Animation ·Family ·Music · Czechoslovakia · 1947 · 1h 15m

The Czech Year

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The Czech Year poster
Director
Jiří Trnka
Cast
Crew
Vladimír Novotný — Director of Photography Emanuel Franek — Director of Photography Jiří Trnka — Editor Helena Lebdušková — Editor Václav Trojan — Original Music Composer Jiří Trnka — Screenplay
Synopsis

The first full-length puppet film made by Jiri Trnka. Like the painter Ales who illustrated the national songs, Trnka depicts the traditional customs and tales of the Czech village in six separate sequences: Shrovetide, Spring, Legend About St. Prokop, The Fair, The Feast and Bethlehem." A Treasury of Fairy-tales" made Trnka famous all over the world and it is a masterpiece of Czech and world animation.

Mood & Themes
stop motion
Key Collaborators
Jiří Trnka Director Vladimír Novotný Director of Photography Emanuel Franek Director of Photography Jiří Trnka Editor Helena Lebdušková Editor Václav Trojan Original Music Composer Jiří Trnka Screenplay Jiří Trnka Story Václav Trojan Story Václav Renč Story
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