The Emperor's Nightingale (1948)
- Original title
- Císařův slavík
- Directed by
- Miloš Makovec, Jiří Trnka
- Genre
- fantasy film, animated film, talk show, cinematic fairy tale, puppet film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A live-action boy dreams that his toys come to life. The toys tell the story of a Chinese emperor who befriends a nightingale.
whimsicaldreamlikegentlecharmingnostalgicfairy-taleplayful
What happens
The Emperor's Nightingale (Czech: Císařův slavík) is a 1949 Czechoslovak stop-motion animated film directed by Jiří Trnka and Miloš Makovec. The film is based on the 1843 fairy tale "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen. Boris Karloff provides the voice of the narrator in the 1951 American dubbed version. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. In the film, a live-action boy dreams that his toys are real. The toys come to life in stop-motion animation, and tell the story of a Chinese emperor who makes friends with a nightingale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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