Comedy ·Family ·Science Fiction · Czechoslovakia · 1987 · 1h 32m

Merry Christmas Octopus

Veselé Vánoce přejí chobotnice

Merry Christmas Octopus poster
Director
Jindřich Polák
Cast
Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová as Andrea Pavel Zedníček as Honza Žaneta Fuchsová as Eva Milan Šimáček as Honzík Vlastimil Brodský as Miroslav Macháček as George
Crew
Emil Sirotek — Director of Photography Jiří Vojta — Director of Photography Dalibor Lipský — Editor Angelo Michajlov — Original Music Composer Ota Hofman — Screenplay Jindřich Polák — Screenplay
Synopsis

Eva and her younger brother Johnny own two sentient octopuses made out of strange matter. Will their parents divorce and ruin Christmas? Will a scientist find a way to use their pets as fuel? Live action film with stop-motion octopuses.

Mood & Themes
holidayprague, czech republicstop motionfamilychristmaschild protagonistbrother sister relationship
Key Collaborators
Jindřich Polák Director Emil Sirotek Director of Photography Jiří Vojta Director of Photography Dalibor Lipský Editor Angelo Michajlov Original Music Composer Ota Hofman Screenplay Jindřich Polák Screenplay Ota Hofman Story Jindřich Polák Story Jindřich Goetz Production Design Šárka Hejnová Costume Design
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