabre mood.
The Devil's Mill
Health campaigner encourages children to live a healthy lifestyle. The film combines live action with puppetry and animated dolls.
Kuťásek a Kutilka na pouti
Documentary illustrating the classic principles of Byzantine iconography on the examples of sixteen icons from a museum of ancient Greek art.
Keeping a Distance
The promotional film Fruit Juices is a dreamlike movie with fairy-tale qualities about fruit, which is always available everywhere. It is a colourful collage, a superb composition, and above all a kinetic showcase of juices, syrups, musts, and other fruit drinks. The message is clear: “Drink healthily, drink sunny juices in bottles, drink fruit juices!”
Fruit Juices
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The Gingerbread House
On a lonely island, where Odysseus has to serve the nymph Calypso, he remembers his great adventures: the glorious victory over Troy; the curse of the sea god Poseidon, whose son he overpowered; the wrestling with Circe, the Lotophagi, the Sirens with their enticing death song and the battle with the bloodthirsty Scylla. Penelope, his wife, meanwhile fights against intrusive suitors who want to kill Odysseus. Athena sends him his son as a savior, who defeats Proteus, Poseidon's vassal. Odysseus is able to free himself from Calypso. Disguised as a beggar, he returns home, punishes the suitors who are after his money and is reunited with Penelope.
Die Irrfahrten des Odysseus
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O světle
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Veselý kolotoč
A film about Slovak icons painted in the period of the late 15th to the early 19th centuries, when original Byzantine icon was ending in Slovak folk art.