Animation · Czechoslovakia · 1951 · 12m

The Merry Circus

Veselý cirkus

The Merry Circus poster
Director
Jiří Trnka
Cast
Crew
Emanuel Franek — Director of Photography Helena Lebdušková — Editor Václav Trojan — Original Music Composer Jan Rychlík — Original Music Composer Jiří Trnka — Screenplay Jiří Trnka — Story
Synopsis

Trnka brings to life a surrealist circus of tightrope-walking fish, musical monkeys, balancing bears, and high-flying acrobatics in this whimsical feat of cutout animation made in collaboration with leading Czech painters of the era.

Mood & Themes
circusstop motionsilent filmshort film
Key Collaborators
Jiří Trnka Director Emanuel Franek Director of Photography Helena Lebdušková Editor Václav Trojan Original Music Composer Jan Rychlík Original Music Composer Jiří Trnka Screenplay Jiří Trnka Story
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