Story of the Bass Cello (1949)
- Original title
- Román s basou
- Directed by
- Jiří Trnka
- Genre
- short film, animated film, puppet film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 13 min
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A musician's double bass takes on a life of its own. The instrument's adventures lead to unexpected romantic complications.
whimsicalwhimsicalmelancholicplayfulwistfulcharmingslow-burnpoetic
What happens
Le Roman de la contrebasse (Román s basou) est un court métrage d'animation tchèque réalisé par Jiří Trnka, sorti en 1949. Il est tiré de la nouvelle d'Anton Tchekhov Le Roman d'une contrebasse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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