Václav Trojan

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Čertův mlýn
5.8

Čertův mlýn

Jan 01, 1949
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.
Animation
L'Année Tchèque
6.1

L'Année Tchèque

Dec 13, 1947
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.
Animation
Román s basou
5.5

Román s basou

Jan 01, 1949
"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.
Animation
Bajaja
5.4

Bajaja

Jan 26, 1951
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.
Animation
Císařův slavík
5.3

Císařův slavík

Apr 15, 1949
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.
Animation
Veselý cirkus
5.1

Veselý cirkus

Jan 01, 1951
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.
Animation
Les Vieilles Légendes tchèques
6.4
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.
Animation
Román s basou
5.5

Román s basou

Jan 01, 1949
"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.
Animation
La Main
7.4

La Main

Oct 26, 1965
"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.
Animation
Proč UNESCO?
1

Proč UNESCO?

Jan 01, 1959
The cartoon film sets out to justify the existence of UNESCO as an instrument for world peace.
Animation
Srpnová neděle
4

Srpnová neděle

May 12, 1961
This lyrical comedy story takes place in two hot days in the small South Bohemian village. On the shore of a small pond, summer guests and local youth meet. As is typical of the works of Hrubín, it is a conflict of youth and age, life and death, represented by the medical student Zuzana and her beloved Jirka.
Comedy
Zvířátka a petrovští
5.5
The second cartoon by Jiri Trnka that was a sensation at the festival in Cannes in 1946 when it defeated the world animation elite of the time. It is a musical fairy-tale based on a famous folk story about animals that deterred thieves.
Animation
Zasadil dědek řepu
5.7

Zasadil dědek řepu

Jan 01, 1945
The first Czech cartoon based on a fairy-tale about grandpa, grandma, their granddaughter, dog and cat who all wanted to pull a big beet out from the ground. The picture shows children that a big task can only be fulfilled by joint effort.
Animation
Maigret
7.4

Maigret

Dec 23, 2005
Cette série met en scène les enquêtes du célèbre commissaire Maigret imaginé par Georges Simenon. Elle apporte un soin particulier à la reconstitution d'une ambiance années 1950 : costumes, voitures, trains à vapeur et jusqu'au mobilier (téléphones, standardistes entre autres).
Crime