The Czech Year (1947)
- Original title
- Špalíček
- Directed by
- Jiří Trnka
- Genre
- animated film, talk show, musical film, puppet film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Puppets act out traditional Czech folk tales and seasonal customs. The film follows the rhythms of village life through the changing year. It has a musical and storyteller feel.
whimsicalfolksynostalgicplayfulgentledatedearthylively
What happens
The Czech Year (Czech title: Špalíček), also called A Treasury of Fairy-Tales, is a 1947 stop-motion-animated puppet feature film from Czechoslovakia. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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