The Czech Year
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| The Czech Year | |
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| Directed by | Jiří Trnka |
| Written by | Jiří Trnka |
| Produced by | Krátký Film Praha Jiří Trnka Studio |
| Cinematography | Emanuel Franek Vladimír Novotný |
| Edited by | Helena Lebdusková |
| Music by | Václav Trojan Josef Zavadil (sound) |
| Distributed by | Krátký Film Praha |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
The Czech Year (Czech title: Špalíček), also called A Treasury of Fairy-Tales, is a 1947 stop-motion-animated puppet feature film from Czechoslovakia.[1] It was the first feature film directed by Jiří Trnka, and it proceeded to win several international awards and make his name famous in the animation world.
Plot
[edit]The traditional customs and tales of a Czech village are depicted in six separate sequences: "Shrovetide", "Spring", "Legend About St. Prokop", "The Fair", "The Feast" and "Bethlehem".
Awards
[edit]- 1947—Venice (Italy): International Prize for Animated Picture
- 1948—Venice (Italy): Biennial Medal
- 1949—Paris (France): First Prize in Category
See also
[edit]- List of animated feature films
- List of package films
- List of stop-motion films
- Špalíček (ballet), a ballet by Bohuslav Martinů
References
[edit]- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 82. ISBN 9781476672939.
External links
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- 1947 films
- 1947 animated films
- Czechoslovak animated films
- 1940s Czech-language films
- Animated films based on fairy tales
- Films directed by Jiří Trnka
- Animated anthology films
- 1940s stop-motion animated films
- Czech animated fantasy films
- Films set in the Czech Republic
- Animated films set in Europe
- Films scored by Václav Trojan
- 1940s animated film stubs