Grandpa Planted a Beet (1945)

Original title

Zasadil dědek řepu

Directed by

Jiří Trnka

Genre

short film, animated film, cinematic fairy tale

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

10 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An old man plants a beet that grows huge. He and his family try to pull it out of the ground.

whimsicalfolkloriclightheartedgentleplayfulold-fashionedsimple

What happens

Grand-père a planté une betterave (Zasadil dědek rěpu) est un court métrage d'animation tchécoslovaque réalisé par Jiří Trnka, sorti en 1945. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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